「京大医学部４名合格講師」による受験対策講座（２０）

「京大医学部４名合格講師」による受験対策講座（２０） 

　Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice; it is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved.  (William Bryan) 

  私のアメリカ人のエリックは、この destiny という言葉が嫌いだった。最近「親ガチャ」といって、自分の運命は親次第だという言葉がよく使われる。私はこの言葉が嫌いだ。科学的には証明できないけれど、自分の人生が他人次第であると考えるのは性に合わない。 

　塾で指導していると、そういう敗北主義のような生徒がいる。いや、多数派と言った方が正確かもしれない。

「自分の学力が上がらないのは、塾の教え方が悪いからだ！」

　と叫ぶタイプ。親にも多い。 

　現実に難関大に合格していく子は、真逆のタイプだ。私の指導させてもらって旧帝医学部に合格した女子がいた。モモちゃん（仮名）。彼女の家はシングルマザーで経済的に医学部に進学できる経済状況ではなかった。

　それで、相談を受けた私は防衛医大や自治医大を紹介した。 

　そんな環境でも彼女は旧帝医学部に合格して、奨学金やバイトで無事卒業した。彼女は運動部で良いアスリートでもあったので、退部する時に引き留められていた。ベッピンさんだったので男子から言い寄られたりもしていたようだ。 

　しかし、彼女の決意は固く高校２年生の時キッパリ退部して男子の誘いもスルーし勉強一筋だった（現実は知らない。私の目にはそう見えた）。 

 My American friend Eric hated the word destiny. Recently, the term "parental mess" is often used to say that one's destiny depends on one's parents. I hate this word. Although it cannot be scientifically proven, I do not like the idea that my life depends on others.


　When I teach at a tutoring school, I see students who are defeatist like that. Or perhaps it would be more accurate to say that they are the majority.

They are the type who exclaim, "The reason my academic ability is not improving is because the way the cram school teaches is bad!

　The type that shouts, "My academic ability is not improving because of the way I was taught at the cram school! Many of them are also parents.


　In reality, children who pass entrance exams to difficult-to-enter universities are the exact opposite type. There was a girl I taught who passed the entrance exam to a medical school of the former Imperial University of Medicine. Her name is Momo-chan (pseudonym). She was from a single mother family and was not financially able to go to medical school.

　So, when I consulted with her, I introduced her to National Defense Medical College and Jichi Medical College.

　Even in such an environment, she passed the entrance exam to the former Imperial Medical University and graduated with a scholarship and a part-time job. She was also a good athlete in the sports club, so she was kept back when she left the club. She was also courted by boys because she was Ms. Beppin.

　However, she was determined and quit the club in her sophomore year of high school, and she did not accept any advances from boys and concentrated on her studies (I don't know the reality. (I don't know the reality, but that's how it looked to me.)