World narrowness in only studying…勉強漬けでは世界狭くなる

AsahiShimbun morning newspaper 07/11/20
Column "Voice"-young generation-
High school student Ueda-san
(18-years old in Kawasaki City man)

There are a lot of school children who attend a cram school. There are many cram schools of the junior high school examination specialty around the station of my use to go to school. When I see the school child to get on final bus before 11:00PM, I feel bad.

There are overwhelmingly a lot of parents of the idea "The future is steady if they enter a famous junior high school and high school, and they graduate from leading university". I never compell child to study though I might have the same idea too, when I become a child's father. Because only studying since child's time narrows chiled's sence of the world. And the important power for the child to live , for instance, the communications power and sympathize power with others are missed.

I belonged to basket club in elemntary school and junior high school, and to tennis club in high school. Doing sports, I divided pleasure and sadness with friend each other.I brought up the true friendship by playing with the friend. And, I have discovered myself new by challenging new.

The best age to do such experience is child age. It is wasteful(MOTAAINAI) to spnd time to study only in that age, I think. If child spends the enhanced life with composure more, the part not seen only by study is sure to be noticed, and to extend his outlook on the world. It is also sure be better for his future life.

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I feel happy to know a young generation's thinking. A cram schoolers also think so?
If you find mistranslation or something, please inform me.


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朝日新聞朝刊 07/11/20 「声」-若い世代-欄
高校生　Ueda-san（川崎市　18歳　男性）

塾に通う小学生が多い。私が通学に使う駅前にも中学校受験専門の塾がいくつもあり、午後１１時前の最終バスに小学生が乗るのを見て違和感を感じてしまう。

「有名中学・高校に入学し、一流大学を卒業すれば将来が安定する」という考えの親が圧倒的に多い。私も子供ができたら同じ考え方になるかもしれないが、子供に勉強の強制は決してしない。なぜなら、小学生の時から勉強漬けにすることでその子の世界を狭め、生きる上で大切な力、例えばコミュニケーション力、他人を思いやる力などが欠落してしまうからだ。

私は小・中学校でバスケット部、高校ではテニス部に所属していた。スポーツを通じて共に喜びや悲しみを分かち合い、友達と遊ぶことで真の友情を育み、新しいことに挑戦することで新たな自分を発見してきた。

こういう経験を一番できるのは子供の時であり、勉強一筋で過ごすのは勿体ない。もっとゆとりのある充実した生活を送れば、勉強だけでは見えなかった部分に気付き、自分の世界観が広がるはずだ。それは、今後の自分にとって必ずプラスになるであろう。

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若い世代の考え方を知って幸せな気分になりました。塾通いの学生も同じように考えてるのかな？
誤植、誤訳などありましたら、どうぞお知らせください。