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SocietySummer ‘free research’ involving over 90% of parents is hardly free—it has become parents’ homework

Japan’s standard summer vacation “free research” assignment asks students to turn immersion in something they like into a finished product, while schools require everyone to submit one. The article questions whether students should also be allowed the freedom not to do it.

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TToyo Keizai★★☆☆☆2026-08-04 21:00Original

Summer ‘free research’ involving over 90% of parents is hardly free—it has become parents’ homework
Summer ‘free research’ involving over 90% of parents is hardly free—it has become parents’ homeworkSociety