An important task for future children will be to cultivate strength for living robust lives with enriched minds. For this purpose,it is necessary to continue to pay special attention to cultivating in children the mindset to be considerate and thankful to others,and to be willing to dedicate themselves to the public good. One school has an internship program which enjoys the cooperation of local industrial circles. Students work enthusiastically in displaying fresh foods at supermarkets,selling quality confec-tionery at department stores,and working in other environments. Each day practical training ends,students make entries in their journals in which they de-scribe things they have noticed or areas in which they can improve,and the employee in chargeadds comments to them.
Students then submit a report at the end of the semester.
It is said that the only adults with whom many students can communicate are their parentsand teachers. However,it would appear that internships allow students to make new discoveriesthrough interaction with other adults,for example,employees and customers at the internshipworkplace. On the whole,students have taken good impressions away from their internship experiences,considering them enjoyable and rewarding in terms of learning. When I was working,someone said to me,You are doing well. I neverknew how wonderful it was to be treatedlike that.