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In Japan they don't use any computers etc until a much older age in school; interestingly much of that stems from a worry of hindering a student's ability to wr
by griffinkelly 7y ago
In Japan they don't use any computers etc until a much older age in school; interestingly much of that stems from a worry of hindering a student's ability to write kanji.
- SkyBelow 7y agoHaving dabbled in kanji, my initial assumption is that such a worry is justified. With English you have 60 or so characters you need to know how to write, many near duplicates (X vs x, U vs u). Kanji is far more numerous and also seems to have a more artistic emphasis.
- SpicyLemonZest 7y agoYeah, the worry's pretty unambiguously justified; even today, native speakers sometimes just forget how to write words they know. It's just a question of how much it matters.
- jdshaffer 7y agoHi there! Unfortunately (or fortunately), they DO use computers in schools in Japan now. Albeit not like handing out Chromebooks, but there is computer classes and computer time. In Middle school, I believe there is a small push to use iPads and the like on occasion. So, there is SOME use, but not like a Chromebook for everyone (Thank heavens!) -- JD in JP