tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-413478178302565063.post4289774645270743056..comments2023-11-29T11:40:34.606-05:00Comments on Consider the Thought: The strawKimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05338325503246536248noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-413478178302565063.post-42592734497468558472011-04-08T20:28:57.274-04:002011-04-08T20:28:57.274-04:00When all else fails, G&Ts do calm the savage s...When all else fails, G&Ts do calm the savage soul. :) This essay is an interesting insight into Japanese society. I am glad your kids are getting this experience--what a great school! In my experience teaching, though, the Japanese children I encountered were overly dependent on the teacher to do everything for them. Like in the US, I heard horror stories from my Japanese public school teacher friends who are expected to be both teacher and parent but no longer garner the respect they did many years ago. I had MANY discipline problems with the kids I taught...not a lot of motivation to learn and to think independently. Lots of attitude when asked to produce. And boy, do they not like or respond to being "corrected".Nancy Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03047206407785566860noreply@blogger.com