【Feature】
★Over 100,000 copies sold! Special hardcover commemorative edition for 100,000 copies! A guide to learning for life.
★Since its publication in 2022, Choi Jae-cheon's Learning has remained a bestseller in the humanities category for 50 consecutive weeks. It has been featured as a SERICEO recommended book, an international ballet exam reference text, and more, continuing to captivate readers and solidify its status as a long-selling title. Media reviews have praised it as "a celebration of the vitality that comes from learning for life, not just for credentials," while readers have called it "the book on lifelong learning." It has sparked a learning craze, with sales exceeding 100,000 copies!
This is a book that Professor Choi Jae-cheon, who has long observed both animals and humans, had wanted to write for over a decade. It comprehensively addresses the urgent questions about learning in our era. Exploring why learning matters and how it impacts us, it delves into previously underexamined issues in Korean education, paints a vision for the future, and offers a blueprint. The book is grounded in Professor Choi’s firsthand experiences at Harvard University, his lectures as a professor at Seoul National University and Ewha Womans University, and his interdisciplinary perspective bridging natural sciences and humanities.
Countless teenagers and parents, young adults and middle-aged individuals, as well as government and corporate leaders, have sought answers from Professor Choi Jae-cheon, a master in the natural sciences. Questions like:
"How can I find what I love?"
"How can I live leisurely while juggling multiple tasks?"
"Is there a secret to raising children?"
"How should we live in the face of global crises?"
"What kind of talent should we select and nurture?"
The paths of life, education, policy, and business vary for each person, but they share one common thread: the desire to find a way to live—and to learn.
"You don’t have to study relentlessly like stacking bricks."
"There’s no need to race against the clock; finish a week before the deadline."
"Reading shouldn’t just be a hobby—it should be work."
"Teachers shouldn’t step on their students’ feet."
"Let’s educate like animals do."
"Give children back their lives."
"Discover what’s right through discussion."
"It’s okay to follow your heart!"
In this book, Professor Choi Jae-cheon answers our burning questions with a voice that is sometimes gentle, sometimes unflinchingly direct. He opens the windows of our minds and expands the horizons of learning.Read More
【Author】
Choi Jae-cheon is a renowned Korean scientist, academic, and science communicator, celebrated for his interdisciplinary contributions to ecology, sociobiology, and the integration of natural and humanities. His work spans academia, environmental activism, and public engagement, making him a pivotal figure in both Korean and international scientific communities.
After completing his doctorate, Choi served as a visiting lecturer at Harvard University and became an Associate Professor at the University of Michigan (1992). He returned to Korea in 2004 as a professor in the Department of Biology at Seoul National University, later moving to Ewha Womans University in 2006. There, he currently holds the positions of Chair Professor in the Department of Ecology, Director of the Ewha Institute of Ecology, and President of the Biodiversity Foundation. |
