Basically. I remember talking to a younger cousin in China, and he asked if I ever had to recite texts in language class. As in, memorize a passage verbatim and

Basically. I remember talking to a younger cousin in China, and he asked if I ever had to recite texts in language class. As in, memorize a passage verbatim and regurgitate it on the exam. I said "No, what would even be the point of that? You'll just forget it afterwards." Then I asked him if they ever discussed the meaning of the text in class. He said they did not. The East Asian system gets a few things right. We definitely could give students more challenging material (especially in math and science), but the focus on rote learning and endless drudgery (they get soooo much homework) is not something I'm too keen on being introduced here.