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せいじゅうということちゅうもくされるようなってらい、「きょうそんちょうし、ひときょうこと、『やってみたい』とことやらせることが、せいじゅうあるというかいしゃくひろしかしその結果けっかしゃかいせいかつうえしきたり(注1)しゅうかんおしかいうしななやきょうと、ことしかやりたがらないつくってしまったということないでしょうか。せいじゅうとは、「ふたおなにんげんいないつまりじんひとことそんざいあるだからひとこときょうかんのはとうぜんあるというかんがかたこうていするにんげんかんしているです

ちゅうりゃく

きょうかんしんへんするのうせいありますしかしなんら(注2)かたちそのたいしょうかいなかったならきょうことないですしょうがくせいまだまだけいけんはばせまものですですからおのずと(注3)きょうかんしんたいしょうも、じょうかぎはんものなりますさまざまものきょうのをばかりなくきょうように、さまざまたいけんできるようすることたいせつです

わたなべ三枝子みえこキャリアきょういく――りつしていくによる

ちゅう1)しきたりむかしから

ちゅう2)なんらかのなに

ちゅう3)おのずとぜん

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  1. 1好きなことしかやりたがらない子どもをつくってしまったとあるが、筆者はどこにその原因があると考えているか。
  2. 2筆者は、子どもの個性を重視するとはどのようなことだと言っているか。
  3. 3子どもの教育について、筆者が言いたいことは何か。

