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I don't think you understood. The paperwork was a joke to her. She didn't neglect any schoolwork. I think it's well known fact among exchange students from certain countries that the experience to American schools is pretty much only social, and perhaps linguistic.
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My experience, as I stated, was that my students have a lot more busywork than I did. I also believe they have less analysing. I am sure she did find paperwork to be a joke. So did I. However, if she did not learn skills in critical thinking, which I did learn, especially in English courses with composition (and one of the major reasons I am an English teacher is because of my middle school and high school English teachers), then she will have a tough time getting through life. Even if she does pass entrance examinations. You also have to realise, that Japanese exchange students are not graded in their time out of the Japanese school system. It has no effect. It only matters if they pass their entrance examinations. Linguistically, it will probably help, yes. This does not help establish an argument on the experience of American students in American schools.
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This must be the creativity you're talking about. Let me just grab my Hamlet gear and I'll get off the stage.
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Actually, I meant I was exiting stage right. Not asking you to do so.