ASP class at the second period in 4/25 Fri.

In the class, we got divided into five groups and discussed the following topics:
"What is a good discussion and what is bad discussion?"
"Japan should start teaching English(Language) from the beginning of Elementary school every day."
"The age of consent/adulthood should be 18(or other age) in Japan."

I felt it was very difficult to have a good discussion in English, but perhaps I couldn't do that in Japanese. Only expressing my opinion and listening to other people saying are not enough.We have to be able to summarize the contents of the discussion.If new opinions are made by sharing everyone's opinion, it's the best discussion. I must practice more!

The age of adulthood in Japan is 20 now.When we are 20, we are allowed to smoke and drink alcohol but we have to pay tax and pension.I think 18 is more appropriate and high school should be regarded as compulsory education because most Japanese people now go to high school and they graduate at 18.In Japan, going to high school isn't duty but little junior high school students are going not to enter high school.Similarly, many high school student take it for granted that they go to college.I actually was one of them. However, not so few students get jobs and work being independence after high school. Under the situation, people who are 18 or 19 can't feel equally they are responsible to communities they are in.