I think that compulsory education is necessary for Japan. The author describe “Because of compulsory education, I have to go to school for 6 years at elementary school and 3 years at junior high school. It is boring to hear the elementary school fourth grade classes while perfectly understanding the content of the elementary 6th grade class. For that reason, we regularly plan mastery tests and think that we can take classes depending on how much level they have reached.”, but I disagree this opinion.
One of the things that overseas researchers recognize as excellence of Japanese type education is that the school has targeted not only individual students but also "to nurture classes as a group". Japanese teachers say "class grows", but this is not heard in other countries. Teaching not only subject study but also teaching to raise classes as a group through home rooms and school events can be said to be a unique point of view unique to Japan. That effort has also played a role in preventing students' dropouts. In Japan, we did not compete students only with academic ability, but also improved special activities such as school events and departmental activities, giving a place for students who are not good at studying to be active. Furthermore, despite the fact that high school is not compulsory education, we have carried out supplements to the lower classes of academic ability, followed up with follow-up examinations and special tasks, and followed it carefully.
Furthermore, compulsory education has various advantages. It is possible to equally give learning opportunities to all citizens. It is possible to keep the academic ability of the people at a certain level. By having the same learning, values can be shared and fostering consciousness of the people is fostered. You can acquire the ability of the foundation to make use of your abilities and step up. For these reasons, I disagree with my opinion. Therefore, I think that it is not necessary to change Japanese compulsory education.
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One of the things that overseas researchers recognize as excellence of Japanese type education is that the school has targeted not only individual students but also "to nurture classes as a group". Japanese teachers say "class grows", but this is not heard in other countries. Teaching not only subject study but also teaching to raise classes as a group through home rooms and school events can be said to be a unique point of view unique to Japan. That effort has also played a role in preventing students' dropouts. In Japan, we did not compete students only with academic ability, but also improved special activities such as school events and departmental activities, giving a place for students who are not good at studying to be active. Furthermore, despite the fact that high school is not compulsory education, we have carried out supplements to the lower classes of academic ability, followed up with follow-up examinations and special tasks, and followed it carefully.
Furthermore, compulsory education has various advantages. It is possible to equally give learning opportunities to all citizens. It is possible to keep the academic ability of the people at a certain level. By having the same learning, values can be shared and fostering consciousness of the people is fostered. You can acquire the ability of the foundation to make use of your abilities and step up. For these reasons, I disagree with my opinion. Therefore, I think that it is not necessary to change Japanese compulsory education.
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