2020/02/15

ハーバード研修3日目

日本語レポート

引き続きあいにくの雨で、まだキャンパスツアーが行われておりません。本日の最初の講義は「ホームレス」についてでした。

とある男子学生についても学びました。彼は、ホームレスで家族もいませんでしたが、努力の結果ハーバードに入学することができました。これは特殊な例だとは思いますが、あきらめずに最大限の努力をすれば違った人生を送ることができることを示しているようでした。

2つ目の授業は、「美しさと男女の役割について」でした。このトピックは生徒たちにとって、興味深いもので、美しさの概念も男女の役割も、国によってとらえ方が違うことを学びました。また、女性が家事や育児を引き受けるべきかなど、いくつかの質問に対して真剣に考えていました。

以下に、本日の講義に対する生徒たちの感想を載せます。

・ワークショップでは自分のことを掘り下げて考えることができ、ハーバードの学生などの話を聞けた。自分の目標を叶えるための方法を考えていくことが楽しくて、今までより多くの視点から自分のことを見つめることができて嬉しかった。

・自分の考えをグループで話したら、先生が考えを受け入れてくださって、下手な英語でも言いたい事が伝わったのが素直に嬉しかった。

English Report

Harvard University Program Day 3

Today we had more rain this morning so we couldn’t have our Harvard campus tour yet, but it looks like we will finally have blue skies tomorrow so tomorrow we will finally learn more about campus the buildings, and the history of Harvard. Our first lecture today was about homelessness at Harvard and causes of it. The causes of homelessness are not always so obvious and, we, sometimes, might have a very stereotypical view of homeless people though their reasons for being homeless might be extremely different from what we thought. On the flip side, even though someone might be homeless it doesn’t mean that they are not capable of escaping from their situation. In one case that we studied today, we learned about a boy who was homeless and had no family, but was able to enter Harvard through his hard work and effort. I think this is a very rare case, but it shows that by never giving up and always trying your hardest that it is possible to create a different and better life than what you have.

Our second lecture today was about beauty standards and gender roles. This was great for students to think about what is beautiful? and why do we think that he or she is beautiful based on social standards and popular culture. Of course, it is easy to understand how standards would vary country by country and how they wouldn’t always be the same. Gender roles also vary country by country, and thinking about why we have gender roles (and if they actually should be accepted or not) was very important for students to ponder. Especially like should women stay home and take care of the house and kids while men work? Is this still an acceptable gender role, or is it time for roles to evolve into something that is more fair and acceptable to everyone? These were some of the questions that students discussed in their second lecture today.