- 教員の質向上策 研修効果を検証し改善進めよ(11月5日付・読売社説)
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/editorial/news/20091104-OYT1T01369.htm - 採用されない新人教員、過去最多 3割は精神疾患(産経新聞)
http://sankei.jp.msn.com/life/education/091104/edc0911042123009-n1.htm
Information that may be useful/benefitial for teahers of Japanese language in the U.S. (Some of the contents may rather be aginst language education, which I hope you will use to think about your counter argument.)