rant#50031 :: fkin lack of discipline

[nighstar]

this is something i scribbled down this morning at work after the morning staff meeting at Otsu J.H.S., although i`m going to inadvertently add some things while typing it up.

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[ext_132807]

wow, that's pretty harsh. i can recall rare occasions in canada where [really bad] kids made their teachers cry by saying something really awful/rude, but i've certainly never seen that sort of thing in viet nam (though i only go to primary schools; the kids are all just cute, not yet old enough to be serious trouble-makers).

have you tried to speak to the teacher who's being bothered so much? it might make her feel a bit better to know that somebody else is noticing her troubles and cares about it. a few friendly smiles and a "hi, how are you today?" or "are you okay, would you like to talk?" could go a really long way!

[moldypotatochip]

Ahhhhh tell me about it. I have a kid that punches through windows, remember? And this kid, rather than getting punished.... is like, special treatment kid. They often take him out of his class and have him do yardwork or read with kyoto sensei or play games with kocho sensei... I guess they're doing all they *can* but this kid gets away with more than any kid in America would ever be able to do. Kids that punch through windows in America would probably get suspended.

And the whole not holding kids back thing.... I think Japan's system is flawed because they have no regard for kids' individual learning speeds. They just throw all of them together... when there ought to be some kind of class for slower learners or some kind of advanced classes for smarter kids so they don't die of boredom. Smart kids in Japan.... it's like they're afraid to be smart :/

[nighstar]

yeah, at Kera J.H.S. they treat trouble students like they`re special too... >_>; i guess it`s the strategy they cling to... give the attention-craving kids the attention they crave and hope that they destroy stuff/get in trouble less.

as for the lack of regard for kids` individual learning speeds... yeah, i agree that that`s a huge fault with Japan`s educational system. HUGE fault. -_-; poor smart kids...

[chochajin]

Wow! I mean bullying happens everywhere. In every country and in every kind of job, but I've heard about the extreme bullying in Japanese schools. Hearing it from someone who experienced it first hand (or well .. at least observed it) is something else. I'm shocked. I didn't think it'd be THAT extreme.

I wonder what makes them do it. During my time as a student we had to study so hard, that there was no time to think about stuff like that - maybe in younger years. Well in my country students of pretty much the same level are together in one class. If you're too good you can skip classes, if you're not good at all, you're hold back a year. I think that might be PART of the problem. In Japan they try to let the students stay together as long as possible. Those who are serious about studying might be bullied by those who don't care at all and have tons of free time (they won't be hold back anyway, so why study?).

That poor teacher :/

[nighstar]

> they won't be hold back anyway, so why study?

that`s exactly how many kids think and thus many kids do absolutely NOTHING during classes but act up/sleep/read manga/etc. -_-;