Japan's educational system is so revolutionary that it currently trains children as "Citizens of the world," not as Japanese.
A revolutionary pilot plan called "Brave Change" (Futoji no henko) is
being tested in Japan, based on the Erasmus, Grundtvig, Monnet, Ashoka, and
Comenius educational programs.
It is a conceptual change. They will understand and accept different cultures
and their horizons will be global, not national.
The 12-year program is based on the following concepts:
- Zero filler subjects.
- Zero homework.
- And it only has 5 subjects, which are:
1. Business Arithmetic.
Basic operations and use of financial calculators.
2. Reading.
They start by reading a page a day from the book that each child chooses and
end by reading a book a week.
3. Civics.
Understanding this as total respect for the laws, civil value, ethics, respect
for the rules of coexistence, tolerance, altruism, and respect for ecology and
the environment.
4. Computing.
Office, Internet, social networks, and online business.
5. Languages.
Four or five alphabets, cultures, and religions, including Japanese, Latin, English, German, Chinese, and Arabic, with social exchange visits to families in each
country during the summer.
What will be the result of this program?
Young people who are 18 years old speak 4 languages, know 4 cultures, and know 4
alphabets.
- They are experts in using their computers and cell phones as work tools.
- They read 52 books a year.
- They respect the law, ecology, and coexistence.
- They handle business and financial arithmetic perfectly.