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Vocabulary3 words
  • 上のうえの
    • ·to ascend; to go up; to climb
    • ·to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise
    • ·to go to (the capital)
    • ·to be promoted
    • ·to add up to
    • ·to advance (in price)
    • ·to swim up (a river); to sail up
    • ·to come up (on the agenda)
    N2
  • 肯定こうてい
    • ·affirmation
    • ·affirmative
    N2
  • 小学生しょうがくせい
    • ·elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
    N2
Other levels70 words
  • するAs it appears here: される
    • ·to do; to carry out; to perform
    • ·to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)
    • ·to serve as; to act as; to work as
    • ·to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
    • ·to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as
    • ·to decide on; to choose
    • ·to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.)
    • ·to be (in a state, condition, etc.)
    • ·to be worth; to cost
    • ·to pass (of time); to elapse
    • ·to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B
    • ·to transform A to B; to make A into B; to exchange A for B
    • ·to make use of A for B; to view A as B; to handle A as if it were B
    • ·to feel A about B
    • ·verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs")
    • ·creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go")
    • ·to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
    N5
  • なるAs it appears here: なって
    • ·to become; to get; to grow; to turn; to reach; to attain
    • ·to result in; to turn out; to end up; to prove (to be)
    • ·to consist of; to be composed of; to be made up of
    • ·to be completed; to be realized; to succeed; to be attained; to be accomplished
    • ·to change (into); to turn (into); to transform
    • ·to come (to do); to begin (to do); to grow (to do)
    • ·to come to; to amount to; to add up to; to make
    • ·to play (the part of); to act as
    • ·to be used for; to be useful for; to serve as
    • ·to be promoted
    • ·to do ...
    N5
  • するAs it appears here:
    • ·to do; to carry out; to perform
    • ·to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)
    • ·to serve as; to act as; to work as
    • ·to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
    • ·to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as
    • ·to decide on; to choose
    • ·to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.)
    • ·to be (in a state, condition, etc.)
    • ·to be worth; to cost
    • ·to pass (of time); to elapse
    • ·to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B
    • ·to transform A to B; to make A into B; to exchange A for B
    • ·to make use of A for B; to view A as B; to handle A as if it were B
    • ·to feel A about B
    • ·verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs")
    • ·creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go")
    • ·to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
    N5
  • 言ういう
    • ·to say; to utter; to declare
    • ·to name; to call
    • ·to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
    N5
  • 好きすき
    • ·liking; being fond of; to one's liking; to one's taste; preferred; favourite
    • ·liking (romantically); being in love with; beloved
    • ·faddism; eccentricity
    • ·as one likes; as it suits one
    • ·lecherous; lustful; salacious
    N5
  • しかし
    • ·however; but
    N5
  • その
    • ·that; the
    • ·part (as in "part two")
    • ·um ...; er ...; uh ...
    N5
  • 教えるおしえる
    • ·to teach; to instruct
    • ·to tell; to inform; to show
    • ·to preach
    N5
  • つくるAs it appears here: つくって
    • ·to make; to produce; to manufacture; to build; to construct
    • ·to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol)
    • ·to raise; to grow; to cultivate; to train
    • ·to till
    • ·to draw up (a document); to make out; to prepare; to write
    • ·to create (an artistic work, etc.); to compose
    • ·to coin (a phrase); to organize; to organise; to establish; to found
    • ·to have (a child)
    • ·to make up (one's face, etc.)
    • ·to fabricate (an excuse, etc.)
    • ·to give a (false) appearance; to feign (a smile, etc.); to put on a show of emotion
    • ·to form (a line, etc.)
    • ·to set (a record)
    • ·to commit (a sin, etc.)
    N5
  • 二人ふたり
    • ·two persons; two people; pair; couple
    N5
  • 同じおなじ
    • ·same; identical; equal; alike; equivalent
    • ·anyway; in any case; if one must ...; if one has to ...; as long as ...
    N5
  • いるAs it appears here: いない
    • ·to be (of animate objects); to exist
    • ·to stay
    • ·to be ...-ing
    • ·to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
    N5
  • 持つもつ
    • ·to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry
    • ·to possess; to have; to own
    • ·to maintain; to keep
    • ·to last; to be durable; to keep; to survive
    • ·to take charge of; to be in charge of
    • ·to hold (meeting, etc.); to have (opportunity, etc.)
    • ·to have "it"; to have that special something; to be blessed with good luck
    N5
  • する
    • ·to do; to carry out; to perform
    • ·to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)
    • ·to serve as; to act as; to work as
    • ·to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
    • ·to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as
    • ·to decide on; to choose
    • ·to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.)
    • ·to be (in a state, condition, etc.)
    • ·to be worth; to cost
    • ·to pass (of time); to elapse
    • ·to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B
    • ·to transform A to B; to make A into B; to exchange A for B
    • ·to make use of A for B; to view A as B; to handle A as if it were B
    • ·to feel A about B
    • ·verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs")
    • ·creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go")
    • ·to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
    N5
  • 意味いみ
    • ·meaning; significance; sense
    N5
  • するAs it appears here: して
    • ·to do; to carry out; to perform
    • ·to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)
    • ·to serve as; to act as; to work as
    • ·to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
    • ·to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as
