What makes japanese students more succsesful than american students?

Answer 1

discipline and concentration

Answer 2

You'll find many people to disagree with you on this one, but your question does seem to have a certain amount of merit. Assuming that your question is true, I'd answer it this way:

Where as the thinking of most American students is more abstract while they live in a world of relativism, those in Japan adhere to a society of absolutes. Americans look at a topic and see shades of colors, the Japanese look at the same topic and see a black or white issue. They see the topic as right or wrong, yes or no. They are not attempting to apply they relative theory to a difficult question.

Now, when it comes to book learning, the Japanese have an advantage with modality of thinking because most book learning is concrete.There are questions and answers. To support this concept, they also adhere to discipline. Their work ethic gives them the capacity to work hard until the job is finished. They hold close such concepts as honor, family and tradition. The same cannot be said for many Americans.

BUT.... when it comes to original ideas, to inventing things, to "looking at things outside the box", I'll take an American any old day. The Americans independence from reason allows them to develop new concepts, new ideas, new inventions.

Yes, the Japanese are better students, but as far as today, they'll never be able to overcome American Ingenuity.

Answer 3

The school structure and tendency to drive themselves into something so deep they can never get out.

They may be better at a specific subject or area, they may be able to dive into something else eventaully, but they tend to lack a generalist ability that most americans can manage.

Honestly, it's more pure marketing on japan's part. The typical japanese kid isn't that much better, but the ones that they show the international community are at least on par if not better.

Answer 4

The Japanese students come from a society where good work ethics, and discipline are revered and taught. American students get praised for good grades but they receive more praise from their peers for sports, cars, clothes, and who they hang with.

Answer 5

The pressure on Japanese students to succeed is incredible. Check out this article, it's very enlightening.

http://www.indiana.edu/~japan/digest9.html

Answer 6

Their culture. Plus, they are just smarter than I am. No upset on my part. They are just smarter!
I have a good image of myself and know I'm not the smartest in the world, but I can make a contribution!

Answer 7

Their Educational work ethic is extremely advanced compared to ours. Education is important to them ~ I'm not sayng that it is not important to us: it's just that they take it more seriously than we do. Most people in their country are not "lazy" as they see us to be. They live in a very disiplined country and are expected to get a good education. They live up to their expectations.

Answer 8

Their culture is far more disciplined. It starts from birth and lasts well pretty much their entire life. We lack discipline and responsibility in this country.

Answer 9

They have different priorities. Their educational structure is more strict and disciplined. They are a culture that thrives on productivity and knowledge.

Answer 10

Pressure.

Answer 11

They eat lots of Fishy, makes them Reely smart.