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Peer reviewedSawada, Daiyo; Young, David E. – Canadian Journal of Education, 1989
The value of "shibusa," a concept of Japanese aesthetics, is explored for Canadian educators confronted with a "high tech" society. The qualities of shibusa--simplicity, implicitness, modesty, silence, naturalness, roughness, and normalcy--have many implications for the Canadian educator. (SLD)
Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Aesthetic Values, Cultural Enrichment, Educational Improvement
Peer reviewedSawada, Daiyo – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 1997
Describes three episodes in Sendai, Japan: (1) reasoning with number patterns (grade one); (2) engaging in logical analysis (grade five); and (3) a reason to reason (grade five). Observation of these episodes reinforces importance of the teacher's patience in guiding the lesson and encouraging several alternative solutions from students. Lessons…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools, Logical Thinking
