'Big Star Teacher' Choi Tae-sung: "CSAT Questioning Involved Over a Month of Confinement... Secretly Proposed via Email" [Las][★Night TView]

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'Radio Star' revealed the behind-the-scenes story of CSAT question drafting by Korean history instructor Choi Tae-sung.

The MBC variety program 'Radio Star,' which aired on the 13th, was specially themed 'Passionate Teachers for Teachers' Day,' featuring guests Seo Gyeong-seok, Choi Tae-sung, Kim Seong-eun, and Hwang Min-ho.

On this day, Choi Tae-sung said, "My dream was to become a good teacher. I worked in education for 21 years, but when the Kim Young-ran Act was implemented, external activities by public officials were restricted. I was giving lectures on EBS, and the school asked me to quit. I was conflicted, but after deciding to meet more people, I left the school." He explained how he came to start online lectures.

He continued, "My lectures can be attended without paying a single won. When they first launched in 2017, I started offering Korean history lectures for free for the first time. This caused an emergency among private academies. Famous teachers from various academies offered to give lectures for free. It was impossible. I was heavily criticized as a disruptor of market order."

Regarding his role as a CSAT question review committee member, Choi Tae-sung said, "Invitations come secretly via email, like a secret code. The proposal is top secret, and approval is obtained by speaking only to the principal. I am told to come to the Jamsil Stadium area, but once I arrive, I am told to board a high-speed bus without knowing where I am going. Once I reach the destination, security tape is placed on all window frames. It is almost like confinement for over a month. I absolutely cannot go outside; the parking lot is the only place to exercise. I just walk around in circles. There is no time to work out. Meals are provided well."

Choi Tae-sung added, "It is an immense honor. Don't all examinees watch?"

At the same time, MC Jang Do-yeon asked about the power struggle among the question committee members. Choi Tae-sung replied, "If I submit a question and get rebutted, how hurt would Mo Du (Prof.) and the teachers feel? So I must speak carefully. I should say something like, 'Perhaps it needs further review,' but if they say 'That is wrong,' they might even throw chairs."

Choi Tae-sung explained, "Even when reviewing a single map, history problems are not viewed only by history teachers; English, math, and geography teachers all review them. Teachers from all subjects conduct cross-verification to avoid mistakes at all costs," which drew surprise.

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