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 Creativity is an essential skill for children these days. Being creative means not only making new ideas about certain issues, but also staying emotional well being. Creative is not given to all of us, so they should work constantly. They can improve more creativity by learning literature, arts, and science. 

 First, children can be more creative by interacting with literature because they can cultivate imagination. Children see scenes of works in their head, and think about the message of stories based on the contexts. When I was a high school student, I took literature class; I enjoyed discussing the meaning of expressions in literature. I also had fun  with writing the continuation of literature by maximizing my imagination. These experiences help me when I try to achieve the goal; I imagine that I will succeed in the big presentation. This routine changes my mind negative and anxiety to positive and motivated.

 Second, I think visual arts are effectieve to be creative because children can learn the way to express their own values, thoughts, beliefs. Looking at many wonderful paintings, and  listening to impressive music gives children a lot of inspiration. For example, In my high school art class,  I was inspired by Gauguin's sense of value to death, so I created my own ideas to death, then made a big artwork. In this way, children can learn new perspectives to a theme, and by analyzing many artworks, they can show their ideas. 

 Finally, children can invent new views through science because today’s science is developed by many people’s inventions and discoveries. They repeated failure and success, and estimated the factors. Likewise, students can improve their creativity by figuring out questions, and observing in their daily lives. For instance, when I was an elementary school student, I came up with the question; the relationship between hardness of egg and time of boiling. I tried to observe and compare some kinds of time for boiling. Children can create fresh ideas by exploring their questions and experimenting.

These days, remote learning has become common in many universities in the world as the preventive measure against covid-19. Almost all students are able to learn at home. While remote learning gives students more free time and security, students struggle with learning disabilities and less communication. I will look at some pros and cons of remote learning from the perspective of students. 

 First, student’s free time increases by remote learning because they do not have to go to school. That means they can spend time on other things such as studying or hobbies. In my case, my university switched to remote learning, so I can take more time for researching and brushing up my thesis, so I feel my learning deepened.  However, students would struggle with time management .Some students might not be motivated to attend online class, or some of them have to work their assessments constantly. As a result, their daily schedule would be disrupted. 

 Second, remote learning is convenient because students can access the class by having one laptop. On the other hand, some students have difficulty ensuring the learning environment; students do not have necessary tools for remote learning, or students cannot secure their learning space because of family. This problem causes the gap of learning among students. 

 Finally, remote learning affects students mentally. Students do not have to worry about infection of viruses. The university is the place many students gather, but students can learn at home, and their security will be protected. In addition, even if there is a face to face class, they have to wear masks, and talking time is limited. In remote class, students can talk freely online. Meanwhile, the frequency of  communication decreases. Students cannot meet each other, and this causes loneliness and isolation. For example, I take online classes at home, and I cannot ask questions and talk to my friend easily, so sometimes I feel isolated. 

More than ever, schools promote small class sizes; in my hometown, the prefectural governor decided to reduce the size of classes (about 10 students) in elementary schools. I agree with this movement because this encourages student’s academic performance overall. 

 First, it is comfortable for students to express their ideas in the small class. There are few students in the class, so students do not have to hesitate to speak their opinions. When I was a high school student, there were only 9 people in the class. Compared to the large class, it was easy for me to talk in the class. In a large class, I hesitated to ask a question for the teacher, but in the small class, I became able to speak up my opinion gradually. Likewise, reducing the size of class makes students join the class more positively. This means the communication between students and teachers is encouraged. 

 Second, making the size of class small is beneficial for discussion. These days, it has become important for students to communicate with others. In small classes, separating groups is easier than large classes. Additionally,  the groups should be composed of fewer people, so students are comfortable to cooperate with other students. For example, I had plenty of opportunities to have discussions when I was in the small class. It was fresh for me to exchange ideas with other students, and I enjoyed it. As a result, reducing the size of class is eligible for discussion activity, which is significant for students to improve their skills of expression. 

 Finally, students can get their individual attention from teachers. Because there are few people in the class, teachers are easy to understand about student’s weaknesses and strengths. When I was a high school student, my teachers recognized me, so they gave useful advice for my academic performance. For example,  my teachers noticed I had strength for making art, so they encouraged me to draw things for the presentation and studying. Therefore, students can get attention from teachers in the small class, and teacher’s advice helps student’s learning.