令和４（2022）年度 第１学年入学・第２学年４月編入学選抜検査
Spring Entrance Examination 2022 for 1st and 2nd Grade Applicants

外国語作文（英語）
Foreign Language Essay (English)
令和４（2022）年２月３日（木）実施
Thursday, February 3, 2022

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東京学芸大学附属国際中等教育学校

TOKYO GAKUGEI UNIVERSITY INTERNATIONAL SECONDARY SCHOOL

Read the passage below and answer the following question.
Faced with high stress levels among adolescents and a mental health crisis that includes
worsening suicide rates, some states in the US are now allowing students to declare a mental
health day.
In the last two years alone, many states have passed bills permitting children to be absent fromschool for mental or behavioral health reasons.
Late last year, the advocacy group Mental Health America surveyed teenagers about the top
three things that would be most helpful for their mental health. More than half of the respondents
cited the ability to take a mental health break or absence from either school or work. And in apoll of more than 1,500 teenagers conducted in May of last year, 78 percent of those surveyed
said schools should support mental health days to allow students to prioritize their health.
Dr. Harold S. Koplewicz, medical director of the Child Mind Institute and a child and adolescent
psychiatrist based in New York City, views mental health days as a joyous occasion: anopportunity to have fun.
Ideally, you can use mental health days as a way to celebrate your child’s efforts in school, hesaid. But don’t use mental health days to help your child avoid situations at school that are
making them uncomfortable, he cautioned.
The phrase “mental health day” might make some kids and parents uncomfortable. With that inmind, the school board in Montgomery County, Maryland, decided that it will excuse absences
taken for “student illness and well-being,” starting in the new school year.
One advantage of declaring a “mental health day” and recognizing its importance at the statelevel is that — ideally — using this kind of language can help families start to have more open
conversations about subjects related to mental health, and potentially reduce some of the stigma
associated with self-care, an expert said.
Modified from:The New York Times, August 23, 2021

QUESTION
Do you think having mental health days is a good idea? Support your opinion with at least
two reasons based on your knowledge and/or experience.

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令和４（2022）年度 第１学年入学・第２学年４月編入学選抜検査
Spring Entrance Examination 2022 for 1st and 2nd Grade Applicants
外国語作文（英語）

解答用紙 ／ Foreign Language Essay (English)

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