School education has not been concerned with what students would learn and experience in class, so much so that students, the subject of the education, have been alienated from the lesson scene. One method for solving this problem is called the Studen...
School education has not been concerned with what students would learn and experience in class, so much so that students, the subject of the education, have been alienated from the lesson scene. One method for solving this problem is called the Student-participatory class and was published as a slogan through Free Semester in middle school and the 2015 Revised National Curriculum. Therefore, present middle school teachers are directly being asked to teach Student-participatory class. Current political understanding of Student-participatory class is more or less insufficient and limited to drawing students' participation, especially engagement. However, teachers in school fields are considered to have more extensive understanding of Student-participatory class and to be able to have a practical effect on students' engagement. Currently, middle school teachers are directly required to do 'Student-participatory class.' However, it is not easy to apply at the 'Student-participatory class’ current educational scene. Students and teachers need to be prepared. Education emphasizes education that will help students predict and prepare for the future of their careers. In other words, for education for the future, the focus should not be on looking at a tree, but on fostering a creative human being who can also see the forest together. To this end, we need to find ways to apply Student-participatory class to enhance creative ability in the middle school curriculum and apply them gradually on the site. There has been an atmosphere around the world, including those of OECD countries since the 21st century, emphasizing core competences that actively deal with the future society rather than learning and memorizing knowledge. Schools that prepare students for the future should help foster creative ability to enhance their core competencies by reflecting these age trends. However, these core competences cannot be nurtured in a way that unilaterally conveys existing knowledge. Therefore, students need to take the lead in learning projects, experiments, and practices that students explore themselves, gather together to produce results, self-directed learning that allows students to find answers on their own, and discussion classes that allow them to communicate with each other. It is important to spread Student-participatory class as a form of classes that are more suitable for developing their competencies by achieving different educational goals. In addition, teachers should play a role of volunteers in getting students to lead the class away from the role of communicator of existing curriculum knowledge. Students will be able to be more self-reliant and proactive when teachers properly play a role of facilitator in creating a learning environment and guiding and promoting the learning process rather than going to the front of the class.