Question:
I am taking an online class and I have to post discussions:
Discussion 1 Dina: I believe the main reason is to stay healthy. They have access to any primary care physician or specialist they want and they are almost always seen on the day they want. A patient can see any doctor for specialized services without a referral from a primary doctor. Japan is said to have the highest average life expectancy in the world.
My Response: I did not know that Japan did that, thank you for providing us with these interesting facts! When I was reading your post, I was thinking why does the US not do something like that. Just think if everyone in the US had free access to a physician than there would be many more healthy people. I think that when it comes to taking care of people, the US health care system is not that good, especially if your are a person without health insurance. There is times when I go to the doctor and it is an in and out visit and the bill is expensive and those expenses are putting a hole in my wallet. This reminds me of an elder Colorado man that I heard of who has diabetes and his insurance was refusing to cover any of his medical bills so he decided to go rob a bank and get caught in order to be taken to prison, that ways he would get proper health care. It is sad that US citizens have to resort to a life of crime in order to receive better health care in prison. With that said, I think it is a very good thing that Japan at least provides its citizens with free physicians. I also like the fact that Japanese citizens do not need the use of referrals to see other doctors, because that whole process can be a pain in the neck. I know that I have an irregular heart beat, but I know I will not be able to see a cardiologist unless me physician refers me to one. In other words, I think it is awesome that Japanese citizens have the privilege to take care of their health care concerns when they feel they need to be taken care of.
My teacher's Response to my response: Hello Azucena: Good discussion, but remember there is a limitation on having children. Would you like the government to tell you how many children you are to have, and abortion is the answer if you go over the certain number. Also, one of the major problems in Japan, is that there are too many men and not enough women. Devin ;))
I would like to say that my teacher is confused and that this all goes on in China, but I want to get my facts straight before I respond to anything.
Answer:
Let me guess, you go to school in the U.S., right? I guess they have started a "No Teacher Left Behind" program similar to the "No Child Left Behind" brainchild of George W. Results in nobody being left behind and a lot of idiots both receiving and giving out diplomas.
Japan doesn't have such a one child policy. Walk up to your teacher and tell him/her that they are a moron and have their facts wrong.
EDIT: Have worked with such moronic teachers. I was giving the state proficiency test once and the drivers ed teacher was proctoring the test. He came up and said he had found a mistake on the test. Say what? You should have heard the garbage posing as mathematical understanding pouring from this poor creature's mouth. Turned out he couldn't handle simple fractions and percentages. Maybe your teacher knows him.
EDIT: The teacher had some convoluted reasoning like this.
Q: What is 1/3 of 24?
a) 3 b) 6 c) 8 d) 10
The teacher went through some strange ritual came up with the answer of "5" and declared b) the answer because that was close enough or the closest or some such nonsense. He THEN said, "But that isn't the problem.!" (I'm thinking, you're damned right that isn't the problem, but let's see where this goes.)
The teacher THEN goes on to another problem, exactly the same but with different numbers. This time, however, his convoluted reasoning produces an answer that isn't 'close' to one of the answers, and he then triumphantly declared that the question was wrong.
The sad thing? I was teaching Adv Chem, AP Chem and AP Physics but happened to have about the same number of years of experience as this goofball teaching drivers ed. So we made basically the same salary. This little story plays a leading role in explaining why I moved to Japan.
@ RealAnswers...... The teacher is not simply 'incorrect'. It would be incorrect to assume that because lightning has struck a given place once it will not do so again, when in fact it is exactly the opposite. Teachers must be held to higher standards and there should be a strict prohibition on teachers speaking out of their anal orifices. This comment borders on the ridiculous so as to be on a par with proposing that at the heart of every black hole in the universe there is a little man with a flashlight running around looking for a breaker.
