During the semester, the term ” perfect attendance beggar” began to appear, disparaging elementary school students who constantly go to school without going on field trips such as overseas trips. The term ” perfect attendance beggar” means receiving the attendance award for failing to travel abroad during the semester.
Recently, the perspective of evaluating attendance of school attendance has been changing. Traditionally, attendance of school attendance has been regarded as a virtue, and those who attend school have been evaluated as sincere people who devote themselves to their duties. Recently, however, there has been a change in their attitude toward achieving a balance between work, relaxation, and play. A trend has emerged in which people with a lot of leisure time can understand the true meaning of life, and for the younger generation, “perfect attendance” has changed into a negative meaning that only focuses on learning and generating income without having to spend time for travel, relaxation, and expenses.
Korean social media introduced the case of a father A, who has a fourth-grade son who recently became a hot topic in the online community. In the article, A said, “My son cried and said, ‘My friends say it’s a perfect attendance beggar.’ “I was informed that experiential learning is possible during the semester, but I never thought that families who don’t go would be so rare,” he said. “The monthly income due to single income is 3 million won to 3.5 million won. I can’t afford it after paying off my living expenses and house prices,” he said, but he decided to spend the money for overseas travel for my son. He suggested a domestic trip, but his son said, “I don’t want to go to Korea. I’m embarrassed when I tell him I’ve been somewhere.” A said, “I heard that my other friends are going to foreign countries such as Guam, Singapore, and Hawaii for experiential learning,” and eventually, after discussing with my wife, my wife and son decided to travel abroad, and said that they were looking for cheap airline tickets.
Experts believe that the expression ” perfect attendance beggar” is related to social pressure caused by fierce competition for materialism and success and emphasize that it has a negative psychological effect. A child studies expert said, “If you hear the term ‘ perfect attendance beggar’ during the growing season, the stigma is likely to remain a scar for the rest of your life.”
SALLY LEE
US ASIA JOURNAL
