サイコーの通知表（読みもの）
The Best Report Card
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『サイコーの通知表』
小学４年生の朝陽は、友だちの大河に、通知表の成績が悪かったからお年玉が減らされたと聞き、通知表について疑問を持つ。成績優秀な叶希は、勉強が苦手な妹がどんなにがんばっても最も低い評価しかつかないことに疑問を感じていると言う。そこで、朝陽は、担任のハシケン先生の通知表をつけようとふたりに提案し、クラス全員で取り組むことにする。朝陽たちは通知表とは何かを知るために、隣のクラスの厳格な大久保先生にインタビューし、通知表は保護者のためにあると言われて、通知表のあり方についてより深く考えるようになる。
子どもたちはハシケン先生を深く観察し、３学期終了間際に通知表を手渡す。通知表には授業や黒板、給食、休み時間、先生らしさなどの項目があった。その際３段階の評価のみでなく、項目ごとに評価の理由が述べられ、先生は「ぼくのいいところを見つけようとしてくれた」ことがうれしいと子どもたちに感謝する。子どもたちが自分自身で通知表とは何かを考え、クラス全員で話し合って、先生の通知表をどんなふうにつけるかを決め、自分たちの納得できる通知表を考える過程が興味深い。ハシケン先生は子ども思いの先生で、大久保先生は権威主義的という対比がわかりやすく、学校制度が抱える矛盾も描き出されている。（土居）
| 出版社 | 講談社 |
|---|---|
| 初版年 | 2021年 |
| ISBN | 978-4-06-522675-9 |
| ページ数 | 176頁 |
| サイズ | 20×14 |
| 対象年齢 | 9歳から |
| キーワード | 先生、通知表、友だち |
The Best Report Card
Asahi is in fourth grade. When he finds out that his friend, in punishment for a bad report card, had his New Year’s money deducted by his parents, Asahi wonders what report cards are for. Toki, the top student in their class, confides that she feels bad for her younger sister who always gets low marks no matter how hard she tries. Asahi proposes making a report card for their homeroom teacher, Hashiken, and the whole class gets involved. To find out what report cards are for, they interview a very strict teacher, Mr. Okubo, who teaches the class in the next room. He tells them that report cards are for their parents. The children realize that not every teacher sees report cards in the same way.
The fourth-graders are preparing to present their future dreams at a school event. Asahi, however, doesn’t have a dream. After pondering what to do, he decides to just be honest. At the end of the third term, the children present their teacher, Hashiken, with his report card. They mark his method of teaching, the way he writes on the blackboard, and even the way he eats his lunch, explaining why. Hashiken thanks them for pointing out his strengths. The contrast between Hashiken, who cares deeply about his students, and the more authoritarian Okubo is relatable, reflecting contradictions within the school system. The students’ exploration of what would make a report card meaningful for them and how to grade their teacher are convincing and intriguing. (Doi)
- Text: Kudo, Junko | Ill. Yoshizane, Megumi
- Kodansha
- 2021
- 176 pages
- 20×14
- ISBN 978-4-06-522675-9
- Ages 9 +
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