A student from a top Russian intellectual family in the 2nd year of high school, who used to dislike mathematics, found hope for improving their math grades through 'solution-filling' with Jung Seung-jae in 'Please take care of my grades: Teachers 2', which provides customized solutions for students and families struggling with academic performance.
On the broadcast of Channel A's 'Please take care of my grades: Teachers 2' on the 11th, the 22-year veteran high school Korean language teacher, known as the 'Emperor of Public Education,' Yoon Hye-jung, made her first appearance, completing the full 'Ti-Vengers' of Korean, English, and mathematics and college entrance exam. The lucky student to receive coaching from the complete 'Ti-Vengers' was the first foreign family on 'Teachers.' Everyone was intrigued by the exotic family, but the 2nd-year student was a Korean fluent in Russian, English, and Korean. The parents of the challenging student met and married in Korea, and after settling down, they lived with their son. Despite the unfamiliarity of the K-college entrance exam, they collected diverse information for their son and organized it into an Excel file.
However, there was a conflict between the son, who aimed to go to college according to his grades, and his mother, who believed he needed to choose a target university and major accordingly. Regarding the' mother-son conflict' over college entrance strategies, 'Admission Strategy Mentor' Mimi Minoo noted, "Although he is a student with a unique background, they cannot apply for the 'multicultural family' classification if one of the parents is Korean before marriage, and neither the parents nor the children can have Korean nationality for the 'foreign student category.' The solution is to improve his test scores."
Meanwhile, the revealed grades of the student were devastating. All subjects except mathematics were nearly at grade 1, but mathematics scored a grade 7, with a report card score of 20 points. Although the student consistently scored grade 1 in English, Jo Jung-sik highlighted that "he seems extremely lazy. He really hasn't studied vocabulary," pointing out the ongoing errors in vocabulary problems. Yoon Hye-jung also questioned, "Did you prepare for the Korean language mock exam? You haven't studied the grammar that might come up on the test," catching the lucky problems that were solved by chance, not skill. Yoon Hye-jung said, "In Korean, if you get something wrong, you realize you don't know it. If you guess correctly, that's unfortunate. If such a student doesn't prepare systematically, they might end up scoring grade 4 in the 3rd year of high school," delivering a harsh truth. Upon seeing the problematic math score, Jung Seung-jae mentioned, "In reality, it's 9 points. The grade is meaningless. He hasn't done math at all," describing the student as "the most extreme math phobic."
The student's father graduated from Moscow State University, and the mother graduated from Bauman Moscow State Technical University, making them top elites in Russia. Upon the appearance of the math PhD couple, Jo Jung-sik exclaimed, "This is the best educational background among the parents of 'Teachers,'" admiring them. However, even the math expert parents did not understand why their son had come to hate math. Despite being in the 2nd year of high school, the student struggled with secondary-level math, and both the hagwon (private academy) and tutor had given up on him, while the mother actively studied math with him. Still, the student expressed, "If my scores in other subjects go down, studying math seems meaningless," avoiding the subject. In the midst of this, the student, who believed he was humanities-oriented, could no longer argue against himself as tests revealed a high level of 'science DNA.' The student's mother pointed out the lack of study time, but the student countered that this was a misunderstanding, explaining that he usually just attended hagwon and only managed to study for three hours a day during exam periods, shocking 3MC's Jeon Hyun-moo, Jang Young-ran, and Han Hye-jin. Jang Young-ran remarked, "This is the lowest actual study time in the history of Teachers. The mom has every right to be angry," expressing incredulity.
Yoon Hye-jung stated, "He is such a typical 2nd-year student who does not study. It's unnecessary to tell him, 'You have a lot of potential.' The college entrance exam is not an IQ test, and he cannot beat the students who study hard," awakening the student to reality. Jo Jung-sik added, "What's really disappointing is that he is excessively evasive. He looks for every excuse to avoid doing what he dislikes," pointing out the student's attitude. The student changed his mindset, declaring he wanted to score 40 points in math on the midterm, and promised to complete Jung Seung-jae's solution, officially starting the coaching process.
Jung Seung-jae began checking the current state of the student. The student was in a 'mathematics lack of concept' state, not even knowing elementary-level concepts. Eventually, the student had to do 'elementary math training' to recall forgotten elementary concepts. During the repetitive elementary operations, errors occurred, revealing gaps in knowledge. However, the student did not give up and bravely asked questions, stating, "The amount I've studied recently is more than what I did last year," making Jung Seung-jae find it amusing yet sad.
Jung Seung-jae remarked, "The gap in concepts is so large that it's at a level where they scatter if the wind blows. You aren't ready to take an exam right now," wishing the student to build a solid foundation from fundamental concepts. The student repeatedly reviewed the concept book for all years from elementary to high school and, one week before the exam, reached a level where he could solve basic problems in the textbook. However, the student scored a disappointing 38.2 points in the midterm and failed to meet his target score. Expressing regret and apology over the disappointing score for the effort invested, Jung Seung-jae was met with the student's mother saying, "Previously, he would just guess on the math test, but now he worked hard, so I look forward to how he will change going forward," wrapping up with a warm note of optimism for the student's future.
The 'Please take care of my grades: Teachers 2,' returning with 3MC Jun Hyun-moo, Han Hye-jin, and Jang Young-ran, along with the full 'Ti-Vengers' of Korean, English, mathematics, and college entrance exam—Jung Seung-jae, Jo Jung-sik, Yoon Hye-jung, and Mimi Minoo—airs every Sunday evening at 7:50 p.m.
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