I wondered if anyone could help me as I've come across this a couple of times
now but don't know if it actually has any significance, but the internet has
been no help.

I'm reading a text surrounding compulsory education, and near the end of the
paragraph the author writes "...教育カリキュラムもつくり替えるー。" Followed by a sentence
stating that this has been the authors theory for a while and they have
repeated it countless times.

Is it just a way to mark the end of the author's thoughts? Or is there
something more that I should take into consideration when translating?

Thanks in advance!
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translation orthography punctuation
Meaning of "ー" at the end of a sentence in written Japanese?
Usually it indicates an extension of the last vowel - as would occur in normal
speech.
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This sign is named [chōonpu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C5%8Donpu) and
it is used to denote a long vowel sound marker. In addition to that, about
long vowels according to [this article on
wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiragana), when writing in hiragana,
it is more common to use a second vowel character rather than the chōonpu.

> Hiragana usually spells long vowels with the addition of a second vowel
> kana; for example, おかあさん (o-ka-a-sa-n, "mother"). The chōonpu (long vowel
> mark) (ー) used in katakana is rarely used with hiragana

Being a learner myself, I've already noticed that listening the vowel length
accurately can change a lot in a sentence meaning, for instance.

  * ハト, is pronounced like 'hato' and means pigeon.
  * ハート, is pronounced like 'haaato' and means heart (extended vowel written in katakana)
  * おじさん, is pronounced like 'ojisan' and means uncle.
  * おじいさん, is pronounded like 'ojiiisan' and means grandfather. (extended vowel written in hiragana)
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