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Friday, March 02, 2007
10:51 PM
starting with the quote, said my my co-worker kazumi today over green tea and rice cakes:
"We're [the education system] are making Japanese kids stupid."
beautiful, and so spot on. the passing grade in high school is 35%. i mean, come on. that's just lazy. seriously.
as for the tears, it was high school graduation yesterday. nice ceremony, lots of awards, speeches, slide shows, official bits and pieces, and of course, lots of tears. i've been here for almost two years, and still things amaze me. although i don't remember the specifics of my own high school graduation, i do remember feeling rather elated knowing high school was over, and i could finally start studying what i wanted to, and not wear a lame uniform. in japan though, its as if the students feel the best years of their lives are over. its really kind of funny actually. but at the same time, when i look at my students, who live on this tiny island of 7000 people and have grown up together, been to school together their entire lives, i can understand the tears. its time to begin living in big japan. and that, i admit, can be scary.
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