Comments on: TabletMan, A Mysterious Abandoned Boat, and Maker Faire [Sunday News]

By: Judith

Judith — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 07:40:00 +0000

The most wacky thing for me is that you cited Daniel Feit, and I had no idea he had an internet presence at all. The internet surprises me every day.

By: syrup16g

syrup16g — Sun, 09 Dec 2012 22:17:00 +0000

I have but, look at Japanese politics, immigration laws, hiring policies of Japanese corporations today. A majority of the rules are based on 19th century customs and ideas. Globalization is a post-modern concept, most of Japan, and America for that matter is still holds modernism as their gold standard.

By: syrup16g

syrup16g — Sun, 09 Dec 2012 22:12:00 +0000

English, Japanese, Spanish, Mandarin Chinese. Just giving the perspective from most Japanese people. Japanese college students are averse to studying abroad because it puts them in a bad position to apply for jobs on time with their graduating class. A 23-year old or older is practically valueless when compared with a 22-year old by Japanese corporate standards. I didn’t make the rules, sorry.

By: Sachou

Sachou — Sun, 09 Dec 2012 21:53:00 +0000

Maybe you should give the same advice to China and its thousands of people learning English.
Honestly, how many languages do you speak?

By: Sachou

Sachou — Sun, 09 Dec 2012 21:51:00 +0000

Errm…this is not the 19th century. We are in the 2st century. Globalisation. Ever heard of that? ;)

By: syrup16g

syrup16g — Sun, 09 Dec 2012 20:48:00 +0000

Nothing bizarre about 13% of parents being satisfied with their children’s English education. Japanese don’t need English in their everyday life, and if they aren’t planning on moving outside of Japan (which an incredibly small percentage of Japanese ever do), there is no reason for them to even bother. They should be focusing on getting a high score on entrance exams and in college getting a high score on SPI so they can get a “good” job.