Question

You are part of a parent group formed to determine how your school system can improve students' academic performance. Based on research on academic excellence in Japanese and Taiwanese schools, which of the following suggestions would you make?
a. Give teachers less free time for lesson planning and grading papers.b. Spend less time on teacher training.c. Set lower standards for students, so they are less likely to become frustrated.d. Set higher standards for students and encourage them to spend more time in school-related activities.

Answer 1

Answer:

d. Set higher standards for students and encourage them to spend more time in school-related activities.

Explanation:

To improve the school system and academic performance, it is important that the school encourages students to engage in school activities in a pleasurable and consistent manner, the result of which would be an increase in school standards that would make it possible to set higher standards for students. This would increase the academic quality of the school.

Giving teachers less free time for lesson planning and assignment assignments, spending less time on teacher training, and setting lower standards for students would only diminish the school's degree of academic excellence and not improve academic performance at all.