Even if you have a "tablet bullying", you should not stop the terminal per person

A sixth grade girl who attended Machida City Elementary School, Tokyo, died in November last year, leaving a will from multiple children.According to her girl's parents, she was damaged by the girls, such as being written in the tablet chat function.In response to this, some media reported that the GIGA School concept itself had triggered bullying, but it should be considered separately.

"Password operation must be said to be inappropriate."

This painful problem shocked the educational community further because the school distributed tablets were used as bullying tools, and the municipalities that Machida are advanced to ICT education.The elementary school that happened was a model school.

As soon as the problem was revealed, the Ministry of Education confirmed facts to Machida City and the Board of Education in Tokyo about the usage status of the terminal.At a meeting after the Cabinet meeting on the 17th, Hagiwata Literature said at the time that all children used the same password at the time.In addition, Hagihida, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, said, "The operation of these passwords is inappropriate even if the Ministry of Education's guidelines are inappropriate."

Criticism of "fear", "victim" and "tragedy"

If you use a tablet, you should be able to prevent schools from if you manage security well.Regarding this painful problem, why this happened, I would like the Machida City Board of Education and the school to thoroughly investigate the cause to prevent recurrence.

(Related article: [Machida Elementary 6 girl suicide] How to protect children from "Net bullying")

On the other hand, there were reports that "the fear of each person's terminal", the victim of the GIGA school concept, the tragedy of the tablet, and the GIGA school concept had a negative effect on children.If you take a tablet from your child due to bullying, it is a completely wrong line.You should stop here and think again about what kind of educational effects of children using tablets have a tablet.

What is the relationship between digital devices and children's “creativity”?

Software Adobe Co., Ltd. (Adobe) and educational venture Inspire High Co., Ltd. (hereinafter Inspire High) surveyed creativity development for more than 3,500 junior and senior high school students jointly with 29 schools nationwide.The result was announced.

One of the most notable children was that children with high self -awareness of creativity have a long history of using digital devices such as PCs and tablets than low children.

Taichi Sugiura, Representative Director of Inspire High, who conducted the survey, first talks about the problem of Machida City.

"It's a really sad event. The fact that the password is unified is the same thing as a society where all houses are the same key. Naturally, the house or the key should be bad, it is a matter of operation rules.Other than individual password management, other than teachers, the real name is unknown, and it is used anonymously, so that direct communication between students cannot be directly communicated between students, and the appropriate operation rules are formulated at the national level, such as locking the terminal at the nationwide level.You should

Sugiura emphasizes that "we should promote creativity, which is optimal and creative using ICT."

"Creative" children have a long tablet use period

In the survey, the child first answered questions, which are the components of creativity, and divided the child into "high self -awareness of creativity", a group that is confident in creativity and a "low" group.And I compared this group about tablet use time and everyday creation.Sugiura says.

"First of all, tablets are more than 50 % of children with 70 % of children who have high creativity.got it"

Photos, videos, illustration production and children's creativity

Furthermore, everyday manufacturing revealed the difference between children with high self -awareness of creativity and low children.

"When I asked if I could make things on a daily basis, I found that children who are doing photos processing, editing, shooting, editing, and illustrations, for example.About 40 % of children with high self -awareness answered that they did not do it, but nearly 60 % of the low children are low.

The difference between digital tool and "paper and pencil"

Haruko Koike, the director of Digitalization Marketing, co -investigated, said about the results.

"As a result of another survey, when I ask a high school student if I think I have creativity, about 50 % will answer" there ".When I asked if I did it, I was in the upper grades of elementary school to junior high school. This is the same for high school students who answered "there". In other words, the high school students are exactly the target of GIGA schools, especially in the upper grades of elementary school, junior high school, and children.It's an important time to be confident in creativity. "

In addition, Koike continues:

"It has been found that what is needed for children to be confident in creativity is" trial and error ", that is," failure and success experience ".It is connected. Comparing the learning of digital tools and "paper and pencil" in terms of output, "paper and pencil" takes effort to rewrite. On the other hand, digital tools are trial and error.Because the time is short, more trial and error is possible in the same time. There is also the characteristic that it is easy to realize learning that connects to society by sharing and quality. "

Think separately about the bullying of the terminal

Koike says, "The problem of bullying is a painful event that can be understood by your parents. Bullying is not allowed in any case."

"However, it is necessary to consider the occurrence of a terminal and bullying, because the bullying problem at school has been there for a long time. Device is a must -have tool in modern society, from other countries.Even in Japanese schools, it is just a place to make it a natural stationery, even in Japanese schools. "

Koike continues:

"The role of adults is to support how children can demonstrate creativity, while encouraging and understanding the dangers of incorrect usage, and determining the range that adults should prepare in terms of management according to the age of the child.I think it's going to be done. "

In order to nurture the creativity of children, education using terminals must never be stopped.At the same time, it is our responsibility to eliminate bullying and protect children.

[Writing: Fuji Television commentary Suzuki]