Differences In Japanese And U.S. Schools
Overhearing a teacher say "Education for Japanese and American students is mostly the same." got me thinking. Is it really? I did some research on the topic and was shocked at what I found. My research did not support the teacher's statement.
First of all, the schools' calenders and curriculums are different. In Japanese schools children go to school six days a week from 8:30 to 3:00 for 240 days a year. Compared to American students that go five days a week from 7:30 to 2:50 for 180 days a year. Students in the U.S. go to school from August to June with three months break and in Japan the go from April to March with two weeks break. One more difference is the students in Japan have three to five hours of homework compared to maybe one hour for students in the U.S. Those are some of the differences in the two calenders and curriculums.
Another difference is the teachers and instructions. In Japan the teachers are highly respected. They are bowed to as they walk into the room.......
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