    • ·to decide on; to choose
    • ·to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.)
    • ·to be (in a state, condition, etc.)
    • ·to be worth; to cost
    • ·to pass (of time); to elapse
    • ·to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B
    • ·to transform A to B; to make A into B; to exchange A for B
    • ·to make use of A for B; to view A as B; to handle A as if it were B
    • ·to feel A about B
    • ·verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs")
    • ·creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go")
    • ·to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
    N5
  • あるAs it appears here: あります
    • ·to be; to exist; to live
    • ·to have
    • ·to be located
    • ·to be equipped with
    • ·to happen; to come about
    • ·to exist (in a completed state); to be (something unchanged in its current state)
    N5
  • 知るしる
    • ·to know; to be aware (of); to be conscious (of); to learn (of); to find out; to discover
    • ·to sense; to feel; to notice; to realize
    • ·to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to appreciate
    • ·to remember; to be familiar with; to be acquainted with
    • ·to experience; to go through; to know (e.g. hardship)
    • ·to get acquainted with (a person); to get to know
    • ·to have to do with; to be concerned with; to be one's concern; to be one's responsibility
    N5
  • 狭いせまい
    • ·narrow; confined; small; cramped
    • ·limited; narrow-minded; confining
    N5
  • もの
    • ·thing; object; article; stuff; substance
    • ·one's things; possessions; property; belongings
    • ·things; something; anything; everything; nothing
    • ·quality
    • ·reason; the way of things
    • ·used to emphasize emotion, judgment, etc.; used to indicate a common occurrence in the past (after a verb in past tense); used to indicate a general tendency; used to indicate something that should happen
    • ·item classified as ...; item related to ...; work in the genre of ...
    • ·cause of ...; cause for ...
    • ·somehow; somewhat; for some reason
    • ·really; truly
    N5
  • なるAs it appears here: なります
    • ·to become; to get; to grow; to turn; to reach; to attain
    • ·to result in; to turn out; to end up; to prove (to be)
    • ·to consist of; to be composed of; to be made up of
    • ·to be completed; to be realized; to succeed; to be attained; to be accomplished
    • ·to change (into); to turn (into); to transform
    • ·to come (to do); to begin (to do); to grow (to do)
    • ·to come to; to amount to; to add up to; to make
    • ·to play (the part of); to act as
    • ·to be used for; to be useful for; to serve as
    • ·to be promoted
    • ·to do ...
    N5
  • 待つまつ
    • ·to wait
    • ·to await; to look forward to; to anticipate
    • ·to depend on; to need
    N5
  • できる
    • ·to be able to do; to be possible; to be permitted (to do)
    • ·to be good at; to do well; to be proficient (in); to be capable
    • ·to come into existence; to form; to appear; to come up (of a matter); to be born; to make (a friend); to get (a girlfriend, free time, etc.)
    • ·to be made; to be built; to be constructed; to be formed; to be established; to be set up
    • ·to be finished; to be completed; to be done; to be ready
    • ·to grow (of a crop); to be produced
    • ·to be mature and well-balanced; to be of fine character
    • ·to be by nature; to be born ...
    • ·to become (sexually) involved (with); to become intimate (with); to take up (with someone)
    • ·to get pregnant
    N5
  • 大切たいせつ
    • ·important; significant; serious; crucial
    • ·precious; valuable; dear; cherished; beloved
    • ·careful
    N5
  • 興味きょうみ
    • ·interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
    N4
  • 習慣しゅうかん
    • ·habit
    • ·(social) custom; practice; convention; tradition
    N4
  • 機会きかい
    • ·chance; opportunity; occasion
    N4
  • かたち
    • ·(physical) form; shape; figure
    • ·visage; (facial) features; appearance (of a person); figure; looks
    • ·form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); style; (outward) appearance
    • ·(resultant) state; situation; condition; form
    • ·behaviour (towards others); attitude; demeanor; manners
    • ·shape (positional qualities of a group of stones)
    N4
  • 非常にひじょうに
    • ·very; extremely; exceedingly
    N4
  • 教育きょういく
    • ·education; schooling; training; instruction; teaching; upbringing
    • ·culture; cultivation; education
    N4
  • むかし
    • ·the old days; the past; former times; a long time ago
    • ·the past ten years; the past decade
    N4
  • 重視じゅうし
    • ·regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
    N3
  • こと
    • ·thing; matter
    • ·incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis
    • ·circumstances; situation; state of affairs
    • ·work; business; affair
    • ·after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to
    • ·nominalizing suffix
    • ·pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...
    • ·alias; also known as; otherwise known as; or
    • ·necessity; need
    • ·you should ...; I advise that you ...; it's important to ...
    N3
  • 注目ちゅうもく
    • ·notice; attention; observation
    N3
  • よう
    • ·appearing ...; looking ...
    • ·way to ...; method of ...ing
    • ·form; style; design
    • ·like; similar to
    • ·thing (thought or spoken)
    N3
  • 以来いらい
    • ·since; henceforth
    • ·ever since
    N3
  • 尊重そんちょう
    • ·respect; esteem; regard
    N3
  • 解釈かいしゃく
    • ·interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
    N3
  • 広がるひろがるAs it appears here: 広がりました
    • ·to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
    N3
  • 結果けっか
    • ·result; consequence; outcome; effect
    • ·as a result of ...; as a consequence of ...; after ...; following ...
    • ·bearing fruit; fruiting
    N3
  • 失ううしなうAs it appears here: 失った
    • ·to lose
    • ·to miss (a chance, opportunity)
    • ·to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of
    • ·to concede (goals, points, etc.)
    N3
  • 悩むなやむ
    • ·to be worried; to be troubled
    N3
  • 教師きょうし
    • ·teacher; instructor
    N3
  • 人間にんげん
    • ·human being; human; person; man; mankind; humankind
    • ·character (of a person)
    N3
  • つまり
    • ·that is to say; that is; in other words; I mean; that (this, it) means
