In my history classes, I have to explain the difference. Last year, I had two students argue with me that technology does mean computers because other teachers have used the word that way. I thought our job was to fight ignorance, not perpetuate it. I am more than disappointed that NEA would allow an ad to be run that reflects negatively on a school district of one of NEA's largest locals. It would seem only reasonable that NEA would have some system for checking the content accuracy of such an ad prior to printing.
Japanese children carry a homework journal for communication between parents and teachers.
That is the only extent homework enters their classroom. Of course, Japanese teachers have much more time to communicate with parents than we do. Japanese law limits teacher instructional days to no more than 24 hours for a six-day week, four hours per day. Imagine what we could do for our students if we had their schedule. I'm a school counselor, so I don't have a guaranteed prep time.