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Submission + - Japanese envy Indian Schools?

sas-dot writes: Nytimes article writes that Japan is suffering a crisis of confidence these days about its ability to compete with its emerging Asian rivals, China and India. But even in this fad-obsessed nation, one result was never expected: a growing craze for Indian education..India's more demanding education standards are apparent at the Little Angels Kindergarten, and are its main selling point. Its 2-year-old pupils are taught to count to 20, 3-year-olds are introduced to computers, and 5-year-olds learn to multiply, solve math word problems and write one-page essays in English, tasks most Japanese schools do not teach until at least second grade. America has to learn something from this? or not?

Comment Personal Robin Hood - TRWNBT (Score 1) 649

I think young people could care less about IP because A: All the good ideas are taken anyways and B: Since they are all taken, how are us youngster's ever supposed to get ahead? Also, I'm completely disillusioned with capitalism. I think people should get 'partnership level wages' based on their position within the company, with the companies profit margin being mandated by the government and excess net profit being divided among employees each month. Minimum wage pisses me off, it's just another way of saying it's okay to fleece the people who actually create the products! And good luck finding a job with your new college diploma. If you get hired you'll wonder why you're learning a totally new skill set than you realized in college with that 20-40 grand you didn't have. College and University are a commercial business now, not education. So, when I download a Movie, a Game, or an App, or whatever, I do so knowing that the people that made it are richer than me, no matter how much they whine and cry about it, and I feel good that I am finally getting something from someone rather than always being taken from. It feels good to be my own Robin Hood. The Revolution Will Not Be Televised

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