    • ·in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run; when all is said and done; what it all comes down to; when you get right down to it; basically
    • ·clogging; obstruction; stuffing; (degree of) blockage
    • ·shrinkage
    • ·end; conclusion
    • ·dead end; corner
    • ·distress; being at the end of one's rope
    N3
  • 異なることなる
    • ·to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge
    N3
  • 存在そんざい
    • ·existence; being; presence
    N3
  • 異なることなるAs it appears here: 異なった
    • ·to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge
    N3
  • 関心かんしん
    • ·concern; interest
    N3
  • 変化へんか
    • ·change; variation; alteration; mutation; transition; transformation
    • ·variety; diversity
    • ·inflection; declension; conjugation
    • ·henka; (expl.) evasive sidestep at the beginning of a bout
    N3
  • 対象たいしょう
    • ·target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
    N3
  • 経験けいけん
    • ·experience
    N3
  • はば
    • ·width; breadth
    • ·freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude
    • ·gap; difference (e.g. in price); range (e.g. of voice)
    N3
  • 限るかぎるAs it appears here: 限られた
    • ·to restrict; to limit; to confine
    • ·to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be confined to
    • ·to be best (for); to be the best plan; to be the only way (to)
    N3
  • 範囲はんい
    • ·extent; scope; sphere; range; span
    N3
  • さまざま
    • ·various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
    N3
  • ちゅう
    • ·annotation; explanatory note; comment
    N3
  • 何かなにか
    • ·something; some; any
    • ·somehow; for some reason
    • ·(so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
    N3
  • 自然しぜん
    • ·nature
    • ·natural; spontaneous; automatic
    • ·naturally; spontaneously; automatically
    N3
  • 個性こせい
    • ·individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
    N1
  • やるAs it appears here: やって
    • ·to do; to undertake; to perform; to play (a game); to study
    • ·to send; to dispatch; to despatch
    • ·to put; to move; to turn (one's head, glance, etc.)
    • ·to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status); to let have; to present; to bestow; to confer
    • ·to make (a vehicle) go faster
    • ·to run (a business); to keep; to be engaged in; to practice (law, medicine, etc.); to practise
    • ·to have (food, drink, etc.); to eat; to drink; to smoke
    • ·to hold (a performance); to perform; to show
    • ·to ease (one's mind)
    • ·to harm; to injure; to kill
    • ·to have sex; to fuck; to bang
    • ·to live; to get by; to get along
    • ·to do ... completely
    • ·to do ... broadly; to do ... to a great distance
    • ·to do ... for (someone of equal or lower status); to do ... to
    • ·to make active efforts to ...
    • ·to suffer from (an illness); to experience (a medical condition); to be afflicted with
    N1
  • やるAs it appears here: やらせる
    • ·to do; to undertake; to perform; to play (a game); to study
    • ·to send; to dispatch; to despatch
    • ·to put; to move; to turn (one's head, glance, etc.)
    • ·to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status); to let have; to present; to bestow; to confer
    • ·to make (a vehicle) go faster
    • ·to run (a business); to keep; to be engaged in; to practice (law, medicine, etc.); to practise
    • ·to have (food, drink, etc.); to eat; to drink; to smoke
    • ·to hold (a performance); to perform; to show
    • ·to ease (one's mind)
    • ·to harm; to injure; to kill
    • ·to have sex; to fuck; to bang
    • ·to live; to get by; to get along
    • ·to do ... completely
    • ·to do ... broadly; to do ... to a great distance
    • ·to do ... for (someone of equal or lower status); to do ... to
    • ·to make active efforts to ...
    • ·to suffer from (an illness); to experience (a medical condition); to be afflicted with
    N1
  • やるAs it appears here: やりた
    • ·to do; to undertake; to perform; to play (a game); to study
    • ·to send; to dispatch; to despatch
    • ·to put; to move; to turn (one's head, glance, etc.)
    • ·to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status); to let have; to present; to bestow; to confer
    • ·to make (a vehicle) go faster
    • ·to run (a business); to keep; to be engaged in; to practice (law, medicine, etc.); to practise
    • ·to have (food, drink, etc.); to eat; to drink; to smoke
    • ·to hold (a performance); to perform; to show
    • ·to ease (one's mind)
    • ·to harm; to injure; to kill
    • ·to have sex; to fuck; to bang
    • ·to live; to get by; to get along
    • ·to do ... completely
    • ·to do ... broadly; to do ... to a great distance
    • ·to do ... for (someone of equal or lower status); to do ... to
    • ·to make active efforts to ...
    • ·to suffer from (an illness); to experience (a medical condition); to be afflicted with
    N1
  • じん
    • ·-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite)
    • ·-er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...
    • ·man; person; people
    N1
  • かん
    • ·look; appearance
    • ·spectacle; sight
    • ·observation meditation
    • ·outlook on ...; view of ...
    N1
  • 日々ひび
    • ·daily; everyday
    • ·days (e.g. of one's youth)
    • ·every day; day after day; day by day; from day to day
    N1
  • 持てるもてる
    • ·to be able to possess (hold, get, etc.)
    • ·to be well liked; to be popular; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
    • ·to endure (the tests of time, the elements, etc.); to last
    • ·possessed; held
    • ·rich; wealthy; affluent
    N1
  • 体験たいけん
    • ·(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
    N1
  • 自立じりつ
    • ·independence; self-reliance
    N1
  • 決まるきまるAs it appears here: 決まり
    • ·to be decided; to be settled; to be fixed; to be arranged
    • ·to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be fixed; to be set
    • ·to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be a convention; to be a custom; to be common knowledge
    • ·to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.); to go well; to succeed; to connect (of a punch)
    • ·to look good (of clothing); to look sharp; to be stylish; to suit one; to be held in place (of a hairdo)
    • ·to be struck and held (of a pose in kabuki)
    • ·to get high (on drugs)
    N1
Grammar3 patterns

