Size Of Classes
Sir, —In reply to “Ponderable’s” comment that Japanese classes of 41 were shown to be streets ahead of their American (and, presumably. New Zealand) counterparts in classes of 29,1 wish to underline an important fact that he has overlooked: Japanese society does not relegate education entirely to the “system” and then sit back and criticise. In Japan children are given a strict upbringing at home andthe parents support teachers in bringing home to the children the fact that if they do not work hard they are not going to get far in a highly competitive society. Conduct in a Japanese class of 41 would be equivalent to a New Zealand class of 10. As for the quality of teaching, it corresponds exactly to what the public are prepared to pay for.—Yours, etc., TEACHER. May 30, 1967.
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Press, Volume CVII, Issue 31384, 1 June 1967, Page 12
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