Online Issuance Available from Those Born in 1984
Younger Generation Finds Comfort Reflecting on a Worry-Free Past... Sharing on SNS
The number of adults looking up their school records from their student days is increasing. They seek comfort by viewing their childhood records or reminisce about their past dreams.
According to the Ministry of Education on the 3rd, from July to September 19 this year, 1,483,877 student records were issued through Government24 and unmanned civil service kiosks. This is 3.2 times higher than the 466,182 records issued during the same period last year.
On the 5th of last month, the Government24 website temporarily crashed due to a surge in visitors. The number of users skyrocketed after it became known that one could view their student records by simply logging in and completing a brief authentication and application process on Government24.
In fact, more young people have recently been posting their elementary, middle, and high school student records on social media (SNS).
Student records include grades, various internal and external activities, attendance, and other details. Online issuance is available for those born in 1984 or later, and most of the recent users obtaining their records through Government24 are from the younger generation.
A 30-something office worker, Mr. A, said, “Looking at my student record, I saw that even activities that seem trivial now were recorded meticulously. It made me realize I really lived diligently back then, and I resolved to keep living like this going forward.”
Mr. B, a 20-something office worker who printed out his record after seeing friends post theirs on SNS, said, “It brought back vivid memories of my school days and made me feel nostalgic.”
Experts analyze that the 20s and 30s generation, who feel that social life is challenging, find solace by recalling a past they perceived as relatively worry-free. There is also an analysis that interest in student records has increased due to a series of school violence controversies involving celebrities and athletes. The curiosity to check what is written in one’s own student record also plays a certain role.
A 30-something office worker said, “After the school violence issues, printing out student records has become a trend. Sometimes friends even gather to print and share their records together.”
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