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Educating Hearts and Minds: Reflections on Japanese Preschool and Elementary Education 1st Edition

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  • Paperback: 262 pages
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press; 1 edition (January 27, 1995)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0521458323
  • ISBN-13: 978-0521458320
  • Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.6 x 9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
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3.0 out of 5 starsexcellent study of how Japanese schools work
By trr on November 11, 1998
Format: Paperback
the author is an American anthropologist, and a Mom. She sent two kids to a Japanese public school, and sat back to watch what happened. I admired the book, and learned from it, because the author seems to have no axe to grind. She also demonstrates that a lot of stereotypes about Japanese schools are wrong. For example, she finds disciplinary rules considerably looser than in American schools, with kids given much more responsibility at earlier ages than in the U.S. Her experience tracks closely with what happened to 2 of my kids in a Japanese public school.
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4.0 out of 5 starsEye opening
By Brett Reynolds on January 5, 2002
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I'm a non-Japanese jr. & sr. high school teacher in Tokyo. As such, I have a reasonable idea of what goes on in secondary schools here but little knowledge of pre- and elementary schooling. Educating Hearts and Minds gave me a lot of the background knowledge that the Japanese teachers and students take for granted, but it also gave me a new way of looking at discipline and understanding where students and teachers are coming from.
While I found myself feeling skeptical about some of Lewis' observations, in general I found her evidence compelling. Other books dealing with Japanese education (and what it means for America) focus mostly on subject matter teaching, but this books deals more with how teachers order the classroom and maintain discipline. It goes more into teachers' thinking about how to build strong relationships with and between students; mainly by giving much of the responsibility to students and by regularly engaging in group reflection on the day's activities.
Lewis focuses on preschool and early elementary (grades 1 and 2) education. Though little of what she describes will be directly transferable to older students, much of the thinking behind it may.
For anyone teaching in Japan who has not gone through the elementary system this book is a must read.
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5.0 out of 5 starsLewis draws on excellent points in education in Japan
By The Davester on June 17, 2015
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Lewis draws on excellent points in education in Japan. Although, in my opinion, -- I will add I am quite educated -- her positive points extracted from the schooling studied are juxtaposed to what Cuban illustrates in his book The Black Box. A must read for those wishing to procure an invaluable addition to their global view of education with the examples of Japan's schooling.
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5.0 out of 5 starsThis is the best research book I've read on education
By loarma on February 23, 2016
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This is the best research book I've read on education. As an educator it has caused me to reflect on my own values and make positive changes in the classroom. Thank you, Ms. Lewis, for your extensive research of the philosophy behind the teaching in Japanese elementary schools.
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