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To: Robert O who wrote (176803)2/3/2004 9:42:26 PM
From: Saturn V  Read Replies (3) of 186894
 
I think that your outrage was uncalled for, and is in questionable taste.

I agree with Amy that the US educational system fosters more creativity than other systems. You will realize it most in Japan. The Japanese are taught as children that "nails that stick out must be hammered down". The Japanese are extremely diligent, but are very risk averse. The Loss of Face due to the failure of a new venture or new idea, is unacceptable. That is why consensus is critical in any decision in Japan. Failure is more acceptable if everyone else also arrived at the same conclusion, or a major market leader also makes the same mistake. Japanese excel at constant incremental improvement.Any radical or new idea will be immediately laughed down, while in the US it is likely to get a polite hearing. However the Japanese are creative in the small steps which they take, when the risk of failure and ridicule is low.

The Chinese Confucian culture also shares several elements of the Japanese culture. Both cultures value hard work over smarts. "I may not be as smart as you,but I can work ten times harder, and in the end I will win."

Several other educational systems stress memorization skills at the expense of reasoning skills.
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