The government's Education Rehabilitation Committee was held at the Prime Minister's Office, and former President Kaoru Kamata of Waseda University submitted a proposal to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe calling for reforms in university entrance exams that are biased toward liberal arts and science.Prime Minister Abe said, "We would like to steadily rehabilitate Japan's education based on the measures indicated in the proposal."
According to the proposal, in the present age when the society is changing drastically, it is urgent to develop human resources who can study both humanities and sciences, and called for reform of the current university entrance examination system that is biased toward either humanities or science.The government is calling for active support from universities that are implementing entrance examination reforms.
In addition, he pointed out that the educational content of the general course, which about 7% of high school students attend, is uniform and does not motivate students, and there are four types such as future career design ability and international leader development. He suggested that the content of education should be broadened.
In addition, the long-standing practice of applying for high school students one by one in job hunting needs to be improved to encourage independent choices.
It was recommended to develop an environment where elementary, junior high and high schools can be provided with distance education so that geographically handicapped areas such as mountainous areas and remote islands, children under medical treatment, and students can receive diverse education. ..
On the other hand, Prime Minister Abe said, "In the era of Reiwa, there is a wish that each Japanese person can make a big hope for tomorrow. I want to create a society where that wish can be realized by promoting reforms. I answered.
reference:[Prime Minister's Office] Educational Rehabilitation Execution Meeting
