Dec 17 10:00 PM US/EasternTOKYO, Dec. 18 (AP) - (Kyodo) — The Japanese government panel on educational reconstruction proposed Thursday doubling the page counts of Japanese-language, science and English textbooks to enrich education.
In its report to Prime Minister Taro Aso, the panel said mathematics texts should include more practice exercises so students can study by themselves outside of class.
Japanese-language textbooks need to carry more excellent writing by great literary figures, while those of English should contain newspaper articles and masterly speeches, the panel said in the report.
The proposals came after the government's new educational guidelines showed a reversion from the past more-relaxed education policy to improve academic capability.
"Human material is the most significant resource in Japan, which is not endowed with natural resources," Aso said in receiving the report.
"It is quite important to secure qualified and trustworthy education in (Japan's) aging society," he said, suggesting he will reflect the proposals in his educational policy.
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