📚 Is 'My child is lethargic' a misunderstanding? A former teacher who stopped assigning homework talks about how to draw out a child's natural 'upward energy'

Last night, I talked about education with Tankyu-san.

I would like to share a little bit of what we discussed last night.

“I get frustrated every day checking homework.”
“I’m worried my child won’t be able to find what they really want to do...”

For parents and teachers in the child-rearing generation,
“homework” is perhaps one of the most troublesome themes.

In the video's comment section, voices were raised saying
“It’s a homework-checking festival,” “I always end up getting frustrated and snapping at them.”
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However, Tankyu-san, a former teacher, took on a challenge in his own class that was revolutionary at the time:

To stop “homework, tests, and teaching.”

What was the result?

The answer that came from the children was surprising.

It wasn't, “I'm happy homework is gone!”... instead,

they replied, “I want to research things I like.”

The energy of “liking” something far exceeds obligation.

The children began a wide variety of independent studies, such as making slime and researching rankings of K-pop idols.

This activity of pursuing what they “like” naturally included
“research learning (language arts skills),” “calculations (math),” and “chemical experiments (science)”—elements of each subject across the board.

Tankyu-san says,

“I believe that's where being absorbed in something lies.”

Children do not move because they are forced by someone else.

They are driven by a pure upward energy that wells up from within themselves, a desire to “know” and “achieve.”

If your child seems lethargic right now, or is doing homework because they feel forced to,

that might be a sign that you are suppressing the energy they naturally possess within the framework of “obligation.”

What we should do is provide “support.”

The role of teachers and parents is to

shift from being 'instructors' to 'supporters of passion'.

to shift to.

When children are absorbed in what they love, they don't get into trouble.
Acknowledge their autonomous learning and 'validate' it by displaying it outside the classroom or home.
As a result, conversations between parents and children, and even relationships with classmates, have become richer.

Rather than demanding perfect homework,
believe in the child who pursues what they 'love,' even if it is imperfect.

That trust of yours is what ignites a child's heart and
becomes the strongest engine for them to carve out their own life.

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You can watch the full version of the passionate conversation between two former teachers here.

[Let's Talk] Breaking through the lunch break! Talking about inquiry and education with Tankyu-san!

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