{"id":2198062,"date":"2022-08-08T13:35:30","date_gmt":"2022-08-08T04:35:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nknews.org\/pro\/?p=2198062"},"modified":"2023-04-05T16:11:46","modified_gmt":"2023-04-05T07:11:46","slug":"disastrous-rollout-of-education-policy-drives-yoons-approval-rating-lower-still","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2022\/08\/disastrous-rollout-of-education-policy-drives-yoons-approval-rating-lower-still\/","title":{"rendered":"Disastrous rollout of education policy drives Yoon\u2019s approval rating lower still"},"content":{"rendered":"

Another week, another significant decline in Yoon\u2019s approval rating. His approval now rests at just <\/span>24 percent<\/span><\/a> \u2014 down from 28 percent <\/span>one week ago<\/span><\/a> \u2014 with disapproval rates now at 66 percent, according to Gallup Korea.<\/span><\/p>\n

The <\/span>continued drop<\/span><\/a> in his approval was completely predictable following yet another fiasco of the administration\u2019s own doing. And that was before Nancy Pelosi arrived in Seoul.<\/span><\/p>\n

Seemingly out of thin air, the administration announced on July 29 that it would lower the age to enter school from 6 to 5 years old. The announcement was a shock to just about everyone. The policy initiative did not appear in his campaign pledges. The president and those around him never seem to have discussed such a plan publicly. And yet, the education minister <\/span>said<\/span><\/a> the change would take place in 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n

The proposal went down like a lead balloon, with near-universal <\/span>opposition to the plan<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

In coming up with this change, the administration failed in the most basic task of governing. There were <\/span>no previous discussions<\/span><\/a> with the teachers\u2019 unions. There were no trial balloons to gauge the reactions of parents across the country.<\/span><\/p>\n

Yoon has only now tasked the ministry to \u201c<\/span>find out what the people want<\/span><\/a>,\u201d suggesting there was no internal polling done on the topic to give key decision-makers insight into broader public attitudes. The government did not undertake any of the tasks associated with an effective rollout of a new policy initiative.<\/span><\/p>\n

But most importantly, making such a change <\/span>would require<\/span><\/a> the approval of the National Assembly. And since the opposition party controls the parliament, it is critical to establish a base of support for this policy initiative.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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President Yoon Seok-yeol receives a business report from his education minister Park Soon-ae<\/span> in July 2022 | Image: South Korean Presidential Office<\/p><\/div>\n

Just one week after introducing the idea, Yoon’s education minister Park Soon-ae is <\/span>saying<\/span><\/a> that the proposal can be scrapped if the people do not want it. That seems like the most likely outcome and is a wholly predictable result. There is nothing that parents in Korea take more seriously than their children\u2019s education, and any change to the education system should be approached with extreme care. <\/span><\/p>\n

As of Monday afternoon, South Korean media is even reporting<\/a> that Park will soon tender her resignation, in large part due to mishandling the policy rollout.<\/span><\/p>\n

It should be noted that the recent drop in Yoon\u2019s approval rate is unlikely to reflect the <\/span>new debacle<\/span><\/a> surrounding Nancy Pelosi\u2019s visit to South Korea. The polling was conducted Aug. 2-4, but the initial stories on Yoon opting for a phone call instead of an in-person meeting only started to hit the press on Aug. 4. Only a small percentage of respondents were likely aware of the event when answering the survey. The fallout from that \u2014 if there is any \u2014 will only be fully reflected in next week\u2019s results.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Majorities of all age groups 18-69 now disapprove of Yoon\u2019s job performance, and just 52 percent of supporters in Yoon\u2019s People Power Party (PPP) approve. But the bigger concern may now be that his party is in full disarray. The party has essentially kicked out <\/span>one<\/span><\/a> party chairman over a sex scandal. A <\/span>second<\/span><\/a> resigned after a photo revealed his text messages with Yoon criticizing the first chairman.<\/span><\/p>\n

In addition, PPP support (34%) has fallen behind support for the Democratic Party (39%) for the first time since Yoon\u2019s inauguration. At the beginning of his term, PPP support (45%) outstripped DP support (32%) by 13 percentage points.<\/span><\/p>\n

As Yoon\u2019s leadership faces severe criticism and his party melts down, knives are likely being sharpened. Leaks of internal deliberations and missteps will pick up steam, all seeking to blame the president and the dysfunction in the Yongsan presidential office.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Yoon came into office with no political experience and is facing a massive learning curve. That inexperience is coming to the fore, but there is time to correct course if the administration can draw lessons from its first three months in office.<\/span><\/p>\n

Yet when asked about the need for pension reform due to potential shortfalls from South Korea\u2019s aging population, Yoon\u2019s senior presidential secretary for social affairs <\/span>said<\/span><\/a>, \u201cIt\u2019s time to rush through structural reform of the pension system.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

It doesn\u2019t seem the government is learning those lessons.<\/span><\/p>\n

Edited by Bryan Betts<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Domestic Politics<\/span><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Another week, another significant decline in Yoon\u2019s approval rating. His approval now rests at just 24 percent \u2014 down from 28 percent one week ago \u2014 with disapproval rates now at 66 percent, according to Gallup Korea. The continued drop in his approval was completely predictable following yet another fiasco of the administration\u2019s own doing. 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