not a corroboration of the state of Japanese education, but a counterpoint that highlights that American educational system is also fuckin terrible http://www.

not a corroboration of the state of Japanese education, but a counterpoint that highlights that American educational system is also fuckin terrible http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2008/06/in-the-basement-of-the-ivory-tower/306810/ http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2008/06/in-the-b... similar scenario. the society and its insitutions pressure people into participating in academic life regardless of whether or not they have an aptitude for it. inevitably many of them basically fail and do so in ways that are shocking and appalling to their instructors. however, the institution itself (for a variety of reasons) will accommodate these people regardless of their poor state of educational attainment.