PART ONE – INFORMATION OVERLOAD.
Schooling in Japan is not so different to in Australia.
Every Monday, they have morning assemblies, like us. In elementary schools, classes last 45 – 50 minutes per lesson and middle school are 50 minute lessons. Their lunches are provided in public schools, and are eaten in their classrooms. Japanese schools have 3 semesters and school holidays last around 10 days.
Japanese kids my age learn the necessities of life, such as – math, science, social studies, etc. They also learn music, Japanese, crafts, psychical education, and home economics. Other subjects include, calligraphy and haiku.
Unlike us, in Japan, the students clean the school. It’s a tradition of Japanese education called o-soji (cleaning).
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The typical meal consists of: rice, some form of protein (fish, chicken or beef), vegetables, soup and milk.
Clubs are extremely popular. Things such as: baseball, judo, kendo, football, and tennis. There are also cultural clubs, such as: calligraphy, English, maths, science, broadcasting and yearbook.
Cram school is basically an ‘add on’ of lessons for students who want to learn more / work harder in their schooling career. Teachers are often more animated and far more interesting than the regular teachers. Cram school is more informative than regular school, yet it is not compulsory – but, up to 60% of students attend it.
Homework is given out everyday, and the students have to study Kanji. In both elementary and middle school, you have to study it. They get homework over the summer and winter vacations as well. They usually pick their own topic to study, & write compositions on books they read.
The school uniform is based off of European sailor uniforms for girls, and military style uniform for the boys. Students must wear their school badge at all times. Students must also wear black shoes.
Rules are extremely strict in Japan. Such