Abstract

The human brain is designed to remember things that are fun. Furthermore, even in competition with others for exams, if you enjoy it, you will naturally do it twice as hard, making it easier to achieve your goal of improving your grades and passing. Having fun is important in two ways. However, if you are driven by a sense of obligation and make studying a chore, it will have the opposite effect, even if you are doing good things. This book will teach you how to remove that sense of obligation and make studying fun for parents and children at home.

Author’s Information

Representative of Shingakukai, a cram school specializing in junior high school entrance exams. Silver medalist in mathematics at the Olympics. Graduated from Kaisei Junior and Senior High School and Keio University Faculty of Law. After 10 years of experience as a cram school instructor, he opened Shingakukai Jiyugaoka School in 2014 and currently operates two schools, including Meguro School. While it is said that only one in four children pass the entrance exam for their first choice school, Shingakukai has been successful in getting over 40% of children into their first choice school every year. With the concept of "developing the ability to grow on one's own," he thoroughly teaches in a small, homely atmosphere to build up the foundation of academic ability, starting from the personality that is the foundation of academic ability. In the main junior high school entrance exam course, in addition to math, Japanese, science, and social studies, he also holds a unique class called "homeroom," where he teaches self-management techniques such as scheduling and PDCA, as well as coaching to develop a mindset for growth. All of these contents are backed by the latest educational psychology, and his evidence-based teaching is highly supported, especially by fathers of science majors. Shingakukai's teaching philosophy and teaching methods are also distributed through e-mail newsletters, which are currently subscribed to by approximately 3,500 worried parents. More than 90% of the students are recruited through word of mouth, referrals, and e-mail newsletter readers who have become fans. / A mother of two elementary school children living in Saitama Prefecture. As a manga artist and illustrator, she creates comic essays, practical manga, and illustrations. She has gained support for her fun, easy-to-understand, and approachable expressions. Her books include "Even if you fall, you're positive" (Overlap), "Disorders disappear! 10-second fascia relaxation" (Shufunotomosha), and "Manga makes it easy! Learn SNS marketing in 7 days" (Gakken). She also posts comic essays about childcare and hobbies on SNS.