Raise kids the Asian way

UCLAri
Mon, 24 Oct 2005 11:17:52 +0000

However, at the beginning, you seemed extremely critical of the Japanese system while very forgiving of the American one, which is why I argued with you.



Oh look, I have multitudes of issues with the American system. I just didn’t take too kindly to alumother gushing about how great East Asian education was while obviously lacking any sort of basis for her praise.

Look, Japanese education does a lot of things better than the US (math, science, language.) It just doesn’t teach critical thinking and conceptualization as well as the US. And this isn’t just me, this is something the Ministry of Education is harping on. I mean, for a country that’s obviously one of the world leaders in everything to have so few Nobelists and other “hallmark” awards is frightening.