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Ziegler, Robert J. – Principal, 1986
Describes an elementary school principal's visit to Japanese schools. Highlights positive impressions, such as 99 percent literacy, education's high priority, focus on basics, and students' proficiency in science and mathematics. On the minus side, Japanese schools give students scant individual attention and overemphasize memorization and highly…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Competitive Selection, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries