Chapter 90 In a crisis without a sense of crisis

To discuss the decline of learning ability, we should first figure out what the "learning ability" mentioned here refers to.In addition, it is also necessary to figure out what kind of "learning ability" children should have in the future. In addition, we should also pay attention to a problem, that is, the decline of children's desire to learn. I think that compared with the problem of low learning ability, the problem of decreased desire to learn is more serious. In addition to PISA within the scope of the OECD mentioned above, organizations that conduct learning ability surveys also include the "International Mathematics and Science Education Trends Survey" (TIMSS) of the IEA (International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement).The results of these surveys and evaluations all show that the "happiness" and enthusiasm for learning that Japanese children feel in learning is quite low in the world.

Japanese kids these days are losing their "desire" for everything just like 20-somethings. Therefore, now we have to seriously think about such questions as - "Why are young people now like this?" "Why did the diligence and fighting spirit of the first and second post-war generations disappear?" The most important thing now is to let young people regain that kind of diligence and fighting spirit. The reason why Japan was able to create an economic miracle after World War II and become the second economic power in the world is due to the hard work and super learning ability that everyone recognizes as unique to the Japanese.But now it seems that all of this has become a thing of the past, and the current younger generation has already lost the diligence and fighting spirit of the previous generation.Indeed, today's Japanese have basically been satisfied in terms of material, and they are living a decent life.Perhaps it is for this reason that today's young talents do not inherit those precious spiritual properties from their parents.

But why has this not happened in other countries? For example, if you look at children in Denmark, Finland, and Sweden, you will find that they have not lost their desire to learn.Through conversations with people from these countries, I found that they have a strong sense of crisis for the future, and they dare not slack off in their children's education.Especially in Finland, a major education country that has attracted the attention of the world recently, the national crisis awareness is extremely strong.But in Japan, I don't know when people have thrown the "sense of crisis" out of the sky.

Generally speaking, in a wealthy environment, more care should be taken not to over-spoil or even spoil children.However, in today's Japan, although it is in a complete crisis, the children do not have the slightest sense of crisis. This is because their parents themselves have no sense of crisis. In my opinion, being in a crisis without a sense of crisis is entirely the result of IQ decline. If we look for the reason from education, it is "deviation value education". I think the negative impact of "deviation value education" is "indispensible" for the reason why the Japanese have become like this.