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Misrepresenting Japan
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Having taught grade school children in Japan and in particular, one boy who was attending Kobe High School, the vehicle to Todai, I know first hand that while the author's assertions about minimal school teacher homework assignment are accurate, they grossly distort the true picture because their assertion about less homework in Japan becomes a premise for the conclusion of better performance. The premise however is false for 2 reasons.
First, the Japanese government cut back assignments in the 1990's, a "reform" that everyone is lamenting now and second, there has NEVER been a let up in tutoring or juku's and thus no abatement of homework assignments in Japan at any time. This means that their less homework/drills - better performance, - cause/effect pair is FALSE!
I will not speak about any other countries or other situations but this study is completely wrong on this point. The "kyoiku mama" has not vanished and if anything.........is about to make a strong surge due to the reaction to the "reform" from the past. It's unfortunate that books like this and Hofstede's fail to take into account culture and reality. |
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