Come out! Child

Author: (Japanese) Matsunaga Setsuko
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Publish Date: 2003-07-01
Features: Should children grow up at home? A couple who run a bakery break the myth that "studying abroad is for wealthy families." They sent their children to the UK, the US, and Hokkaido, launching an unprecedented educational experiment. The Matsunaga family, who run a small bakery called "Rakutou" in Osaka, Japan, is a lively household with an action-oriented and cheerful mother (the author), a merchant with an artistic temperament as the father, and three brothers. As the children grew, the house became too cramped. Anyway, children should grow up outside and become individuals, so let them grow up in the "world"! Due to various coincidences, first, the 11-year-old eldest son was sent to Summerhill School in the UK. Then, the second son went to a school in the US before entering Summerhill School. After the third son graduated from middle school, he attended a high school in Hokkaido. Later, in 2000, the family reunited after a long separation for the New Year. What was the result of the Matsunaga family's "big gamble"? This book is written by the author of the highly acclaimed NHK documentary "The Story of the Rakutou Bakery," filled with fresh, interesting, and thought-provoking growth stories. This unique couple and their three children, who grew up in different parts of the world, have made the definition of "home" infinitely broad, transforming what was once a simple journey of growth.