Mayumi writes:
I was especially interested in his talk about
university. I didn't know there were A-level grades for university,
such as A, A, A, or B, B, B, and students could choose which university
is suitable in this way. Thus, the way of choosing a university
is interesting. Both in England and in Japan, the percentage of
students who advance to university is increasing, but in Japan,
the motivation of students is decreasing. They are usually sleeping
in class. He said that they wanted to enjoy themselves and be
relaxed in their lives. I think it's necessary for us to enjoy
daily life, but it's more important to understand why we entered
university, so we need to balance study and taking a rest.
I agree with his sharing child care. Today the women who have
jobs are increasing, so the way of thinking about sharing childcare
and housework is very important. In Japan, there was the thought
that men should work and women should do the housework for a long
time. The thought is recently gradually changing, but I think
it still remains.
He said the weak point of Japanese people was Japanese people
were too shy and it is usually said. However, I didn't realize
that foreigners often feel that about us, because we have lived
here since we were born. Therefore listening to his talk about
Japan was very interesting.