Obligation to educate children
Summary
●Current situations
〈Issue①〉School refusal
・It has been increasing rapidly for the past 5 years.
〈Issue②〉Side-by-side education
・A uniform education system that "everyone's the same"
〈Issue③〉Cramming
・Decline in academic ability due to "Yutori education"
・In contrast, the learning content has increased to "cramming"
〈Issue④〉Not utilizing individuality
・Education that makes the most of individuality is not advanced compared to foreign countries
●Laws
・Japanese Constitution (Article 26)
→ All citizens have the right to education
→ Parents are obliged to have their children receive general education
→ Compulsory education is free
●International comparison
・Sweden
→ Free tuition
→ No entrance exam, pass / fail is decided by school grades
・Netherlands
→ Compulsory education is free for both public and private schools
→ Students are free to decide which class to take
・Finland
→ Free tuition
→ The act of learning itself is obligatory
→ Focus on practicing and learning
●Prospects
・New course of study
→ Future education requires "thinking, expressing, and judging for yourself"
・University admission reform
→ Implementation of university entrance common test (introduction of descriptive formula)
→ Emphasis on extracurricular activities
・English education reform
→ Learn English in earnest from elementary school students
→ Introduction of "4 skill evaluation" in the university entrance common test