In 2001, I became a member of the Board of Education, and from the 1st to the 5th term, I was also the president of the Education Course Department, the Chairman of the Teacher Training Department, the Chairman of the Education System Division, the President of the Elementary and Secondary Education Division, and the Vice President of the whole. ..In fact, even now, I am still a member of the Elementary and Secondary Education Subcommittee.During this time, in 2007, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology will carry out a national academic ability / learning situation survey, and as the chair of the expert meeting established for that purpose, I was involved in the system design.So I put in a descriptive formula as a B problem in Japanese and math / mathematics.It is a mysterious feeling that this time, the descriptive formula is included in the university entrance applicant academic ability evaluation test (tentative name), and it is the basis for its feasibility.Speaking of introducing a descriptive formula in the common test for university entrance exams, is it just the lost 40 years?
Faculty means faculty organization such as a university faculty or a group of faculty members, and development means skill development.
Aim to establish an individual without getting lost in the surrounding noise
I believe that the purpose of education is to nurture a "self-made person."
Japan is finally trying to adopt the good points of the United States and Europe in terms of educational methods and evaluation. In that sense, it is also important to emphasize PISA-type academic ability.Twenty years later, "quality assurance of education" began to be called out at universities, and active learning is being actively adopted.With the progress of globalization, this direction is basically correct and necessary.However, I do not want you to lose sight of the good points of Japanese education.
One of the words left by Mr. Shaka is "Don't be the Lord of yourself, but be the Lord of yourself."In addition, Dogen * XNUMX, a great Zen priest in the Middle Ages of Japan, emphasized that "Shikantaza" (just working hard on zazen), especially "Shikantaza".I think that "being the main character of oneself" and "just doing everything" is the way for Japanese people to become a self-made person.
In the 1980s, Japan floated in the bubble, and for some time after that, Yutori education was enjoyed in the educational world.The media also fueled it.What about the result?Even in the United States, human resources who grew up in open education in the 1970s have been criticized more than the "Yutori generation" of Japan.Floating on the novelty of the surface, there is neither a former nor a child if it flows cheaply.Academic ability is truly multifaceted, so we cannot just seek PISA-type academic ability.Active learning alone is no good.Lacking any of the acquisition, utilization, and inquiry shown in the current course of study does not mean that you have really learned.
