Prime Minister Shinzo Abe held the 20th meeting of the Education Rebuilding Implementation Council at the Prime Minister's Office.
During the meeting, discussion took place on the future of the education system.
The Prime Minister said in his opening address,
“Today, I would like you to discuss specific issues related to the ideal for teachers in line with education system reform.
In discussions to date, you have considered the ideal durations for compulsory education and the delineation of different stages of education. As part of these discussions, you have suggested making the transition between kindergarten, elementary school, junior high school, and high school as smooth as possible, in line with the developmental stages of children, among other views.
This relates to the ideal for licensing and training for teachers. Today, I would like you to deepen discussion on the ideal for teachers, including such issues.
Teachers play an extremely important role for the realization of education rebuilding in that they are in contact with children on a daily basis and provide guidance to them. Therefore, we must draw talented human resources to actual places of education.
In particular, I believe teachers should be able to provide guidance in a practical manner so as to fill children with a sense of purpose, as well as draw out and enhance their motivation and ambition to learn.
In addition, I think it is significant that we provide education with the cooperation of human resources from outside the education sector who have a diverse range of experience and insight.
I hope to hear your opinions from a broad perspective, including on these issues.”