16 14,15,21,24 Impact Topics - Education 14-15 Good and Bad Student and Teacher conventional unconventional discipline motivation attention behave What is a student’s job? What is a “good student”? What is a teacher’s job? What is a “good teacher”? Are you a good student? What is the purpose of education? What teaching/learning style suits you best? What are some teaching/classroom situations that you find unacceptable? What is different about education in Japan from that in other countries? What accounts for those differences? Discuss positive and negative learning experiences you have had. Are you getting / have you gotten a “good education”? What does that mean? Explain. What kind of education do you want for your children? 21, 24 I Hate School / Student Power autonomy drop out (quit) enroll curriculum syllabus What is the purpose of education? Have you received a good education? Explain. What would you like to have changed about your education? Is too much or too little emphasis placed on education? Your opinion on the “yutori kyouiku” debate. Your opinion of education in Japan. How much control do you have over what you learn? Is student control a good or bad thing? Do you want more or less control over what you learn? How would you change things at this school?