They are. People really need to realize that comparing Japans standardized test scores to ours is like comparing apples and oranges. In America a lot of people who would have already dropped out in Japan are still in school, horsing around and ruining it for the kids who want to learn. It's a pretty big dilemma: do we let anyone who doesn't like school drop out and in turn have a society full of idiots (oh wait, nm) -OR- do we force the guys who don't care about school to stay in and in turn lower the quality of education that every who does care gets.
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They are. People really need to realize that comparing Japans standardized test scores to ours is like comparing apples and oranges. In America a lot of people who would have already dropped out in Japan are still in school, horsing around and ruining it for the kids who want to learn. It's a pretty big dilemma: do we let anyone who doesn't like school drop out and in turn have a society full of idiots (oh wait, nm) -OR- do we force the guys who don't care about school to stay in and in turn lower the quality of education that every who does care gets.
yea really...
anyone else think this is a pithetic attempt to get more money?
Why read this book review? The book sounds stupid and has a dull cover. Isn't that enough to determine the quality of the book?