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ホンマにアホやなぁ！（３３）

　私は中学・高校時代を通じて、Ａ子ちゃんと言えばジャージと思っていた。たまに制服で来てくれたけれど、女子度はゼロ。可愛い髪飾りを付けるでもなく、フリフリの洋服を着るでもない。もちろん、髪振り乱して勉強ということはなく、清潔にしていたけれどファッションに時間も金もかけるヒマはなかった。　

　女子に「質実剛健」という言葉はおかしいのだけれど、Ａ子ちゃんにはピッタリの言葉。私は戦前の教育は知らないけれど、両親を見ていて想像はついた。歴史小説に出てくる一昔前の大和撫子。

　これは偶然ではない。今、私の塾に各中学校のトップクラスの生徒が何人もいるけれど、理系女子はほとんど女子度ゼロ。平均的男子より理路整然と話す。そして、質実剛健。日本の未来は明るいと思わせてくれる。

　Throughout my junior and senior high school years, I always thought of A-ko as a jersey girl. Sometimes she came to my school in her school uniform, but she had no girlish charm.

   She didn't wear cute hair ornaments or frilly clothes. Of course, they didn't study with their hair in a mess, and although they were clean, they didn't have the time or money to spend on fashion.　

   The word "frugal" is a strange word for a girl, but for A-ko, it fits her perfectly. I did not know anything about prewar education, but I could imagine it from watching my parents. A long time ago, she was a Yamato Nadeshiko from historical novels.
 
   This is no coincidence. I have a number of top-ranked students from various junior high schools in my cram school, but most of the girls in the science field have almost zero girlishness. 

  They speak more methodically than the average boy. And they are very honest and sound. It makes me think that the future of Japan is bright.