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Part of the point of the Japanese way is to communicate that keeping public spaces clean is everyone’s responsibility. Paying kids for it communicates the oppos
by presentation 1y ago
Part of the point of the Japanese way is to communicate that keeping public spaces clean is everyone’s responsibility. Paying kids for it communicates the opposite.
- throwawayqqq11 1y agoYou have pushing (social pressure) and pulling (payment) motivators and there are small didactive tasks to teach children the worthyness of effort up to large societal goals, taught with them. Your comparison is weird. Expecting payment does not make you a self centeted capitalist. Children could become one if they seen the normalization of exploitation all around, when payment is more then just fair compensation but someone elses dire expense and you cant have nice things otherwise.
- presentation 1y agoNobody is talking about being a self centered capitalist except you. The relevant aspect of Japan that is special here is that beyond the classroom, in all aspects of society, people take care of the commons, without compensation. Paying kids for cleaning means that they’re off the hook when you don’t pay them; Japanese society has everyone taking care of public spaces because it’s a common social expectation, not because they’re compensated or rewarded in any way for it.
- nothercastle 1y agoYeah the op doesn’t get that. If you pay the kids then kids from wealthy families will think it’s not worth doing
- throwawayqqq11 1y ago> Outliers will be everywhere, you only have to select the right ones