こっちの学生の製図の中間試験を一昨日やった。先生4人で学生1人１時間かけてやる。6人を午前3人、午後3人レビューした。全先生が7点満点で採点して平均点を出す4点以下で落第。その点を夕方全員の前で全員に伝える。めちゃシビア。自分が何番目か分かる。そして、これが最終ではなく、中間であることに驚く。彼らはここでもらったコメントもとに来学期仕上げる。そして同様の試験を7月頭にやり、そこでまた落第も現れる。さらにそこでのコメントを頼りに最終の仕上げを2ヶ月かけて行い、9月に最終試験を受ける。 今年9月に最終試験をみせてもらったけど、合格の点数を言い渡されるとみなさん歓喜に満ちた表情。部屋の外で待ち構えている友人たちの祝福に包まれていた。その時は何がそんなに嬉しいのかと思ったけれど。そのプロセスを知るとその気持ちはよく分かる。来年までに僕のスタジオの学生のプロジェクトが成長することを願ってやまない。帰国後は毎週夜中のズームで指導するが重責だなと思う。 The students here took their studio midterm exams the day before yesterday. Four teachers reviewed each student for an hour. Three in the morning and three in the afternoon reviewed six students. All teachers graded them out of 7, with an average less than 4 indicating a failing grade. The grades were announced to everyone in the evening in front of everyone. It was extremely strict. Students found out what place they placed. It is surprising that this was a midterm, not a final, exam. They will use the comments they received here to finish their work next semester. They then take a similar exam in early July, where some students will fail again. They then use the comments from this exam to refine their work over the next two months, spending the final time there. They then take the final exam in September. I was able to see the students' final exams this September, and when they received their passing grades, their faces were beaming with joy. They were surrounded by the congratulations of their friends waiting outside the rooms. At the time, I wondered what they were so happy about. Now that I understand the process, I understand why they feel that way. I sincerely hope that the projects of the students in my studio will grow by next year. After returning to Japan, I will be providing weekly late-night Zoom guidance, which I consider a heavy responsibility.