Broadcaster Sayuri apologized for the controversy over her son's homework refusal.
On the 26th, a video titled 'Sayuri explains why she doesn't assign her child's homework' was posted on Sayuri's Death Note. Sayuri said that day, "I am really sorry. I didn't expect it to turn out like this. I misspoke," and added, "Watching the video, I realized how shameless I looked confidently saying 'I won't do it.' It didn't look good even to me."
Sayuri stated, "I told the teacher, 'Please,' and the teacher also said it was okay. Not all the students did the homework together," but she continued, "I guess I didn't think about the rules in kindergarten. I feel like I have learned a lot from my mistake. They scolded and worried about me a lot. This is a part of my growth, and I reflected deeply on it."
She explained, "Since Zen is 5 years old, he will enter elementary school in two years. He needs to clearly understand the rules. When I was young, I didn't do my homework at all, but I realized again that I shouldn't do that. I don't want him to turn out like me. I hope he learns to have a better life and character than I did. I want to help him grow stronger in areas where I was weak or didn't succeed."
Earlier, Sayuri had revealed her educational philosophy for her son Zen while appearing on 'A-Class Jang Young-ran' aired last March.
At that time, she mentioned that she was sending her son to an 'English kindergarten' and said, "There was homework for the academy, but I sent a letter to the teacher saying, 'Our son absolutely does not do homework. I also oppose homework at this age. I am proud of my son who doesn't do homework, so please do not send homework to our son.'"
This statement drew criticism for being contradictory and burdensome to others while sending her child to kindergarten and refusing homework.
Sayuri's mother, who appeared in the video, also pointed out, "When Sayuri was young, she didn't do her homework well, but that was her father's fault," adding, "She shouldn't have been told, 'You don't have to do homework.' It must be done."