Description Preface | No matter how old we grow, we can always keep learning PART 1: 'Learning' Is Playing, and 'Playing' Is Learning; Rediscovering the Basics of Learning Through Facing Students Again 01. Returning to the Nada School Classroom Nearly 100 Years Old Question what seems obvious Even without meaning, it's enough if it's fun 02. Creating an Environment Where Children Can Play with Peace of Mind The secret is turning work into a hobby No need to force competition through grades 03. Test-Taking Techniques Aren't Needed for College Entrance Exams Bonds with friends built through classical studies It's fine to walk the path you want to walk My own exam experience of putting everything into overcoming a weak subject POINT: Points for 'Learning' That Feels Like 'Playing' PART 2: Korean Language Arts, the Stepping Stone to the Joy of Learning; Balancing 'Reading' and 'Writing' Matters 01. An Encounter with a Book That Changed My Destiny The goal: a class that nourishes the soul! Memories of elementary school days revived The path to slow reading that began with reading competitions 02. Don't Search for the 'Right Answer' — Enjoy Thinking Itself The countless value of 'side paths' Moving children's hearts through the Silver Spoon lessons 03. Reading Books Enriches Life Even what you don't understand now will surely help someday Memorize first! That alone is enough 04. Writing More Makes Language Skills Grow and Grow Being praised for writing makes you love Korean language more and more What matters more than whether writing is 'good' or 'bad' is the attitude behind it Easy 'reading' and 'writing' training you can do at home POINT: Points for Correcting Your Child's Language Skills PART 3: The Essence of Learning Revealed Through Teaching; Stories of Trial and Error with Children 01. 50 Years as a Teacher at Nada School, Which Began by Chance A laissez-faire approach that sparks a rookie teacher's motivation 'Sibling squabbles' with mischievous students 02. Trial and Error Is the Shortcut to Success Wandering and struggling together with the children Sincerity is always conveyed in the end Being told 'you strayed too far off track' as a 'high compliment' 03. The Baptism of Freedom and Responsibility No One Can Avoid A new encounter with students beginning from the entrance exam Children's individuality that never changes even as times change A firm scolding when the atmosphere gets out of hand Enjoy freedom only after learning good judgment first Being considerate of others is proof of being an adult POINT: Points That Connect 'Teaching' and 'Learning' PART 4: The Side Paths of 'Learning' and 'Realization' Overflowing in Daily Life; What I Hope Future Adults Will Know 01. Having Something You're Bad At Makes Studying Enjoyable Too! Create your own personal textbook A wedding speech that was a total failure became a turning point No need to worry if others laugh My weak point, 'speaking,' became a big topic of conversation What matters in a story is heart, not form 02. Stimulation Gained Through Learning Creates Room to Breathe Strengthen your Korean language skills before learning English! Sometimes 'rote' education is necessary 03. Life's Joy Is Proportional to the Number of Hobbies You Have Hobbies build your ability to respond to life When you're into something, dive in fully; when you're done, stop cleanly Always look for questions POINT: Points on the 'Side Paths' Overflowing in Daily Life PART 5: Life Is a Continuation of Learning; A Century's Worth of Accumulated Footsteps of the Power to Live 01. The 'Way of Life That Flows with the Current' That Enriches Life Do what you love, as much as you love it If you want to live life well, go with the flow 02. Bonds with Students That Transcend Generations Encounters are not coincidence but destiny 03. The Eternal Miracle of the Silver Spoon Lessons A balance of body and mind is needed to live healthily The unchanging rhythm of life carried on since the Nada School days Realizations gained through eating and drinking Thinking about the Earth as a whole An unfulfilled dream: Great Revival and the 'Silver Spoon' POINT: Points on the 'Learning' That Further Enriches Life Afterword Special Appendix | A Dialogue with Takeshi Hashimoto