I feel that especially for junior and high school students, those who are already excellent can obtain an enriching environment to further enhance their abilities by utilizing their environment and skills. However, I also think that there is not enough support available to acquire the necessary skills, such as proposal abilities, to obtain such an environment, which may lead to a significant disparity in abilities.
In the future, I would like to try supporting individuals based on their enthusiasm, regardless of their current abilities (in fact, if they have abilities, they should be able to progress on their own). However, this is just an idea at this point and lacks feasibility. It is also not necessary to focus solely on creating things.
In other words, I feel that in order to be selected for study abroad programs, SecHack365, Mito Junior, and other development programs, a high level of competitiveness is required, which means that considerable abilities are necessary at that point. It may be necessary to have support organizations that do not focus on abilities alone but also include the ability to plan, come up with ideas, and various other skills.
Regarding possible solutions to these issues, I thought that the [GKA’s New Committee System] could be a viable option. Having something like the GKA’s New Committee System as part of “school life” or “school system” seems to have a lot of value, particularly as a “broad starting line” (not “extracurricular activities”). The concept of committees could be a very good position to start from, as it sets a “good hurdle/purpose” of being useful to the school, allowing individuals to progress without being overwhelmed by the broader world (such as the strong community on Twitter).
I also thought that GKADC could tackle these problems as well. The content I wrote here might be related. [Image]
However, it seems that the environment where individuals can naturally progress on their own is limited, assuming that there are talents who can be appointed as leaders (similar to the GKA model). Well, there are probably various ways to address this. (axokxi) Yes, I think this would be a perfect model if teachers or external experts were assigned to each committee to develop talents who can be appointed as leaders.
Let’s consider the case of [Myself]. I think I was fortunate enough to reach a point where I could progress on my own, mainly during my elementary school years. Factors such as the environment of a school and home that allowed me to do things freely, a creative community for Scratch, friends at school with whom I could share what I was doing, the flexibility gained from being able to study reasonably well, the pressure from my education-focused parents (pushing me towards visible awards), and the insensitivity typical of elementary school students (such as presenting at ScratchDay or U22) may have played a role.