Wonderful news!
I just learned from my literary agent that there will be a Japanese translation of “Reign of Error.”
The Japanese people will learn from our mistakes.
Will we?
Almost all of my books have been translated into Japanese. They are eager to improve their excellent public school system.
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Omedetoo gozaimasu/¡Felicitaciones!/Congratulations!
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That is fantastic! I bet the book will draw lots of attention from Japanese educators although I’m not so sure how they can apply your study to the reality of problems they face in K-12 education system. Japan’s education system is not the same as the US, but there are some similarities between the two(i.e., competition culture, politican’s intervention, corrupted ministry, testing system, private intervention). And I certainly am cautious with the government and MEXT for they clearly follow Nation At A Risk for their education reform guideline. Current Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has a reputation for revisionist and pro-business.
So why not learn from the states.
For sake, I think it would be even better if they(especially, English teachers) could read the book in English.
This is great news, Diane! Congratulations!
awesome. congrats!
Imagine that .. trying to be successful…
I wish we had learned from THEIR mistakes. When we were told we MUST, absolutely must, emulate the great Japanese educational system – remember that during the automobile debacle, the Japanese stated then that their kids had learned 2 things: 1. to hate school and learning and 2. how to pass tests. They had not even learned the material on which their tests were based. Corporate controlled media here did not report on that, only that their kids had cram courses after school, Saturday cram etc. The children had also learned they had to compete with each other. Their traditional Japanese ideas of working together – out the window.
Yes, we could have learned from them.
Maybe they can learn from us. Maybe their politicians are smarter or more empathetic to children or have more integrity.
It is GREAT that Dr. Ravitch books are being widely admired, even if not getting the well deserved attention here in the U. S.
What does that say about our politicians?
Woo hoo! CONGRATULATIONS, Diane.
I am dripping wet with the irony. First Deming, and now Ravitch! Japan became the world leader in producing high quality autos by following the ideas of Deming, the same ones that helped us win WW2, the same ones that were rejected by Detroit once the war was over. And now they appear to have an interest in repeating history, having learned from it that good ideas do in fact come from America even when they are not recognized here. Even when they have already succeeded here. Japan still understands the value of the commons, America not so much.
I would be very interested in what they have to say about Diane’s book and how they might apply it to their own educational culture.