“Zicho Ziko”

　　　　In my junior and high school,
I had chance to catch a glimpse of
the studying in university,
find problem and solve it myself.
We call this form of study “Zicho Ziko.”
This is my school policy.
It means that to look into
what we want to know,
then we think about it
based on what we look into.
It is pity that we didn’t feel it so much,
but there is always at least one chance
to feel it so much. It is in school trip.
In my school trip, teachers don’t
give usthe journey.
The time when we have to act
in class or grade is only meeting held at night
and a return transportation.

So, what did we do?

　　　　At first, we have to study about
the place we would go,and decide theme.
Anything is OK as long as it related in
the place, some chose history,
some chose traditional handiwork…
Then, we compose group (5~6 members)
based on each themeand we decide
what we want to go in group, thinking
what we have to go in order to know
what we want to know.
On that day, we act in group based on journey
made in advance, study in field,
And then we have to make report
after coming back.

In those days, I didn’t know the meaning
of traveling such a way well.
However, I look back and realize that
it is very useful for us to experience university study.
This way of studying is little hard, but I like it,
because I can know what I want to know.

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