Do they really have a ranking of all the students in japanese schools?
That would really suck, espescially if you found yourself at the bottom of the table.
It might actually be quite useful to have such a system in schools.
It is difficult to suggest if it should only be for children, though. If it were aimed at children under about 14, they would be able to use the ranking system to compete with other students, thus theoretically encouraging the students with low scores to achieve a higher result. Of course, this can also lead to tears, which can be a big problem.
That is why it might be better to set it at an age over about 14 or 15 - or even at college, as the story is set. Of course, the most important thing should be the reason for having a ranking system. I would have thought that 'the highest ranked student' would then become prefect, or would be given certain priveleges, or a prize/photo or something. It would obviosuly be less emotional is the ranking system as targetted as such an age as most of the students won't care much about it (I used to know quite a few students in my year who couldn't care less about school).
To go even deeper, the ranking system would suggest that, in order to get higher on the list, you would need to change something about you - some kind of grade or result. I'm not sure but I think this ranking system in this film is based upon the highest grades.
Personally, including all these ideas, it does seem a little stupid or pathetic to say that some students are doing better than others. It could lead to bullying, critism, and internal hatred (just some examples). I think that such a system bears little effect on the students. Imagine if you were the highest ranked. Everyone would either love you or hate you.
This calls up jealousy. At about 14 and 15 years old, I became very jealous about others because of their ablities. I didn't let it show, though. But I managed to ventilate that jealousy (and I must say, it worked really well). I either ignored those 'special' people or said how good they were to other people instead - and the jealousy just vanished. Maybe it was just that age caused me to grow out of it.
I think this topic is a bit contraversial when you think about all these things. Hmm...
damn just get to the point, but whatever if u don't want ppl read ur topic keep on writing. Anyway I though that everywhere in the usa had the ranking system maybe just in my system which it sucks anyway.
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Usually only the first 100 ranks are publicized.
Publicized meaning posted on the bulletin board for all the students to see.
So it's used more as an ego boost for the good students, and not used for the purpose of humiliating the bad students.
I was #1 for five of the six years I was in a school that did this.
The fifth year, I rebelled against the system, and fell to #81.
The sixth year, back to #1. Just to prove that it had always been within my control.
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Remember, in Japan, being in the top ranks in school and collage mean GOOD JOBS for life. (At least it used to). The pressure is frightening. This stems from the Japanese tradition, that the sons take care of their parents in their old age. The parents push their children to excel in school, too the point that some rebel or kill themselves. A mother will often take care of her sons"special needs" one way or another, if she finds that his studies are being diverted by a girl.
No, I'm not making this up. You have to understand, what the dire result of poor grades can lead to in this society. Japanese mothers are practical, if nothing else.
Perhaps I'm reading this wrong but you seem to be implying that Japanese mothers will often turn to incest to help their sons school grades. If that is what you're saying then maybe you'd like to back it up with something if you are going to start making very racist comments like that.
I know about the pressure that is put on kids with cram school's and stuff like that but saying that Japanese mothers are often incestuous is pretty disgraceful.
LOL, captainsteroid, you need to stop believing everything you read on the internet.
No, Japanese mothers do not often take care of their sons "special needs".
And also, as a teenage girl, I had a strong desire for sex a lot of the time, but being in an incestuous relationship with either of my parents would not have helped with this and would have left me traumatised instead. I mean really, there's always masturbation to help relieve that tension (though I know there are some parents out there who shame or punish their children for masturbating and also sexually assault, rape or harass them so thus cannot make the statement "no parent would prefer their child be subjected to incestuous statutory rape than masturbate" even though I really should be able to make that statement).
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A mother will often take care of her sons"special needs" one way or another, if she finds that his studies are being diverted by a girl.