Example sentences are translated by AI.

  • て以来N2

    'Ever since (doing) X' — X marks the starting point of an ongoing state that has continued up to now.

    個性の重視ということが注目されるようになって以来、「子どもの興味を尊重し、一人ひとりの子どもが興味を持つこと、『やってみたい』と言うことを好きにやらせることが、個性の重視である」という解釈が広がりました。

    Since the importance of individuality began attracting attention, the interpretation has spread that “respecting children's interests and letting each child freely do whatever interests them or whatever they say they ‘want to try’ is what it means to value individuality.”

  • ということはN2

    Draws a logical conclusion or restatement from a preceding fact — "which means…, in other words…, that is to say…".

    しかしその結果、社会生活上のしきたりや習慣を教える機会を失ったと悩む教師と、好きなことしかやりたがらない子どもをつくってしまったということはないでしょうか。

    But as a result, haven't we ended up with teachers troubled by the loss of opportunities to teach the conventions and customs of social life, and with children who only want to do what they like?

  • に限るN2

    Expresses that X is the best choice or the thing to do, "nothing beats X / the best is X".

    ですから、おのずと興味や関心を持つ対象も、非常に限られた範囲のものになります。

    Consequently, the things that naturally become objects of their interest or curiosity are also limited to a very narrow range.

Other levels16 patterns
  • 可能性があるN1

    States that something is possible or could happen — 'there is a possibility that ~, ~ could ~'.

    子どもの興味や関心は日々変化する可能性があります。

    Children's interests and concerns may change from day to day.

  • というN32 times in this passage

    Quotative marker plus 'say' that introduces a name, definition, or reported content — 'called', 'known as', 'that (one) says'.

    個性の重視ということが注目されるようになって以来、「子どもの興味を尊重し、一人ひとりの子どもが興味を持つこと、『やってみたい』と言うことを好きにやらせることが、個性の重視である」という解釈が広がりました。

    Since the importance of individuality began attracting attention, the interpretation has spread that “respecting children's interests and letting each child freely do whatever interests them or whatever they say they ‘want to try’ is what it means to value individuality.”

  • つまりN3

    Restates or sums up the preceding statement more plainly — 'in other words / that is to say'.

    個性の重視とは、「二人と同じ人間はいない、つまり人は一人ひとり異なる存在である。

    Valuing individuality means: “No two people are exactly alike; in other words, each person is a different individual.

  • ばかりでなくN3

    Adds a further, often greater point beyond the first — 'not only… but also…'.

    さまざまなものに興味を持つのを待つばかりでなく、興味が持てるように、さまざまな体験ができるようにすることが大切です。

    Rather than merely waiting for children to become interested in various things, it is important to give them opportunities to develop such interests and have a wide range of experiences.

  • によって/によるN3

    Marks means, cause, passive agent, or a factor something depends on; 'by (means of)', 'due to', 'depending on'.

    (渡辺三枝子『キャリア教育――自立していく子どもたち』による

    (Based on Watanabe Mieko, “Career Education — Children Becoming Independent”)

  • ということN42 times in this passage

    Nominalizes a whole statement into a noun — 'the fact that', 'it means that'.

    個性の重視ということが注目されるようになって以来、「子どもの興味を尊重し、一人ひとりの子どもが興味を持つこと、『やってみたい』と言うことを好きにやらせることが、個性の重視である」という解釈が広がりました。

    Since the importance of individuality began attracting attention, the interpretation has spread that “respecting children's interests and letting each child freely do whatever interests them or whatever they say they ‘want to try’ is what it means to value individuality.”

