Tim Phelan
@timothyjphelan.bsky.social
Practicing Catholic; Husband; University Professor & Educator; Critical Realist; Permanent Resident of Japan; J-E Bilingual (日本語人); Amateur Jazz Trumpeter.
Tomorrow and Sunday, thousands of students will take Japan’s #共通テスト — a grueling exercise in rote memorization that stifles creativity and independent thought. It’s a tragedy that the test, designed to measure learning, often turns students away from thinking for themselves. Japan can do better.
January 17, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Tomorrow and Sunday, thousands of students will take Japan’s #共通テスト — a grueling exercise in rote memorization that stifles creativity and independent thought. It’s a tragedy that the test, designed to measure learning, often turns students away from thinking for themselves. Japan can do better.