어린 왕자는 우리는 무엇을 배우고 있는가? 지식과 지혜, 길들여지는 것, 그리고 생각하는 법을 배우는 것, 스스로 질문하고, 경험하고, 의미를 찾아가는 과정을 보여주는 것 같다고 느꼈습니다. 하지만 한국 교육 완전 정 반대입니다. 왜냐하면, 한국 교육은 학생들에게 너무 암기적이고, 성적에 지나치게 집착하는 구조이기 때문이다. 학생들은 어려서부터 시험 점수를 위해 공부해야 하며, 좋은 대학에 가기 위해 경쟁 속에서 살아갑니다. 이런 환경에서는 창의적 사고나 스스로 질문하는 능력보다, 정답을 빠르게 찾고 높은 점수를 받는 것이 중요하게 여겨집니다.
어린 왕자가 말한 것처럼, 정말 중요한 것은 눈에 보이지 않지만, 한국 교육에서는 눈에 보이는 성적과 등수가 모든 것을 결정합니다. 학생들은 좋은 성적을 받기 위해 밤늦게까지 학원을 다니고, 반복적으로 문제를 풀며, 오로지 평가를 위한 공부만을 강요받습니다. 하지만 이렇게 길들여진 교육 방식은 학생들에게 깊이 있는 사고력이나 스스로 의미를 찾는 능력을 키워주지 않는다. 오히려 정답을 찾는 데 익숙해지고, 스스로 질문하는 법을 잊어버리게 만듭니다.
한국의 교육 방식은 어린 왕자가 만난 지리학자와 비슷하다. 지리학자는 많은 지식을 알고 있지만, 정작 직접 탐험하지 않습니다. 그는 책 속의 정보만을 신뢰하며, 실제로 경험하는 것을 중요하게 여기지 않는다. 마찬가지로 한국의 교육도 이론과 암기에 집중할 뿐, 학생들이 직접 경험하고 세상을 탐구하는 법을 배우는 데 소홀하다. 시험 점수는 높지만, 정작 세상을 이해하는 깊이는 얕아질 수밖에 없다.
만약 어린 왕자가 한국의 교육을 받았다면 어땠을까? 그는 더 이상 별을 여행하지 않고, 문제집을 푸느라 바빠졌을지도 모른다. 여우와 길들여지는 과정도 중요하지 않았을 것이다. 대신, "이 문제가 시험에 나올까?"를 걱정하며, 정해진 정답을 찾는 데만 집중했을지도 모릅니다. 하지만 그런 교육이 정말 가치 있는 배움일까?
교육은 단순히 암기하고 평가받는 과정이 아니라, 스스로 질문하고, 경험하고, 의미를 찾아가는 과정이어야 합니다. 어린 왕자는 가르쳐줍니다. 배움이란 정답을 외우는 것이 아니라, 세상을 새로운 시각으로 바라보고, 자신만의 답을 찾아가는 것이라고. 한국 교육이 진정으로 변화하려면, 이제는 정답보다 질문하는 법을 가르쳐야 할 때입니다.
"What if the Little Prince had gone to school in Korea?" - Rethinking the nature of education.
Plot
A pilot makes an emergency landing in the middle of the desert while flying his plane. While repairing the plane, the pilot suddenly meets a little boy, the Little Prince. The Little Prince tells the pilot that he came from a small planet (B-612) and that he has traveled to many planets before coming here.
The Little Prince cherished a rose on his planet, but was hurt by the rose's arrogant attitude and set off on a journey. He meets many strange adults along the way.
King: A character who wants to control everything but actually controls nothing
Vain Man: A person who constantly wants to be praised
Drunkard: An adult who drinks to forget his shame
Businessman: A greedy businessman who wants to own a star
Streetlighter: A character who follows orders without meaning
Geographer: A scholar who only wants to gain knowledge without exploring it himself
Through this journey, the little prince realizes how strange and absurd the adult world is.
Finally, he arrives on Earth and meets a fox. The fox teaches the little prince the meaning of “taming” and imparts the valuable lesson that *“What is essential is invisible to the eye.”*
In the end, the little prince is bitten by a snake and disappears in order to return to his planet. The film ends with the pilot realizing the true meaning of life through his meeting with the little prince and vowing not to forget him.
Characteristics and Themes
This film maintains the philosophical message of the original work, but introduces a musical format to deliver the story in a more emotional way.
In particular, the scene of the Little Prince and the Fox emphasizes the core message of the movie with a touching song.
The movie expresses the original philosophy of “What is truly essential is invisible to the eye” and “We are responsible for what we have tamed” through music and dance.
Impressive scene
“What is truly essential is invisible to the eye.”
This scene is not just a line, but a core message that runs through the entire movie.
It makes us realize once again that what is truly important is not the visible success, grades, or material things, but the relationships, emotions, and experiences we have formed.
The Little Prince and Korean education.
I felt that The Little Prince shows us what we are learning: knowledge, wisdom, being tamed, and learning how to think, and the process of asking questions, experiencing, and finding meaning for ourselves. However, Korean education is the complete opposite. This is because Korean education is structured so that students are too memorized and obsessed with grades. Students have to study for test scores from a young age and live in competition to get into good universities. In this environment, finding the right answer quickly and getting a high score are considered more important than creative thinking or the ability to ask questions on your own.
As the Little Prince said, what is truly important is invisible, but in Korean education, visible grades and rankings determine everything. Students go to cram schools late at night to get good grades, repeatedly solve problems, and are forced to study only for evaluation. However, this tamed educational method does not foster students’ ability to think deeply or find meaning on their own. Rather, it makes them accustomed to finding the right answer and forget how to ask questions on their own.
The Korean educational system is similar to the geographer that the Little Prince met. The geographer knows a lot of knowledge, but he does not actually explore directly. He only trusts the information in books and does not consider actual experience important. Likewise, Korean education focuses only on theory and memorization, neglecting students’ ability to experience and explore the world on their own. Test scores are high, but the depth of their understanding of the world is bound to be shallow.
What if the Little Prince had received a Korean education? He might no longer have traveled to the stars, but might have been busy solving workbooks. The process of taming the fox may not have been important. Instead, they may have focused only on finding the right answer, worrying about whether this question will appear on the test. But is such education really valuable?
Education should not be a process of simply memorizing and being evaluated, but a process of asking questions, experiencing, and finding meaning for oneself. The Little Prince teaches us that learning is not about memorizing the right answer, but about looking at the world from a new perspective and finding your own answer. If Korean education is to truly change, it is time to teach how to ask questions rather than the right answer.
Presentation:
1. "How can the Little Prince's teaching that 'what is essential is invisible to the eye' be applied to Korean society and the education system? If this value is not realized in reality, what will we lose?"
2. "How can the concept of 'being tamed' mentioned by the Little Prince be connected to our school education? Are we really being tamed in a meaningful way?" 3. "Just as geographers say, 'You can gain knowledge without exploring,' modern education also values theory over experience. But is knowledge without direct experience really meaningful?"
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