Pressure-Free Education

Next Friday, we should have no class because of Aoyamagakuin university festival. We usually do the media report with franticness every Thursday, but next week we will feel so easy. Of course, as you know, we have to finish our first book report by Nov 6th. Book report is the most important homework in the class of IE2 core, so we had better spend a lot of time in doing the homework eagerly. In the former semester, I was brought home to the importance of time to do the homework because I couldn't get a good grade due to the time shortage...

The other day, I talked about the news that a former instructor committed acts of violence against boys in a reform school, and then, on the basis of the news, my group discuss the modern education in Japan, which is called pressure-free education "Yutori Kyouiku" anywhere in Japan. Today it is said that the educational system since 2002 has brought about the down of student's academic ability, but why did such an education start?

Simply, the purpose of pressure-free education is that young people can develop not much knowledge but their whole power to survive in modern society by increasing their free time. Until 2002, there had been rote learning "Tumekomi Kyouiku", which is opposite to the pressure-free education and stresses memorizing much knowledge intently. The rote learning in the generation between 1970 and 1974 called a baby-boom junior gave birth to the fierce entrance exams wars, so that the incident led to a large number of social issues about young people and education such as bullying, refusal to go to school, dropping out, the lateness of self-reliance and so on. In 1996, the first educational report was announced on the basis of the incident, which was first announced about pressure-free education, and now the pressure-free education is executed for the reason I mentioned.It is true that young people with an incentive is efficiently using the free time for themselves, but more people play to the full instead of reading a book. Young people may be unable to not only develop their ability but also keep their ability. In addition, the down of student's academic ability means that of internaitonal competitiveness in Japan. The down of international competitiveness means that of national income, so today it is concerned that the number of the poor in Japan is going to increase in the future.

If you want to know more, click the following sites. You can learn more knowledge.
<http://www.donano-yutori.com/>

<http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%86%E3%81%A8%E3%82%8A%E3%81%82%E3%82%8B%E6%95%99%E8%82%B2>

<http://japanese.joins.com/article/article.php?aid=93516&servcode=100&sectcode=140>

It is very difficult for per person to think over and improve such a problem. Some people say that they don't have to take the problem seriously, and then they had better enjoy their life, which is anything but selfish! However, as a matter of course, we will be in the position of educators in the future. I wonder if you will be necessarily able to say your family had better enjoy your life to the full. In some cases, you will be unable to. Your children may be going to be troublesome. Therefore, it should be, I think, fruitful to learn much knowledge about education from now on.