Maybe not.
Yeah. More than before.
The main reason why it’s increase is that so many people understand what is the autism and what it’s the ADHD. That’s why parents easily think that we will have a medical examination and …
I mean that many get autism and ADHD, the number of the ADHD and autism increase it’s because from the brains.
No.
Not really.
I also have some interest about inclusive education, because in Japan, the number of the children goes down, but the percentage of the children who have disabilities goes up, so …how can I say … [non-English-speech] .
You think this system for the STEAM education will maybe going better in these six years?
Are there any people who can supervise them from the ministry?
It’s not stuff from the ministry? It’s stuff from the community.
Manga.
[laughs]
Mainly, the children only can communicate with parents and teachers. There are lots of other adults, and it can be helpful to imagine.
By meeting someone who already has the skills they want to get…
By using the manga, video, and podcast, the image comes to teachers. After that, they have to shift to the execution stage. For example, the project-based learning or…
It’s easier to imagine.
So the Minister make this…
Yeah. It’s difficult for them to do… [laughs]
Yeah, yeah. I mean that even if they know about this…
Yeah, teachers.
How to prepare …
So this is the time?
Yes. Various changes are required.
It’s very difficult for the teachers to…
Mainly the teachers have to make the…
It’s including the media literacy.
[laughs] Yes.
Including art, yes. [laughs] What is going on in Taiwan, and what is the thing that your team aims for…?
That is why we made the programming schools in 2014. From 2020, the Japanese government start to make the programming classes in elementary school. I think government shows some goals but teachers don’t have clear visions yet. Just we try to use the programming. That’s why we have to make ...
Right. That’s why some of the autism is very good at programming, better than using the natural language. And so, we made the programming schools.
LITALICO provide the services for the children with autism,ADHD,LD from 2011. They have some difficulties when they want to communicate with others and when they attend classes in school. We also have the program for children to learn programming, and it start from 2014. I also was the teacher for ...
Oh, really.
Yeah, about the education for every children, because…How can I say it? Our company is…
The first thing is about the…
Right. I have so many topics that I want to talk about. [laughs]
That’s why I want to talk about the education, mainly.
I’m from Code for Japan. But I also come from the company, LITALICO which provide the services for the children who have disabilities. and I am the student of the university, to make some programs to help the children who cannot sleep because of the disabilities.
[laughs] Why isn’t that on?
