Question:
I was just wondering if Japan is in need of math teachers or not, or so-so. I heard that Biology teachers are overflowed there but I heard nothing about math.
(Junior in college, Math major secondary Education; Goin for JET and broadening my love of math to Japan if possible afterwards; going to learn Japanese, good pace at the moment)
Answer:
We don't need American math teachers in Japan.
Don't you know Japanese math (and science) education level is far ahead of the US?
Not only Japanese, but most of the leading Asian nations, including Singapore, Taiwan, South Korea, Hong Kong are far beyond the US in both math and science.
Have you ever looked at the miserable results of US students in TIMSS and PISA (you know these international tests conducted worldwide every 4 years and 3 years respectively, right?)
US students are far below than most of Asian and European students. If you want to teach math, you'd better teach in the US.
TIMSS:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trends_in_I…
PISA:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Programme_f…
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