성화학생(2세)의 길 - 161 - 시험과 점수 / 試験と点数 / Examination and Marks

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성화학생의 길 - 161
제4장 학교와 공부
제4절 공부

5. 실력과 점수

2) 시험과 점수

학생은 자기 학교에서 최고의 성적을 내는 것이 소원입니다. 과거에서부터 현재에 이르기까지 학교의 역사적인 기반을 넘어서는 최고의 성적을 내는 것이 학생들의 욕망이라는 것입니다.

이렇게 최고의 기록을 내는 기준을 중심으로 하여 학교는 새로운 역사적인 전통이 세워지고 발전하는 것입니다. 그 최고의 성적을 낸 기준이 몇 점이냐에 따라서, 그 기준이 올라가면 올라갈수록 그 학교는 유명해지고 발전하는 것입니다. 

만일 10년 전에 공부를 잘하는 어떤 학생이 최고의 성적을 올렸는데, 그 학생의 성적 기록을 현재까지도 깨지 못했다면 그 학교는 발전하는 학교가 아 니라는 것입니다.

즉 과거를 회상하는 입장에 있으면 미래의 새로운 기록을 향하여 전진할 수 없습니다. 그러한 학교는 발전할 수 없는 것입니다. 그렇지만 어제보다 오늘 이 시간이 낫고, 오늘 이 시간보다 내일이 점점 더 나아진다면 그 학교는 무한히 발전하는 것입니다. (41-13)

공부를 잘 하는 학생은 안심할 날이 없습니다. 시험을 잘 치르고도 걱정해야 됩니다. 시험 점수가 98점이 나왔다면 100점 못 맞은 것이 걱정입니다. 2점을 올리기 위해 더 열심히 해야 최고가 될 수 있지 98점에 만족하면 후퇴하는 것입니다.

학교에 가서 학과 공부 많이 하고 복잡한 과정을 거치는 사람이 훌륭합니까, 복잡하다고 제일 꼴찌라는 구렁텅이로 가는 사람이 더 훌륭합니까? 어떤 게 더 쉽습니까? 쉬운 것을 찾아가는 사람은 절망이 기다리는 것이요, 어려운 것을 찾아가는 사람은 희망이 기다리는 것입니다. 이것은 천지이치입니다. (96-190)

二世の道 - 161
第4章 学校と勉強
第4節 勉強

5. 実力と点数

2) 試験と点数

学生たちを中心にしてみれば、自分の学校で最高の成績を取りたいのが望みです。過去から現在に至るまで、学校の歴史的な基盤を越すことのできる最高の成績を取りたいのが学生たちの欲望だというのです。このように最高の記録を出せる基準を中心として、学校は新しい歴史的な伝統が立てられ発展するのです。

その最高の成績を出せる基準が何点かに従い、その基準が上がれば上がるほど、その学校は有名になり発展するのです。もし、一〇年前に勉強がよくできる学生が最高の成績を上げたのに、その学生の成績記録を現在までも崩せなかったとすれば、その学校は発展する学校でないのです。

すなわち、過去を回想する立場にあっては、未来の新しい記録に向けて前進できる立場に立てないのです。そのような学校は発展できません。けれども、昨日よりも今日この時間がよく、今日この時間より明日がだんだんよくなれるなら、その学校は無限に発展するのです。（四一・一三）

勉強がよくできる学生たちは、安心する日がありません。試験をうまく受けても心配しなければなりません。試験を受けて点数をみれば九八点です。このようなときは「ああ、 一〇〇点になれなかった」とまた心配です。

「その二パーセントを私が落ちたのでより熱心にしなければならない」そうすればそれが最高になるのであり、「ああ、九八点ならいいだろう、私は九八点なら十分だ」とすれば、そこからは後退するのです、後退。

皆さん、学校に行けば学校に行き、学課の勉強をたくさんして複雑な過程を経た人は立派です。複雑なのでいちばんびりというどん底に行くという人がもっと立派ですか？　

どんなものがより易しいですか？　〇点は〇ではありません、〇？　穴がぽっかりと空いたので、出るのが易しいでしょう、どこにでも。それでがけに穴をあけるのが易しいですか、穴があるところを出るのが易しいですか？　どちらが易しいですか？

一〇〇をみれば、この前にどんじり（〇）をやたらに殴る棒（一）が守っていると私は考えます。この〇が打たれても勝手に行ってくっついてはいけません。それはきっちり間隔をとらなければなりません。それがどれほど秩序整然としているかというのです。それはいいですか？　易しいことを探していく人は絶望が待ち、難しいことを探していく人は希望が待ちます。これは天地の道理だということを知らなければなりません。分かりましたか？（九六・一九〇）

皆さんは 一〇〇点をもらいますか、もっとつけて一二〇点をもらいますか？　皆一二〇点をもらいたいでしょう？　一二〇点もありえます。私が昔学校に通ったとき、一〇五点までもらったことがあります。（笑い）どのようにして一〇五点をもらったのでしょうか？　そのとき、担任の先生が感嘆したというのです。一〇五点になったといって何の審判や裁判を受けますか ？

ないという話は何かといえば、ありうるという話です。ですから、皆さんの愛が何点くらいなのか気になるのです。そうでしょう？（はい）。（三三・二八一）

The Way For Students - 161
Chapter 4. School And Study
Section 4. Study

5. Abilities and Marks

2) Examination and Marks

Every student has a wish to keep the best record in his school. It is the student's desire to exceed the historical foundation of the school and to be a record breaker from the past to the present. Centering on this new record the new historical tradition of the school can be established and developed.

Centering on the standard of the best marks recorded, the higher it goes up, the higher fame the school establishes and develops. If any record which a student established ten years ago still cannot be broken by the marks of any student, that school is said to be an undeveloping school.

As long as the school is in the position to run back over the past, it cannot stand in the position to go forward for the new record in the future. On the contrary, if today is better than yesterday, and tomorrow will become better and better than today, the school will be eternally developing. (41-13)

The student with brains doesn't have a day to feel relieved. With good marks in the exams he still feels uneasy about his future.

Getting 98 marks on an exam, he would say, "Oh, no! It isn't 100 marks" in anxiety. In this case, if he says, "I missed 2 marks, I will try much harder," he will become the best. On the contrary, if he says, "Yes! It's good enough with 98 marks. I am satisfied with 98 marks," he is going backward.

Let me talk about school. Who is the better, the man who studied very hard passing through the complicated processes, or the man who thinks it is so complicated that he wants to be at the tail end?

Which is easier? Zero is a hole, isn't it? It is easy to go out anywhere through the hole. Which is easier, to try to make a hole on a cliff, or to go out through a way of escape? Which is easier?

To talk about the number "100," 1 think the beating stick 'T' is to keep watching the bottom man "0" in front of it. This hole "0" cannot keep close to another "0" as it wishes even in case of being beaten. It must keep a certain space between them. They are in good order. But, is it good?

Anyone who's seeking easy things will meet despair. On the contrary the man who does not seek to avoid hardships will meet hope. You have to know it is the nature of the cosmos. Do you understand? (96-190)

Do you want 100 marks or 120 marks, adding 20? All of you want to get 120 marks, don't you? I received as much as 105 marks when I was in school. (laughing) How did I get 105 marks?

My homeroom teacher then was struck by me. Do you have to be put on trial for getting 105 marks? It means you can have those marks if you don't have to be. I wonder what marks your love can have. (33-281)