｢メモを取っている人、初めて見た。｣
ある職場での出来事だ。
後で、｢ああ、この人たちは、学生時代にノートを取ったことがないのだ｣と気づいた。
日本では、大学までは、ほぼ落第がない。
成績がどんなに悪くても、どこかの高校には入学出来て、そのまま卒業出来たりする。
実際に 勉強が苦手だった人の話だ。
｢高校の英語は、ABCから始まった｣
｢先生が黒板に何か書いていて、『明日の試験の答えだから、覚えとけよ』と言った｣
｢今日の授業は、校舎のペンキ塗りだった｣
そういう話をいっぱい聞いたことがある。
学力が 小学生レベルのまま、高校を卒業した人たちは、沢山いる。
いや、日本でも、落第させても 基礎学力を しっかり身につけてから、卒業させた方がいいような気がする。
I’m alive！(生きちょる！)
“I’ve never seen anyone take notes before” – this is something that happened at a certain workplace.
It later dawned on me：“Ah, these people never took notes when they were students.”
In Japan, it is almost impossible to fail a grade – at least up through the university level.
No matter how poor one’s academic performance might be, it is still possible to get into a high school and eventually graduate from it.
These are stories from people who, in reality, struggled with their studies.
I’ve heard plenty of such accounts- things like, “High school English started with the ABCs,” or “The teacher wrote something on the blackboard and said, ‘These are the answers for tomorrow’s test, so memorize them,” or even, “Today’s lesson consisted of painting the school building.”
There are many people who have graduated from high school while their academic ability remains at an elementary school level.
In fact, I feel that even in Japan, it might be better to have students repeat a grade – ensuring they have truly mastered the fundamentals- before allowing them to graduate.
I’m alive！
