A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that could change the lives of students and their families struggling with grades, in Channel A's "Please Help with Grades: Teachers 2," a first-year high school student who was worried about a study gap due to illness has taken a step closer to their dream with the "T-Avengers" solution that addresses both health and study.
In the episode of "Teachers 2" broadcast on the 17th, a first-year high school student, who became obsessed with studying after narrowly escaping death, appeared. The student dropped out after being diagnosed with brain death following a cerebral hemorrhage in the second year of middle school. Although given a 90% chance of death, the student miraculously recovered and was able to return to school in the first year of high school. Now back to daily life and enjoying school, the student was afraid of falling behind due to a study gap during middle school. Having survived such a serious condition, the student dreamed of becoming a "neurosurgeon" and was so passionate about studying that he solved math problems right after regaining movement in his arm.
While watching the student study, Jeong Seung-je observed the student solving math problems mentally without showing the steps. Amid the studio buzzing with the emergence of a math genius, Jeong Seung-je noted, "This is the handwriting of a typical seventh-grade student. The arrangement of numbers is chaotic, and it bears the mark of a math dropout... But he got them all right," expressing surprise at the student's skill. In the first test taken after coming back from the brink of death, the student received a first grade in math based on the fifth-grade criteria and second grades in Korean and English. The student ranked in the top 0.8% in the mock exam, confirming a solid first grade. However, there were no steps shown in the exam paper, and all answers were solved mentally. Jeong Seung-je pointed out, "It is becoming increasingly impossible to cover everything mentally. Even if it's uncomfortable, training to write down the steps is necessary." Furthermore, "admissions strategy mentor" Mimiminu said, "If your future hope is to become a doctor, improving Korean and English grades is essential for your goal" and mentioned that the student has not yet reached the target.
The reason the student avoided taking notes was due to the aftereffects of the cerebral hemorrhage. Even when the right hand was still, there were symptoms of Marlee. Because of this, the student, who was right-handed, began writing with the left hand. Using an unaccustomed hand made it uncomfortable, leading to reliance on habitual mental calculation, and the right hand was no longer used. Confirming that the student had the ability to think, Jeong Seung-je emphasized that "using written equations can help solve problems much faster, and can also shorten study time," stressing the importance of practicing writing down the steps systematically.
Meanwhile, the parents were clashing with their son over whether studying while reducing sleep would harm his health. They told the student, "Let's say you get into medical school. Can you handle this amount of studies? Since your dream is to treat sick people, there are other options," trying to dissuade him. However, the student firmly resisted, saying, "How long will you treat me like a patient?" The parents only wished for their son, who had experienced difficult times, to be comfortable, while the student was obsessed with studying out of fear that not achieving his dream of becoming a "neurosurgeon" would lead to losing the meaning of life. Ultimately, a solution that balances both health and study was necessary to fill in the learning gap.
"T-Avengers" Jeong Seung-je, Jo Jeong-sik, and Yoon Hye-jeong embarked on a solution for first-year high school mock test beginners. First, Jo Jeong-sik laid the groundwork by analyzing the types of questions on the mock exam. As the student started reading passages according to patterns, they gained confidence in understanding relationships. By pinpointing specific phrases, they approached the path to a first grade. To correct the student's habit of mental calculation, Jeong Seung-je initiated a "relay method" for problem-solving. High-difficulty problems were solved step by step, alternating between Jeong Seung-je and the student, adding fun to the correct answers. Yoon Hye-jeong, known as the "emperor of public education," offered advice especially for the student, who was weak in literature. Yoon Hye-jeong said, "The 'answer choices' are gifts from the question setter. If you read the answer choices and then the passage, the content and the choices correspond one-to-one," providing helpful tips. Thanks to this, the student became confident in the correct answers. Jo Jeong-sik encouraged the student's path to achieving a first grade, saying, "If you graduate with a first grade in English, contract to work as a field assistant and go in."
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