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For 'free learning' semester

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  • Published Sep 10, 2014 5:12 pm KST
  • Updated Sep 10, 2014 5:12 pm KST

Cho Hee-yeon, right, superintendent of the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education, poses with Chun Jang-ho, president of Kwangwoon University, after signing an agreement to help middle schools adopt a “free learning” semester system, at the educational office in Seoul, Thursday. The system is a pilot program to allow middle school students to spend one semester without having tests to explore their future career path. / Courtesy of Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education