And I think that that requires more than just rote learning -- although it certainly requires good habits and discipline in school -- it also requires that in the classroom they're getting the kind of creative teaching that's so important.

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The Department for Education said free schools will provide all children - not just the rich - the opportunity to go to a good school with great teaching, strong discipline and small class sizes.

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"Sumo teaches discipline and history and is good for the soul, " says school principal Eishin Kosaka, harkening to the sport's past as an athletic embodiment of Japan's Shinto religion.

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We will be a small school with small class sizes, with students taught by great teachers, underpinned by good discipline.

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"I found the way the school was managed day to day, the lack of a structure to maintain discipline and enable good teaching practice, very stressful, " Mr A said.

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