Re:Japanese rules for writing your ABCs are surprisingly strict
by bradly on Monday June 08, 2020 @11:36AM
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Stroke order is an important part of writing in Japanese culture, with conventions. They aren't random. It is reasonable to a come up with a similar stroke ordering system for learning other languages in Japan. Calling them silly and pulled out of her ass is dismissive to the Japanese culture, the teacher, or the students.
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Re:Japanese rules for writing your ABCs are surprisingly strict
by ver_ture on Monday June 08, 2020 @12:06PM
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Creating this Japanese overlay of rules for English writing is disingenuous. The students might be in for a minor shellshock outside of her class.
I respect the conventions they have for writing in Japanese, it's perfectly tailored to using a brush. The teacher should respect English conventions, the free-form, the cursive, either one.
Re:Japanese rules for writing your ABCs are surprisingly strict
by bradly on Monday June 08, 2020 @02:07PM
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> it's perfectly tailored to using a brush.
It isn't just using a brush; even with a pen and paper simple hiragana is easier when using proper stroke order.
> The teacher should respect English conventions
The teacher is following Japanese culture conventions to teach people of the Japanese culture a different language. People unfamiliar with the culture or the teacher should respect that.