Japanese Education Vs America
In America, education is very different in learning, teaching, and dedication compared to other
countries. In Japan, education is shorter, harder, and very different than America. Japan is very
dedicated to education and are honored for it. Education is one of the most important things to the
people of Japan. By examining Japanese education, it shows how Japan is able to teach and learn
history, environmental, transportation, religion, teaching, and mostly math. Japanese history is most
interesting in my opinion. Japan was first discovered in the 1st century B.C.(Watanabe, Akira and
Yasuo Masai). Japanese history is mostly known for their fierce and brave warriors, the samurai. The
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In fact, students are honored by their family if they attend school. Students are very focussed and
intelligent. In schools, they teach students how to teach. The teacher walks over, glances at the
problem and circles it to signal it was correct. The student then gets up and away from his seat.
Another hand shot up. But, this time the first student takes role of the teacher, or corrector (Novak
Djokotic Foundation).According to NCEE, Japan has one of the top teaching methods compared to
America. Elementary schools learn how to multiply with lines. Also, they learn 1,130 letters compared
to America who has 26. Another thing that was interesting to me, was that students in Japan only go to
school for 9 years. In America, we go to school for 12. They have 6 years in elementary, 3 years of
junior high, and 3 years of high school ( Novak Djokotic Foundation). After high school, students
spend 4 years in college. But, for them, college is a place to relax and have fun. Usually college is a
place for studying and looking for a career. Japanese do that during elementary, junior high, and high
school. They have to be dedicated and focussed all the time. That is why college is a paradise.
Compared to America, school in Japan seems hard but it would be worth it in the end. By researching
Japanese education I was able to learn a lot more about other schools, what they learn, and how they
learn
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