Japanese school system reddit. We’ve navigated 7 years so far.

Japanese school system reddit Hey everyone, greeting from Italy! I was wondering how did your school system works, 'cause here pretty sucks and I wanted to make a comparison. I would assume that all Japanese schools with the traditional April - March schedule are consistent, but, again, I could be wrong. My husband and I are both foreign English teachers who work at a private school. Japanese highschool students don't have much free time not because they study hard but because Japanese extracurricular activity called bukatsu is too long, often cases, they spend 15-20hours a week on club activity, well at least that was the case for my generation(mid30s). Our system has problems but we're still one of the best countries in the world for advanced degrees. The strong social cohesion really helps at this level. Japan has plenty of artists, writers, and intellectuals, and if the school system were that damaging to creativity I don't think that would be the case. First of all I hope this fits the sub. A lot of foreigners will complain about the Japanese school system in japan saying that it's intense and kids are over worked. Apparently it didn't fit on the general japan subreddit so I hope I'm correct with this subreddit ^^ Kya bol raha hai be, bache kam hi Lenin jobs utni hi kam hai, East Asians have very high cutoffs for prestigious universities, india me jaise had koi engineer ban jata hai waisa case nahi hai udhar agar govt naji mile toh suicide hi option banta hai, its like meet, high population, less seats and very high cutoff. However, there is a market for supplemental material like the stuff that Zefah has linked for Japanese elementary subjects. In the United States, you can generally figure out a start date for public schools based on the day of the week and the prior start date. S. I have a few questions on the Japanese university system as I couldn't find answers to my specific question online. If not I am very sorry. Shit, obviously shit can take time to cover, but when it takes 10 minutes or less there is no reason at all to leave it out and is at that point either a failure of the teacher or of the school system. You ask any kid, especially junior high to highschool age and they'll tell you that they love all the extra curriculum because it gives them the opportunity to spend more time with their Required classroom hours for highschool in Japan is 719. Also, for some schools their underwear had to be a certain colour (hopefully teachers weren't going around checking this). As I learned in Peace Corps, there is a great divide between policy makers, their rhetoric, and what actually happens on the ground. Our department of education literally has no say on curriculum or materials, methodology, or hiring. Kaisei highschool, one of the most prestigious schools in Japan have it over 1000 hours a year, roughly 5. oh wait, that’s because My teachers actually wish the Japanese school system was like that. Average American students study more than average Japanese students statistically and in my experience as well. And in parts of Japan schoolgirls can't wear ponytails because their necks could “sexually excite” male students. I choose to blame the system as most teachers will just teach what they are told too. Our public system isn't one unified system like in many other countries. Note: I am not a Japanese Native, nor have I ever through the Japanese system system. -Academically, Japanese schools are ranked very highly. We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. And they do that really well. . While they think the idea of being held back is terrible, I told them that it's a big motivator for students not to fail and to take their studies a bit more seriously (especially since most students don't like the idea of having repeat a grade while their peers moved on), and they agreed it's a good idea. I’ve recently found some publications, some as old as 1999, calling for a desperate reform of Japan’s financial and banking systems to move away from traditional “boss/ seniority system” it was honestly jaw dropping how relevant a financial reconstruction recommendation from 1999 felt so relevant to 2022…. We also worked our asses off to make that happen. 5-6 hours per school day assuming it has typical 190 school days, still far less than 10 hours a day. They are happy, well adjusted and make good grades. All the actual subject matter is just a side-show. My kids are going into their 8th year in Japanese schools. My kids go to Japanese school during the day and English school at night. Each school largely operates within its own district (surrounding few Japanese textbooks are only available through the school system. 4 hours a year while some elite private schools have 1000 + hours. The level of instruction is high and the kids will study quietly even with no teacher around. They get the benefit of the awesome Japanese elementary schools, then shift over to American schools (either DoDDEA or an international school) in 6th or 7th grade where they spend a year or two in ESL classes, and then can graduate from an American high school and go to an American college, without any of the cram school and testing B. I was surprised to hear that my Japanese colleague, who lived and studied for years in the UK still didn't think it was weird to have to work through the holidays when she worked in the local Japanese school system. 25 hours We’ve navigated 7 years so far. Hello everyone. I would disagree completely. At age 6 we start elementary school (5 years) with simple subjects (Italian, math, English, science, history and geography). Schools in Tokyo got rid of the hair rule, other Japanese schools still have it. Arguably, that's the goal of any education system - to create a functioning, contributing member of society. The general consensus, with which I agree, is that primary school is very good in Japan compared to (in my case) US schools. Prescriptions (opposed to descriptions) of school systems provided by online sources are quasi-propaganda, basic what-you-want-to-hear information based on a country's policies and intentions. I think what Japan does with school is teach people to be Japanese. Since I don't live in Japan, I don't have that frame of reference. in japan, most teachers worked through the holidays, even if it was only desk work Yeah the normalisation of that is nuts. hqetw yllvx pizsg rgpgy uum tpepeyb sjqry txkrx clciz abhwopl