求められる・・・孤独にしない教育

　近年、小中学生の中には新たなクラスに馴染めず、５月の連休明けや家で一人となる夏休み以降から不登校になってしまうことが起こり得ます。本人は長い休みになるとクラスや部活の集団から離れるので、いっそう一人で考え込んでしまい解決法がないのでしょう。悩みは深刻でも、周囲に分かってもらえないようです。

　私の知ってる中学生も一学期までは見たところいつも楽しそうに通学し、道で会うと挨拶してくれましたが、夏休み以降から６か月間も毎日、家に一人で過ごしていたようです。

　しかも、人目があるので日中、外に出られず、若い１４～１５才なのにどれ程か一人で苦しんでいたことでしょう。その辛さは我々大人には想像がつきません。私たち大人はどうしても「本人の問題と考えがち」ですが、この考えをしてるうちは今後も不登校は減らないでしょう。昔と異なり少子化が進む中、社会全体で未来ある子供の幸せを考えなくてはならない時代に入ってます。

　現在、そのような悩みを抱えている子は小中学生に多く、いじめとなると小中高校に多いと聞きます。きっと毎日、集団の中に居ても悩みを抱え、孤独感を深く感じているのでしょう。不登校は本人のやる気の問題ではありません。

　教室内ではみんなが同じ方向を向いて、何かと規則でダメと言われ、勉強も決められた答えを求められ、味気なく感じるのでしょう。画一的な教育から、個人の尊厳や個性を大切にする方向へ、また、多様な考えや個人の気持ちに寄り添うことが求められてます。そんな私も子供の頃を振り返ると、学校の勉強は楽しいとは思いませんでした。

Dear my overseas friends who think about real education and great music.

　The simultaneous interpretation into English for your understanding will be done after my breakfast Japan time.

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　In recent years, some elementary and junior high school students have difficulty adjusting to their new classes, and may start skipping school after the May holidays in Japan or after summer vacation in August when they are alone at home. Since during the long vacation the student is away from the class or club activities, they may become alone and think about their problems, and have no idea how to solve them. Even though their worries are serious, it seems that society around them do not understand.

　A junior high school student I know always seemed to enjoy going to school until the first semester till July in Japan, and would say hello when we met on the street, but after summer vacation, she seemed to spend six months alone at home every day.

　What's more, she couldn't go outside during the daytime because of the public's presence, and even though she was only 14 or 15 years old, she must have been worried alone. We adults cannot imagine how painful that she must be. We adults tend to think that it is the student's problem, but as long as we continue to think this way, school dropouts will not decrease from now on. Unlike in the past, the birthrate is declining. We are entering an era where society must think about the happiness of children who have a brilliant future.

　Currently, many children in elementary and junior high schools have such worries, and I hear that bullying is most prevalent in elementary, junior high, and high schools. I'm sure they have worries and feel a deep sense of loneliness even when they are in a group every day. Refusal to go to school is not a problem of the individual's motivation.

　In the classroom, they look the same direction, they are always told they can't do something because of the rules, and they are expected to give "predetermined answers" when studying, so they probably feel dull. We adults need to move away from uniform education and towards ​​the dignity of individuality, and towards an education that is considerate of diverse thoughts and individual feelings. Looking back at my own childhood, I thought studying at school was not fun.

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