Description Part 1: Selection and Focus, the Overall Roadmap for Raising Children What Should Come Before Studying Before academics, discover your child's strengths and dreams | Having just one person who believes in you makes hardship bearable without despair | Play a lot, experience many things in nature Drawing the Big Picture for Your Child's Education There is a law of total energy | Add and remove things at the right time according to your child's developmental stage | Help your child get even better at what they're already good at | This is an era that calls for parents to have their own educational philosophy The Foundation of Studying The best form of getting ahead is 'books' | 'English' is the minimum tool needed to live in a global world | Mastering 'math' widens the door to college | Give your best effort to public education What's the Right Balance of Korean Books : English : Math? Early childhood: Korean books >>> English >> Math | Lower elementary: Korean books = English >> Math | Upper elementary: English > Korean books > Math | Middle school: Math > English > Korean books Part 2: Raising 21st Century Talent, Books Are the Answer Why Books? Why do children drift away from books as they grow? | 5-Step Practical Strategy for Raising a Child Who Enjoys Reading Read to Your Child What Books to Read Deepening and Expanding Reading Choosing books is hard | What books are good? | Picture books vs. text-heavy books | Fiction vs. informational books | Folktales, classics, or literary masterpieces | Fantasy, romance, martial arts and other genre fiction | Comic books | Single volumes vs. book sets Part 3: Building the Foundation for Academic Strength Books and Reading Ability Not getting good grades at school? The answer is reading ability! | How to build reading ability | Myths and truths about careful reading Listening and Speaking Learning ability and listening | How to build listening ability | Learning ability and speaking | How to build speaking ability Writing Ability Why is writing necessary? | Debunking myths about writing | How to write well | How to help with writing Diaries, Essays (Nonseul), Newspapers, Chinese Characters Part 4: Korean, English, Math, Social Studies, Science - Jamsune's Famous Study Methods Jamsune Korean Language Study Method Why is Korean language important? | How to improve Korean (reading) skills long-term | How to excel at Korean | Studying with Korean textbooks | How to prepare for Korean exams Jamsune English Study Method Your native language ability becomes your foreign language ability | Here's how to do English right! | How to prepare for English exams Jamsune Math Study Method How to excel at math | Here's how to do math right! | How to prepare for math exams Jamsune Social Studies Study Method Background knowledge is key to social studies | How to excel at social studies | Studying with social studies textbooks | How to prepare for social studies exams Jamsune Science Study Method Curiosity is key to science | How to excel at science | Studying with science textbooks | How to prepare for science exams [Special Supplement] Jamsune Recommends! Korean Book List Curriculum-Linked Jamsune Recommended Books Books featured in elementary Korean textbooks | Books linked to elementary math curriculum | Books linked to elementary social studies curriculum | Books linked to elementary science curriculum Jamsune Recommended Books by Category (Early Childhood to Middle School) Korean fiction | Foreign fiction | Korean folktales and classics | Foreign folktales and classics | Korean history | World history | Law and politics | Economics | Geography | Environment | Physics | Chemistry | Biology | Earth science | The human body | Comics | Dictionaries (Korean, Chinese characters, social studies, science, math) | Magazines (reading/essay writing, science/math) | Encyclopedias Inside the Book In life, there are so many moments when we think, 'If only I had known then what I know now...' Looking back, there's much to regret about our children's education too — things we thought about the wrong way, things we wish we had done more of, things that didn't need to be done at all. On the other hand, there are also things we feel we did right, no matter what anyone says. The study methods presented by Jamsune were built on the reflections, regrets, and pride of many parents who came before. They are the result of deep consideration about how to give children 'the inner strength to live steadily no matter how society changes.' (p.15) What's interesting is that even mothers who worried, when their children were young, that 'the curriculum has gotten so much harder this year,' end up saying, once their child becomes a high schooler, 'It's all the same as it always was!' Even as times change and education policies change, there are some things about raising children that never change.