  • ようになるN4

    Expresses a gradual change reaching a new state or acquired ability, "come to / become able to".

    個性の重視ということが注目されるようになって以来、「子どもの興味を尊重し、一人ひとりの子どもが興味を持つこと、『やってみたい』と言うことを好きにやらせることが、個性の重視である」という解釈が広がりました。

    Since the importance of individuality began attracting attention, the interpretation has spread that “respecting children's interests and letting each child freely do whatever interests them or whatever they say they ‘want to try’ is what it means to value individuality.”

  • 〜てみるN4

    Verb te-form plus 見る, doing something on a trial basis to see what happens — 'try ...ing'.

    個性の重視ということが注目されるようになって以来、「子どもの興味を尊重し、一人ひとりの子どもが興味を持つこと、『やってみたい』と言うことを好きにやらせることが、個性の重視である」という解釈が広がりました。

    Since the importance of individuality began attracting attention, the interpretation has spread that “respecting children's interests and letting each child freely do whatever interests them or whatever they say they ‘want to try’ is what it means to value individuality.”

  • 〜てしまう / 〜ちゃうN4

    Verb te-form plus しまう, marking an action as fully completed or done regrettably/by accident — 'end up ...ing' / 'finish ...ing'; ちゃう/じゃう is the casual contraction.

    しかしその結果、社会生活上のしきたりや習慣を教える機会を失ったと悩む教師と、好きなことしかやりたがらない子どもをつくってしまったということはないでしょうか。

    But as a result, haven't we ended up with teachers troubled by the loss of opportunities to teach the conventions and customs of social life, and with children who only want to do what they like?

  • ようにするN4

    Expresses making an ongoing effort or arranging things so that something does or doesn't happen — "make sure to / try to (do regularly)".

    さまざまなものに興味を持つのを待つばかりでなく、興味が持てるように、さまざまな体験ができるようにすることが大切です。

    Rather than merely waiting for children to become interested in various things, it is important to give them opportunities to develop such interests and have a wide range of experiences.

  • 〜ていくN4

    Marks an action that continues/progresses onward from the present, or is done before moving away — 'to go on doing', 'to do and go'.

    (渡辺三枝子『キャリア教育――自立していく子どもたち』による)

    (Based on Watanabe Mieko, “Career Education — Children Becoming Independent”)

  • 〜たいN52 times in this passage

    Expresses the speaker's own desire to do something — “want to do”.

    個性の重視ということが注目されるようになって以来、「子どもの興味を尊重し、一人ひとりの子どもが興味を持つこと、『やってみたい』と言うことを好きにやらせることが、個性の重視である」という解釈が広がりました。

    Since the importance of individuality began attracting attention, the interpretation has spread that “respecting children's interests and letting each child freely do whatever interests them or whatever they say they ‘want to try’ is what it means to value individuality.”

  • しかしN52 times in this passage

    Contrastive conjunction joining two sentences, 'however / but'.

    しかしその結果、社会生活上のしきたりや習慣を教える機会を失ったと悩む教師と、好きなことしかやりたがらない子どもをつくってしまったということはないでしょうか。

    But as a result, haven't we ended up with teachers troubled by the loss of opportunities to teach the conventions and customs of social life, and with children who only want to do what they like?

  • だろうN5

    Presumptive expressing conjecture — 'probably', 'I think', or seeking agreement 'right?'; plain だろう / polite でしょう.

    しかしその結果、社会生活上のしきたりや習慣を教える機会を失ったと悩む教師と、好きなことしかやりたがらない子どもをつくってしまったということはないでしょうか。

    But as a result, haven't we ended up with teachers troubled by the loss of opportunities to teach the conventions and customs of social life, and with children who only want to do what they like?

  • 〜ているN5

    Describes an action in progress or the state that remains after an action happened — “is doing” or “is in the state of having done”.

    だから、一人ひとりが異なった興味や価値観を持つのは当然である」という考え方を肯定する人間観を意味しているのです。

    Therefore, it is only natural for each person to have different interests and values”; it means a view of human beings that affirms this way of thinking.

  • だ / ですN55 times in this passage

    The copula linking a noun or na-adjective to the subject — plain だ / polite です, 'is/am/are'.

    だから、一人ひとりが異なった興味や価値観を持つのは当然である」という考え方を肯定する人間観を意味しているのです

    Therefore, it is only natural for each person to have different interests and values”; it means a view of human beings that affirms this way of thinking.

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