2000 年 9 巻 p. 109-118
Jingo Shimizu (1884-1960) has been involving in practical study for reform of educational method as a teacher of Elementary School attached to Nara Women's Higher Normal School from 1911 to 1945. The purpose of this article is to examine his educational idea in order to argue about his method and attitude of study for his educational practice. He has always discussed his educational practice as not a theoretician but a practical man. He learned many theories of New Education and improved his skills of educational practice. Especially he found the expectation of his growth as a teacher in practice of the theory of learning method, “Gakusyuu-hou” by Takeji Knoshita. Characteristics of his method for studies are the follows:
1. The importance of records of educational facts
2. The importance of learning educational theory by reading and observation of instruction
3. The importance of criticism and questions from the others and a talk with many teachers
4. The importance of preparation of teaching and the practice
Next he has always respected for autonomy and originality of children based on theories of child-centered education. But occasionally, he has taught positively in case of necessity without the doctrine. He emphasized that self-discipline and character-build are important for teachers. But on the other hand he had view of the teaching profession to enjoy his job based on his educational practice and study. As a teacher works harder, children grow better. He emphasized that the person who could enjoy the pleasure of this spirit had qualification as a guide of learning. The ability integrated his study with his practice was formed while he made an effort every day for the study of educational practice seeking for the practical subject how the teacher could lead children to autonomous learning. I think that a teacher should acquire his or her ability and attitude not by means of forced a standardized spirit upon a teacher by the power of the outside but by means of studying freely with the systematic and social preparation of requirements.
