CBS News Falls Into Japan Time Vortex

[Mulboyne]

CBS: Respect for Japanese Teachers Means Top Results
First thing in the morning, Japanese children bow to their teachers. It's a small gesture that says a lot, reports CBS News correspondent Celia Hatton. Here, respect is not a song title. It's the backbone of Japan's school system, which for decades has topped international rankings while spending the lowest amount on education among developed democracies: 3.3 percent of Japan's gross domestic product, or GDP, goes toward schooling compared to 5 percent in the United States. How do they do so much with so little? By investing in top-notch teachers..."It's impossible for someone to get through the system who is incompetent," said Yuzuru Nakamura, president of Japan's Teachers' Union...more...

[wuchan]

maybe not a time vortex but probably the Dunning–Kruger effect

The Dunning–Kruger effect is a cognitive bias in which an unskilled person makes poor decisions and reaches erroneous conclusions, but their incompetence denies them the metacognitive ability to realize their mistakes.[1] The unskilled therefore suffer from illusory superiority, rating their own ability as above average, much higher than it actually is, while the highly skilled underrate their abilities, suffering from illusory inferiority. This leads to the situation in which less competent people rate their own ability higher than more competent people. It also explains why actual competence may weaken self-confidence: because competent individuals falsely assume that others have an equivalent understanding. "Thus, the miscalibration of the incompetent stems from an error about the self, whereas the miscalibration of the highly competent stems from an error about others."

[Kuang_Grade]

Judging by the rigorous research by CBS, I'm also sure that it absolutely has nothing to do with the fact that % of population that is school aged is lower in Japan than most other countries, and therefor GDP spending on it would be lower than other countries with a higher % of school age children, like the USA. And the definition of education spending is undefined...if it includes higher education, then its going to be lower in 'vocational studies are socially accepted' Japan vs 'you are a loser if you don't go college' USA

[canman]

Maybe it was all put together by that crack CBS producer Dave Spector!

[Taro Toporific]

CBS: Respect for Japanese Teachers Means Top Results
First thing in the morning, Japanese children bow to their teachers. It's a small gesture that says a lot, reports CBS News correspondent Celia Hatton. Here, respect is not a song title. It's the backbone of Japan's school system...more...

As everyone knows, KANCHO to teachers is the traditional Japanese sign of respect.

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[BigInJapan]

Maybe it was all put together by that crack CBS producer Dave Spector!

Dave Spector produces crack? Now that explains a lot...

[Doctor Stop]

"It's impossible for someone to get through the system who is incompetent..."

MDN: Teacher tells students to write ransom note as part of moral education

[Behan]

How do they do so much with so little? By investing in top-notch teachers..."It's impossible for someone to get through the system who is incompetent," said Yuzuru Nakamura, president of Japan's Teachers' Union

Does that include the the teacher at my school who used to show up drunk and scream at students?

[Iraira]

Does that include the the teacher at my school who used to show up drunk and scream at students?

Was this the Japanese culture sensei? If so, seems very qualified for the job.

[Screwed-down Hairdo]

Does that include the the teacher at my school who used to show up drunk and scream at students?

That was probably me...sorry, I was so drunk at the time, I can't remember what happened...

[Screwed-down Hairdo]

"It's impossible for someone to get through the system who is incompetent," said Yuzuru Nakamura, president of Japan's Teachers' Union

Don't forget, we're discussing competency as it's seen by members of the Japan's Teachers' Union. [color="White"](Actually, in all fairness, from my experience and to be totally honest, teachers here tend toward the outstanding....)[/color]