絵日記は夏休みの宿題だという抜きがたい固定観念
久しぶりに朝日新聞の天声人語を取り上げる。これまでと同様に、褒めるためではない。
あなたは小学校の先生だとする。夏休みの宿題の絵日記で、天気の欄を全て「晴れ」と書いてきた子がいた。日記をさぼっていたのは明らかだ。「よくできました」の花丸をあげられるか▼むしろ、どうしてこうなったのかとその子に問うのではないか。
今年の夏も、大勢の小学生が夏休みの宿題の一つとして、絵日記帳を渡されているのだろうか？
この記事の読者の中に、小学生はいないと思うけれど、絵日記の書き方を教師から教えてもらいましたか？
この記事のように、大方の教師が、生徒に書き方を教えていないと思います。私も、多分習わなかったと思います。しかし、これはいきなり水の中に突き落とされて、泳ぐように言われるのと同じではないでしょうか。
今、うちの息子は小学校一年生なのですが、宿題で「絵日記」が出ています。
でも、とても残念なことに絵日記の書き方を、小学校では教わっていないようです。
スポーツであれば、練習しないで試合に挑むとかありえないんですよ。
作文にせよ、音読にせよ、何の宿題にせよ、ちゃんとやり方を指導していないのに、宿題として出されるものが多すぎるのではないかと感じます。
インターネットで「絵日記の書き方」を検索すると、このような記事がいっぱい見つかる。しかし、なぜ、生徒あるいは保護者が検索しないといけないのか？検索することを含めて、宿題なのか？
多くの大人たちは、自分の子ども時代の苦労や疑問などすぐ忘れてしまう。だから、子どもは書くのをさぼるものだし、書き方を教えていない教師がそれを責めるのは当たり前だということを、天声人語の書き手は偉そうに言う。
かつては、夏休みの終わりに、気象台に夏の天気の実績を問い合わせる子どもがいた。今は、インターネットが使えれば簡単に調べられる。絵日記の教育的効果は、なんでしょうか？命令に黙って従わせることが最大の目的なんでしょうか？
ちなみに、この天声人語の記事は、小学生の絵日記のことに続いて、「沈没した知床遊覧船は、昨年も２度の事故を起こし、国土交通省に改善報告書を提出していたが、同じ波の高さや風速が１５日間にわたり記載されていたこと」ことを書いている。
天声人語の書き手が、全く関係のないことを結び付けて、字数を稼ごうとするのは、前に指摘したままである。子どもにとっては、はた迷惑なことだ。学生の皆さん、こんな程度の文章しか書けない大人にならないようにね。
タイトル写真は、マイクロソフトの絵日記テンプレートから引用。
An irreplaceable stereotype that a picture diary is a summer vacation homework
I will pick up Tensei Jingo from the Asahi Shimbun for the first time in a while. As always, not to praise.
Let's say you are an elementary schoolteacher and your students are back from summer vacation.
When the children hand in their "enikki" (illustrated diary) homework, you conclude that one of your students must have frequently shirked their daily assignment of writing a diary entry and recording the weather for each day.
The dead giveaway is the child just wrote "sunny" for the weather throughout the holidays.
You wouldn't overlook this anomaly and give the student a "hanamaru" stamp of excellence for the work, would you?
Of course not. You would obviously ask the child to explain what the problem was.
Will many elementary school students be given a picture diary as one of their summer vacation homework this summer?
I don't think there are any elementary school students among the readers of this article, but did your teacher teach you how to write a picture diary?
I don't think most teachers teach students how to write, as in this article. I don't think I learned it either. But isn't this the same as being suddenly pushed into the water and told to swim?
Now, my son is in the first grade of elementary school, but he has a "picture diary" for his homework. However, unfortunately, it seems that elementary school does not teach how to write a picture diary. In sports, it is impossible to challenge a match without practicing. Whether it's writing, reading aloud, or doing any homework, I feel that there are too many homework assignments even though the teacher hasn't taught the students how to do it properly.
If you search for "how to write a picture diary" on the Internet, you will find many articles like this. But why do students or parents have to search? Is it homework, including searching?
Many adults quickly forget about their childhood hardships and doubts. That's why Tensei Jingo writer profusely says that children are reluctant to write, and it's normal for teachers who don't teach how to write to blame it.
In the past, at the end of summer vacation, some children asked the weather station about their summer weather performance. Now, if you can use the internet, you can easily find out. What is the educational effect of a picture diary? Is it the main purpose to silently obey orders?
By the way, this article in Tensei Jingo follows the picture diary of elementary school students, saying, "The sunken Shiretoko tour boat had two accidents last year and submitted an improvement report to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. The same wave height and wind speed were listed for 15 days. "
As pointed out earlier, Tensei Jingo writer tries to earn more characters by linking things that have nothing to do with each other. It's annoying for children. Students, don't become an adult who can only write such sentences.
The title photo is taken from Microsoft's picture diary template.
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