Image and reality of the Tsushin highschool
As we wrote on the top page, we feel that the current image of
correspondence high schools is not bad, and that there is prejudice due to this.
Therefore, we conducted a questionnaire survey of students who are currently attending
correspondence high schools, and investigated the image they had before entering a correspondence
high school and the actual situation after entering.
There are four main items.
- What made you decide to attend a correspondence high school?
- What kind of image did you have before attending a correspondence high school?
- How do you feel when you actually go there?
- Good things and bad things about enrolling
Let's take a look at the survey results.
1.What made you decide to attend a correspondence high school?
The contents of each category are introduced below.
①Interpersonal relations
- "I had a relationship problem in high school."
- "When I transferred schools midway through, I thought that if I entered another full-time high school, I would already have a group of friends and wouldn't fit in, so I transferred to a correspondence high school where I could enroll at any time."
②School refusal due to physical or mental illness
- " At the full-time high school I used to go to, I was told that I would be repeating a year if I didn't continue."
- " I couldn't go to junior high school due to illness, so I thought it would be impossible for me to live a full-time lifestyle."
- "Because I lost confidence in myself and could not go to school"
③A full-time course does not suit my lifestyle
- "I didn't go to junior high school much, and I thought I couldn't keep up with the full-time course."
- "Because I couldn't live a normal high school life"
- "Because my previous school didn't suit me"
- "It became difficult for me to go to full-time school due to my discipline disorder."
Summary
In the current situation, I had the impression that there were many opinions that "I had no choice but to enroll in the correspondence course."I would like to make information more open and appeal to people who want to go to a correspondence high school as a course for regular studies.
2.What kind of image did you have before attending a correspondence high school?
Also, there was an opinion that they didn't know the correspondence high school.
Here are some of their opinions.
Good image
- "I can take classes when I want"
- "(As I explained at the briefing session in advance) All the people here are good people, and the classes are going according to me, so I had the impression that it was very easy to do."
Bad image
- "I thought anyone don't seem to study"
- "I thought There were many bad student and there was an image that it seemed to be unsafe"
- "As for studying, I was worried about whether I would be able to acquire solid academic skills."
- "I thought it was a group of people who deviated from the general social norms."
- "Image of not studying very much, not being serious, and being isolated from society"
- "I thought it was a place where immodest people gather, such as drinking and smoking."
Summary
As a good image, more than half of the respondents said that classes could be progressed at their own pace, while more than half of them had a bad image.As for the content, there were many impressions that there were many people who were worried about academic ability, and many people who had bad behavior and many people who were out of society.
Then, what is your impression after actually going there?
3.How do you feel when you actually go there?
We asked a person who had a good image before entering school
- "Take classes when I want"
- "I had the impression that it was very easy to do because there were only good people and the classes were progressing according to me."
We asked a person who had a bad image before entering school
- "Everyone is kind, and the environment where I could do what I wanted was in place."
- "Everyone is kind, and they teach me about my studies individually and I can ask questions, so I can teach them well."
- "I find even people who belong to the correspondence system are no different from other schools."
- "I can take classes at my own pace and level. "
- "Because each person is living positively."
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"Many of the “Try” students are aiming to go to university, so I think there are more serious people than others,
but I was surprised to find that many of the people who attend other correspondence courses are serious and cheerful.
There are many people who came to the correspondence system after a painful experience, so they can respect each other and there are many kind people. (Teacher too)" - "Because everyone is normal."
Summary
Many people had a bad image before going there, but when they actually went there, many people said that the bad image was a misunderstanding or assumption.I also had a bad image before I went there, so I think it's important to actually go see it.
4.Good things and bad things about enrolling
What do you like about entering the school?
- "Being able to graduate (obtaining a high school diploma)"
- "At my previous high school, I didn't have enough time to try new things because I worked full-time."
- "I can enjoy talking to people"
- "no uniform restrictions"
- "I felt less pressure to go to school even if it was hard. I can do my best at my own pace. There are people who understand how you feel."
- " The amount of time I can devote to studying has become overwhelmingly more than in a full-time high school, and I have become able to study for myself."
- "I think that I have acquired a level of academic ability that I could not have obtained while I was in the full-time course. "
- " Various activities are possible. (excursion, forest school, Halloween, etc.)"
- " No stress because I feel free"
- " I can challenge various things (at my previous school, I was studying and studying, so I had little free time)"
- " I became a little good at studying because I can proceed without rushing"
What do you not like about entering the school?
- "How difficult the procedures were when taking university entrance exams."
- "School events may not be as fulfilling as full-time school."
- " Expensive tuition (due to combined use with support schools)"
- " It is very difficult to input characters on the tablet of the report. I want you to type."
- " I want you to fix the WiFi environment."
- " If I had to say it, it would be high school students because there are no school uniforms or school events! I may not be able to send such a daily life."
Summary
As for the good thing about enrolling, many people said that they had a lot of free time, so they could do their best at their own pace and try various things.
On the negative side, there was an opinion that since there are not as many school events as in a full-time school, it is not possible to lead a student life like a high school student.
Being able to take on various challenges in your free time is one of the great benefits of enrolling in a correspondence high school, so I hope this becomes more widespread.
Currently, there are few events with hundreds of people, but there are many events with dozens of people, such as school trips.
In the future, with the development of communication technology, there may be events with hundreds of people via the web.
Correspondence High School Comprehension Check
Question 1
Many people who have not actually attended a correspondence high school have a bad image of it
answer ... 〇
In the survey, about 60% of the respondents had a bad image of correspondence high schools. However, after actually attending a correspondence high school, most people changed their image to a good one, so please make sure you have the correct knowledge about correspondence high schools.
Question 2
Correspondence high schools do not allow students to study at their own pace.
answer ... ×
In a correspondence high school, you have enough time for yourself and fewer assignments, so , You can concentrate on your favorite subjects and divide your time according to your own needs.
2.Merit and Demerit
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