309 Behind the Controversy

Yamadagishi previously studied at Hitotsubashi University, and after graduation, he joined the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. After that, he left the honorable civil service to continue his studies and made some achievements in the field of education, and now he has returned to his former alma mater, Hitotsubashi University, as a professor.

has a brilliant resume, and has also published books that basically discuss the education issues of Dongying, and from time to time he will be invited by the TV station to be a guest on various programs.

Yamadagishi is also a celebrity in the academic world.

At the same time, he is also one of the most advocacy of liberal education, criticizing the score-first teaching system, and calling for reducing the burden on students.

As a pioneer who is crying for liberal education, Yamada Kishi is naturally very unaccustomed to the popular manga "Dragon Sakura", which came out last year.

There are still people who agree with the cruel test-taking education?

Can't they see the boredom and truancy caused by the high-pressure study system? Can't you see the current situation of students' mental health being affected by heavy study, and even breeding school bullying and violence?

Yamadagishi is very opposed to the idea of the supremacy of academic qualifications advocated in "Dragon Sakura", believing that being admitted to a prestigious university like Tokyo University can change your life.

So he used to criticize Qin Han and "Dragon Sakura" in his own articles or on TV.

It's just that because he is still more subtle in his expression, it didn't have much impact. Qin Han didn't even know that there was such a number one character in the world who liked to criticize "Dragon Sakura".

It's just that there are some fans of Qin Han who know this Yamada Kishi. When the other party criticizes "Dragon Sakura", he will leave a message to argue and refute it.

But this time, Yamada Kishi played a big one.

First of all, as a guest, he participated in a current affairs news program, and when discussing the teaching reform of Yinghua High School, he mercilessly denounced this as a completely irresponsible approach, and it was nonsense about the happiness and physical and mental health of children. The so-called "special training class" is just a speculative approach adopted by the school to make the school famous.

Then, Yamada's name criticized Qin Han: "Now some cartoonists, such as Qin Han, don't have a sense of social responsibility at all. In order for their comics to be able to attract attention, create gimmicks, and convey many wrong points of view. Young readers will have a very negative impact when they see such cartoons. I think that a cartoonist like Qin Han should first learn to be a qualified citizen and then draw comics. ”

This remark was very fierce, and even surpassed the differences in educational philosophy, and rose to the question of the personality of the Qin and Han dynasties.

After the program was broadcast, Yamada's remarks caused a lot of commotion. Not only Qin Han's fans, but also many ordinary people also felt that Yamada Kishi's words were too outrageous, and they called the TV station one after another to express their protests.

In the face of surging public opinion pressure, Yamadagishi did not flinch and refused to apologize. He also wrote a long article on his blog to criticize Qin Han's "Dragon Sakura" and Yinghua High School's practice of setting up a special training class for higher education.

Of course, while refuting dissidents like Qin and Han, Yamadagishi did not forget to promote his own views, advocating the benefits of a wave of liberal education.

After publishing the article, Yamadagishi glanced at his Twitter and found that it had been occupied by all kinds of opposing remarks. Some even directly attacked him in very ugly language.

"Hmph, a group of unqualified cyber mobs will only attack things and not people, and they will be of no use except polluting the network environment." He said dismissively.

However, the education expert seems to have forgotten that his radical remarks are also suspected of personal attacks on Qin and Han.

Although there are also some remarks that support Yamadagishi's relaxed education, but helplessly, Qin Han's number of fans is too large and his combat effectiveness is too strong, and he can't change the one-sided online public opinion situation at all.

Yamada Kishi simply turned off his phone, out of sight and out of mind.

He doesn't have time to waste time on these opponents on the Internet.

Looking at the time, it was already more than six o'clock in the afternoon. Yamadagishi leaves his home in Setagaya Ward and drives to an Ebisu family high-end restaurant for an appointment.

Arriving in Ebisu, in a nondescript alley, Yamadagishi found the place in an elegant, low-key setting that didn't look like a high-end restaurant from the outside.

Guided by a beautiful waiter in a kimono, Yamada Kishi went to a private room and met the distinguished guest he was going to meet with today, Shunichi Miura, a member of the House of Representatives of the Diet.

In the House of Representatives, this congressman is one of the politicians who are trying to promote the education reform of Dongying by means of legislation and implement a relaxed education policy, and he has the most active attitude.

The Toei Diet is divided into two chambers: the House of Councillors and the House of Representatives.

The House of Representatives has more power and is where the major political parties allocate their spheres of influence.

The House of Councillors has relatively small powers, but most of the members of the Senate are elected nationwide on a prefectural basis, and the composition of the Senators is more diverse and more reflective of the will of the people.

If a bill is filed, it must be passed by both the House of Representatives and the Senate for it to take effect.

The House of Representatives has more power, and if the party that submitted the bill has a two-thirds majority in the House of Representatives, even if the Senate rejects it, it will not be able to prevent the bill from taking effect.

However, the Kyodo Party, the ruling party of the Toei government, only occupies just over half of the seats in the House of Representatives.

Therefore, if Congressman Shunichi Miura, who belongs to the Kyodo Party, wants to promote the passage of the liberal education bill, the House of Councillors is a hurdle that cannot be bypassed.

Since the House of Councillors attaches great importance to the voice of the people when making decisions, Shunichi Miura needs to create an atmosphere of public opinion that "the masses of the people have had enough of the old-style cramming education and are demanding educational reform."

And Yamada Kishi, an education expert with a certain reputation and a good resume, is the best person to cheer for him, manipulate public opinion, and promote the passage of the bill.

"Miura-san, good evening."

"Professor Yamada, I watched your speech on TV yesterday, and it was very exciting."

After greeting each other, the two sat down on the tatami mats and began to let the restaurant serve the food.

After three rounds of drinking, Shunichi Miura already turned crimson. Still, his consciousness was clear. Talking about Yamada's TV show yesterday, he said, "Professor Yamada, your speech yesterday was very sharp, and it was very enjoyable to listen to. However, today's society has not yet reached a high enough sense of recognition for liberal education. Many parents are still skeptical. Those senators would never dare to do anything against the will of the voters for the sake of votes. So, we have to keep up the good work. Cartoons like "Dragon Sakura" that advocate backward educational ideas and mislead the general public must be refuted to the fullest! ”