As
the old saying goes, “Quality not something something I forget the rest fuck it
let’s just throw money at the problem.”
Here you go, my gift for
free –
English Composition 101: Critical Feedback
At the very least, the
first part of a sentence should bear some vague relation to that which follows.
“The LDP views the use of
native English speakers as vital to improving English-speaking ability at a
time when it is moving toward making a passing score on the Test of English as
a Foreign Language mandatory for entering and graduating from college.”
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ReplyDeleteOn the bright side, the programme did get me four-million yen/year and more frequently laid than in university. Wasn't that the point...?
ReplyDelete"Don’t reinforce failure", is the quote everyone remembers, even if they never read Clausewitz themselves. It's a better quotation than most realize, because there is a second part: "unless the stakes are so high you have no better choice." Forget 'would' 'should' and stick with 'could': there is no better choice for Japan, because they cannot conceive of one. Education in Japan is like health care and gun control for Americans: there's any number of places to look for better results, mainly in Dutch and Nordic Europe as always, but both countries are incapable of stepping out of their self-referential cultures to give their heads a shake.
There's nothing I could usefully add to this, to be honest. At least not without embarking on (another) rant. So I'll just say yes, and thanks for the comment.
DeleteSome days I wish I would have picked a second home less prone to self-inflicted catastrophe. Being a Japanophile is a bit like supporting Newcastle, or the Chicago Cubs. It boggles the mind that Japan could once have been considered #1,(Thanks, Ezra Vogel!) unless collective policy-making intelligence there has a half-life.
ReplyDeleteI support Wolves. That should tell you everything you need to know :(
DeleteIn their defense, no Wolves supporter (that I know of) has punched a police horse in an alcohol and losing induced rage.
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