Japanese lessons
Subtitle: a year in a Japanese school through the eyes of an American anthropologist and her children
By: Gail R. Benjamin.
Publisher: New York University Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 262
Subjects: Benjamin, Gail; Education, Elementary -- Japan -- Urawa-shi; Students, Foreign -- Education (Elementary) -- Japan; American students -- Japan; Elementary schools -- Japan -- Urawa -- Sociological aspects; Comparative education
Description: In Japanese Lessons Gail R. Benjamin recounts her experiences as an American parent with two children in a Japanese elementary school. An anthropologist, Benjamin successfully weds the roles of observer and parent, illuminating the strengths of the Japanese system and suggesting ways in which Americans might learn from it.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-257) and index.
Table of contents: title: Getting started; title: Why study Japanese education?; title: Day-to-day routines; title: Together at school, together in life; title: A working vacation and special events; title: The three R's, Japanese style; title: The rest of the day; title: Nagging, preaching, and discussions; title: Enlisting mothers' efforts; title: Education in Japanese society; title: Themes and suggestions; title: Sayonara.