DT> Donna,
DT> Don't encourage Matt on this...he is just making things up as he 
DT> goes.....
DT> 
DT> DONNA RANSDELL spoke of School System to MATT SMITH on 11-24-96
DT> DR> > that the reporter did either) how the book compares to
DT> DR> > a U.S. counterpart in number of problems, total words,
DT> DR> > etc.
DT> 
DT> DR>This is probably true. However, with the exception of pages of 
DT> just
DT> DR>math  facts (+,-,X & divide), I've always felt that if a child can 
DT> do
DT> DR>10 problems  correctly, understanding the process, there is no 
DT> need
DT> DR>to do the rest of the  40 or 50 on the same (US textbook) page.
    "Making this up"?
    I've _seen_ American math texts with small print, small borders, and few 
illustrations other than graphs...and American math texts with large print, 
wide borders, and many illustrations other than graphs.
    I question how many American reporters know enough Japanese to be able to 
make the (reported) comparisons between Japanese and American texts.
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