On January XNUMX, this year, the Central Council for Education stated, "Aiming to build" Reiwa's Japanese-style school education "-individual optimal learning and collaborative learning that bring out the potential of all children. Realization ~ "was reported.
In high school education, (XNUMX) learning according to various abilities, aptitudes, interests, interests, etc., (XNUMX) declining satisfaction with school life and motivation for learning, (XNUMX) continuity with higher education institutions and the real world in the midst of rapid changes. Issues such as gender, (XNUMX) being one of the sovereigns from the age of XNUMX, (XNUMX) implementing the annual high school learning guidance guidelines from the XNUMXth year of Reiwa, (XNUMX) individual optimization, and realizing collaborative learning have been raised. ..
Looking at the situation surrounding high school education, the industrial structure and social system are changing so rapidly that it can be said to be discontinuous.The Society XNUMX era is approaching, in which cutting-edge technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), big data, Internet of Things, and robotics have become more sophisticated and incorporated into all industries and social life.In addition, there are some areas and schools where it is difficult to maintain the function as a school due to the declining birthrate, and it is necessary to consider the ideal way of high school education based on the state of socioeconomics.
On top of that, instead of discussing the departments that about XNUMX% of high school students attend as "ordinary departments", each high school that has "departments mainly for general education" will be characterized and attractive. From the perspective of promoting efforts, it is necessary to take institutional measures that allow the department name to be a name that expresses the characteristics and attractive educational content of the department at the discretion of each installer. "The flexibility and generalization of this "department centered on general education" is a major change called "reform of general courses."
Regarding the departments, "In order to respond to the issues associated with the realization of SDGs and the arrival of Society XNUMX, we will focus on cutting-edge features and attractive learning that are in line with interdisciplinary and complex academic fields and new academic fields. Departments that focus on practical learning that focuses on the challenges and attractiveness of current and future communities are being considered.
Regarding the curriculum in the new subject, while building on the learning of compulsory subjects / subjects, we will systematically open school-set subjects / subjects and "time for comprehensive inquiry" over each year, and modern times. In order to deal with the living events of various issues, it is necessary to go not only in the classroom but also in the actual field to witness the current situation and to collaborate with higher education institutions, facilities, and various organizations in Japan and overseas. There is.
Certainly, even with the current system, it is possible to freely open elective courses after having all students take the required courses.However, although many schools have educational goals, there is a problem that they have not been able to create characteristics that can demonstrate the individuality of students and meet the demands of society, such as not being sufficiently associated with the curriculum. ..
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