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Bracey, Gerald W. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1996
Jinfa Cai's study comparing Chinese and American sixth-grade students' mathematics performance found that American students did better on simple and complex problems than on computation. One reason might be Asian countries' stress on rote learning. Paul George's 1995 monograph "Japanese Schools: A Closer Look" found instruction…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Foreign Countries, Mathematics Achievement, Memorization
Hart, Leslie A. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1981
New knowledge on the evolution of the brain helps to explain human behavior and learning patterns. Threat is implicit in our school system, according to the author, and this atmosphere severely inhibits full use of the New Mammalian brain. (Author/WD)
Descriptors: Behavior, Classroom Environment, Cognitive Processes, Elementary Secondary Education
Baines, Lawrence A.; Stanley, Gregory – Phi Delta Kappan, 2000
The teacher as a "sage on the stage" is being eclipsed by the learning facilitator, or "guide on the side." While there is room for constructivist methodologies, the rage against expertise and repetitive or rote learning practices is misguided. Students deserve a chance to learn from real experts. (MLH)
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Elementary Secondary Education, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Misconceptions
McKim, Brent – Phi Delta Kappan, 2007
The federal journey into public education has followed a long and winding road. Most educators know that the federal No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act is simply the latest version of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), which dates all the way back to 1965. In the years since its initial passage, the ESEA road has taken a number of…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation, Role of Education, Educational Change
Kirst, Michael W. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1981
Japan produces more technicians and engineers than the U.S. as a result of higher standards for high school graduation and college entrance, highly effective teacher inservice training, and public support for science and technology. However, the reliance on imitation and rote learning remains a weakness in the Japanese educational system. (WD)
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Futures (of Society)
Smith, Frank – Phi Delta Kappan, 2001
Struggling students are often victimized by time constraints--arbitrarily imposed timetables for mastering material and meeting standards. People learn best from experience, not by information acquisition, skill development, rote memorization, or assessment. Reading, writing, arithmetic, scientific understanding, and civics require student…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Change Strategies, Classroom Environment, Competition