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Article: For U.S. Students, Fewer Days Off; Americans Turn to Longer School Year Just as Japan Trims Calendar
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- The Washington Post
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- March 4, 1992
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On this side of the Pacific, hundreds of educators who are tired
of losing to Japan in international academic and economic
competitions are pushing for a Japanese-style longer school year.
Already, almost 1,700 schools have abolished the traditional
summerlong vacation.
But on the other side of the ocean, the thinking is the reverse.
Japanese officials are hoping to foster more well-rounded and
less-pressured students like those in America and other countries by
shortening the school year.
"Students need more free time to do various other things than
academics and memorizing," said Shinichiro Horie, educational