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SONGDO HIGH SCHOOL · INTERVIEW

A. I think poems such as poet Kim Jong’s “Spring in front of A. I would say start preparing for the CSAT from the first grade
you” or Lee Hae-in’s “Coffee of One Day” would be great. not the second grade. Students sometimes make mistakes of
They are not really for “healing”, but both are about getting separating the in-class test from CSAT, which is totally wrong.
better after a hard time. I think it makes no sense to take a rough class at school be-
cause of academies. Concentrate on your class and do not
ignore things that are not on the school in-class test. All of
Q. Since we are at a Boy’s High School, I assume some students are them are necessary in the CSAT after all. Also make sure you
aggressive when it comes to communication skills and it might got your own Mis-answers note. It is not about finding the
have hurt your feeling. What is your way to deal with those stu- right answer. It is about reviewing why your answer was in-
dents? correct. It is also good to have three non-literature pieces
per day as well as literatures. Literature questions are about
A. Surprisingly, when a student says something like that, other your intuition. Read non-literature questions carefully, and
students stop him. So I haven’t got much things to say. I get try to reduce the time solving the questions. And why not
my mind healed by watching my lovely computer background make a vocabulary note of Korean words, not only of Eng-
I changed or listening to music I love. Because I really like lish? Be sure to focus on the concept: using sample questions
Songdo High School guys, I sometimes laugh even if I see an- and write your mistakes on mis-answer notes, such as mis-
noying students have on. I would rather reflect on moments spelling, questions you are confused solving, organizing the
that I annoyed students. theme of a literary work.
Last but not least, in fact, most importantly, do not feel pres-
Q. Lastly, there are many students preparing for the College Scho- sure under time. When I was a sophomore, I got half a score
lastic Ability Test in the second grade. What if you give them an as I could possibly get. But I tried so hard that I managed to
advice on studying Korean language that is rapidly emerging as get my score higher and higher. It is never too late. So never
an important subject in the CSAT from a view of Korean teacher? give up, keep trying.

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