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When I was in high school, I used to attend a cram school where more than 100 students were seated in a big room. Popular teacher's classes were always crowded.
This summer, my daughter is going to take a summer course at a cram school, so I visited there with her to have a guidance. I was surprised to see that the whole learning system has changed compared to that used to be.
I saw that each student studied individually in a separated booth watching a video that had already recorded by a famous teacher. All students can freely choose the subject and the content that suit their level. Further benefit is that they can pause the video when they like to think or to take a note, and repeat it over and over until they can fully understand.
I thought that this is an ideal education system for high school students. If public schools adopted this learning method, students would be more motivated.
This summer, my daughter is going to take a summer course at a cram school, so I visited there with her to have a guidance. I was surprised to see that the whole learning system has changed compared to that used to be.
I saw that each student studied individually in a separated booth watching a video that had already recorded by a famous teacher. All students can freely choose the subject and the content that suit their level. Further benefit is that they can pause the video when they like to think or to take a note, and repeat it over and over until they can fully understand.
I thought that this is an ideal education system for high school students. If public schools adopted this learning method, students would be more motivated.
私は高校の時、予備校に通ったことがありそこでは100人以上の生徒が大教室に座っていた。人気のある先生のクラスはいつも沢山の生徒がいた。
この夏、娘が夏期講習を受けるので説明を聞きに彼女と予備校へ行った。昔と比べて学習システムが全く変わっていることに驚いた。
私は生徒が一人一人個別のブースでビデオ学習をしている様子を見た。彼らは自分のレベルに合った科目と内容を自由に選ぶことができる。さらに良い点は、考えたい時やノートを取りたい時はビデオを一時停止したり、完全に理解できるまで何度も繰り返し見ることができるのだ。
これは、高校生にとって理想的な学習システムだと思った。公立高校でもこのやり方を取り入れたら、生徒の
モチベーションはもっと上がるだろう。
この夏、娘が夏期講習を受けるので説明を聞きに彼女と予備校へ行った。昔と比べて学習システムが全く変わっていることに驚いた。
私は生徒が一人一人個別のブースでビデオ学習をしている様子を見た。彼らは自分のレベルに合った科目と内容を自由に選ぶことができる。さらに良い点は、考えたい時やノートを取りたい時はビデオを一時停止したり、完全に理解できるまで何度も繰り返し見ることができるのだ。
これは、高校生にとって理想的な学習システムだと思った。公立高校でもこのやり方を取り入れたら、生徒の
モチベーションはもっと上がるだろう。
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Hopefully I will be able to make corrections on your entry in the morning, but I just wanted to add my thoughts anyway, even though I am tired.
Students can ask questions directly and teachers also can bring up the most appropriate contents based on the students' level or their reactions.
When you can't find good teachers, a video course may be a good substitute, but I feel nothing can replace good teachers.
I've never taken video courses before, so I hope to hear opinions from people who have.
I worked at a small local cram school once and I had a difficult time to teach my students. Their level was very low, so it wasn't so easy to teach them. They didn't study so hard and made me irritated.
But I feel like I learned something from teaching them.
I think students learn not only subjects but also other important things from real teachers.
A video course might be good for the students at cram schools, but I don't think it's a good idea for high school students.
Vermilion san mentioned a very important point.
Yes, if students already know the purpose of studying, they'll study in any way. But if they don't, they won't sit and watch a video.
Perhaps teachers' greatest responsibility is how to motivate students.
I forgot to mention, but after watching the video there will be a face-to-face lesson. At that time, students can ask all the questions that they didn't understand. So, they can ask questions directly and teachers can answer the question based on the students' level.
@ vermillion
>But I feel like I learned something from teaching them.
I'm not talking about a teacher's satisfaction, but students' effective ways of studying.
@kaori
>Perhaps teachers' greatest responsibility is how to motivate students.
I've been teaching English for many years and the most hardest part is how to motivate students. The biggest obstacle is that most lessons are not suitable for their level. Most lessons that they are taking are too difficult or too easy. In this situation, they easily lose their attention and motivation. It's sad to say, but they are losing their time and energy.
When I was in high school, I attended a cram school where more than 100 students all sat together in one big room.
Your English is correct. My suggested changes are another way of saying the same thing.
This summer, my daughter is going to take a summer course at a cram school, so we visited it together to have a guided tour.
I was surprised to see that the whole learning system has changed compared to what it used to be.
I saw that each student was studying individually in a separate booth watching a video that had already been recorded by a famous teacher.
All students can freely choose the subject and the content that best suits their level.
Another benefit is that they can pause the video whenever they like to think or to take notes, and they can repeat it over and over until they fully understand.
You learn best when you can immediately use your new learning for something which is meaningful to you. Sharing experiences with other human beings is very meaningful. Sitting alone in an individual booth is not.
You understand best when you can pass your new knowledge on to others. Students who help each other to learn gain a much better long-term understanding.
