good: Could “Cram Schools” Be on Their Way to America? Prepare to hear a collective wail from school children across the U.S. As education becomes more test-centered and competitive around the world, the pressure to log sky-high scores is on the rise. According to The Economist, Japan’s renowned juku—after-school education programs also known as “cram schools”—are more popular than ever. Given America’s tendency to use testing as the ultimate measure of achievement for students, teachers, and schools, could formal cram schools become popular Stateside? Read more on GOOD→ I hope so, because then I can pretend I am Sailor Moon even more. 

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Could “Cram Schools” Be on Their Way to America?

Prepare to hear a collective wail from school children across the U.S. As education becomes more test-centered and competitive around the world, the pressure to log sky-high scores is on the rise. According to The Economist, Japan’s renowned juku—after-school education programs also known as “cram schools”—are more popular than ever. Given America’s tendency to use testing as the ultimate measure of achievement for students, teachers, and schools, could formal cram schools become popular Stateside?

Read more on GOOD→

I hope so, because then I can pretend I am Sailor Moon even more. 

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