Learning is about making your life, and the life of those around you, richer. Simply accumulating facts in order to pass an exam does not make life rich.
Perhaps a good solution would be for your daughter and her friends to create their own videos where they explain what they have learnt to each other, and to all the other Japanese students on YouTube. Perhaps your daughter and her friends can become famous in Japan for changing the way students want to learn.
Is it grammatically wrong to say "separated"?
"separate" just means "not connected". "They met by chance on two separate occasions."
For the singular/plural question: the answer is not black or white. Choosing "the subject and the content" for one video creates a sort of composite singular: the student makes one choice of video, after considering the subject and the content of all the videos.
You can say...
"the subjects and the contents that best suit..."
"the subject and the contents that best suit..." (contents can be considered a singular word)
"the subject and the content that best suit..." (if you consider this as two choices)
"the subject and the contents that best suits..." (if you consider this as one choice)
Imagine a pair of shoes. There are two shoes but one pair of shoes.
"I think the red pair suits you best" - considering the pair-of-shoes as one unit
"I think the red pair suit you best" - considering the two shoes in the pair as separate units.
Of course I prefer to learn from a popular teacher who knows my name.
>Sharing experiences with other human beings is very meaningful. Sitting alone in an individual booth is not.
Sitting alone in an individual booth is just for a couple of hours, and after watching the video there will be a face-to face lesson.
>Students who help each other to learn gain a much better long-term understanding.
I think that they do. There are extra-classrooms and lounges and cafes inside a school. Actually students are willing to do that kind of things.
>Simply accumulating facts in order to pass an exam does not make life rich.
Every student doesn't want to accumulate facts to pass an exam, but the reality is that they somehow need to take an exam. There are numerous number of students who are struggling to find the best learning method, especially when they are in high school.
Thank you so much for your detailed corrections and explanation. I appreciate it.
I'll read them later again. :)
You agreed with 0 of Fixed Mindset statements and 8 of Growth Mindset Statements. lol
When I was in high school, I used to attend a cram school where more than 100 students were seated in a big room.
Sentence is correct but some notes on nuance.
"Were seated in a big room" is probably not as good as James' correction as it is a bit passive.
Popular teachers’ classes were always crowded.
This summer, my daughter is going to take a summer course at a cram school, so I visited the school with her to have a look at the place.
I was surprised to see that the whole learning system has changed compared to that used to be.
You can omit that last bit as "change" already implies "different from before".
I saw that each student studied individually in a separated booth watching a recorded lecture delivered by a famous teacher.
Separated booth vs separate booth:
when you use "separated" you're emphasizing the act of separating the booths but here you really just want to say that they are 2 individual booths so you need to use "separate".
All students can freely choose the subjects and the contents that suit their level.
Another benefit is that they can pause the video when they need to think or to take a notes, and repeat it over and over until they can fully understand the lesson.
Like vs need:
"Like" gives a slightly less pressured feeling, and when you're studying, most of the time you're not pausing to think because you feel like it; you usually do it because you need time to think about the content and digest it. So "need" is a better word here.
Take note vs take notes:
Different meaning
Take note of ___________ : Pay attention to ___________
e.g. Take note of the assembly time because we will not wait for latecomers
take notes: To make notes of something
e.g. You should take notes when you attend lectures so you can revise the material before the exam
I thought that this is an ideal teaching method for high school students.
When we say "education/educational system" we're talking about 教育制度 and not 教え方・学び方 so ...strictly speaking I think you should change it to "teaching method" or "learning method".
I think in school they still need to be taught the way they're being taught now, and as a supplement, have time to "revise" like the cram school is allowing them to.
Actually I'm also assuming that in the cram school, when needed, they can also ask to speak to a teacher who can explain things to them in more detail right?
When I was in high school, I failed maths at one point (I had chicken pox and missed 2 weeks of school, and had a hard time catching up...). So, we got a home tutor. My condition to the tutor was, "I'm not going to do any homework, because there's a lot of that from school already and I know I won't do it even if you gave me any. So let's do this; every time you come, I will do the practice questions in your presence and you can mark those immediately, then let's go through the ones which i don't understand or get wrong." :P
He loved that arrangement as well since he didn't have to mark stuff at home :P. It worked well because all I really needed was some discipline to practice often and also for someone to explain the stuff that I didn't get...
Ah but I digress...
>Actually I'm also assuming that in the cram school, when needed, they can also ask to speak to a teacher who can explain things to them in more detail right?
Yes, they can explain things to them in more detail. Many cram school teachers are working very hard, since they are doing business. Do you know what I mean?
>I had chicken pox and missed 2 weeks of school, and had a hard time catching up....
If you were given the video tapes of the lesson that you missed, it would be easier to catch up. lol
Tuition did the trick anyway haha
Sounds like a good system. Having the ability to talk with a teacher after the video seems very helpful.