Jackson Edmonds
Instructor Williams
English 101
February 1, 2018
American education vs. Japanese education Education is possibly the driving force of the world and without it, everyone would just revert to simple-minded creatures whose only goals in life are to survive and reproduce. It lets humans learn more about the world around them and how it works, which is a good thing to know for survival. So, when a country looks at another and sees low test scores they can only think “Humph, that is the best they can do? They are doomed.” Sometimes, that country can get their ego inflated and march right on over to the others and try to stomp them into the ground. This usually escalates into all-out war and gets everyone involved, causing a lot of …show more content…
It is split up into two parts, primary and secondary school. The only difference from America is that primary school lasts six years and high school lasts three years. Children who turn six before or at the start of April begin school that year. In Japanese elementary school, students learn the same basic subjects: math, science, the Japanese language, and the arts. There are also a couple of arts specific to Japan that are taught: shodo (calligraphy) and haiku. Shodo is the act of dipping a brush in ink and writing various Japanese characters in an artistic style. While there are a few tests here and there, students in Japanese elementary schools are mostly taught about qualities that they should have in life. Basically, they are taught to respect one another, along with qualities like justice and self-control. After completing six years of primary school, students move on to secondary school, starting with middle school. This begins the period known in Japan as “examination hell” where students prepare for a test that decides whether they will go to college or not. Each university has a score and if a student meets that score on the final exam, they will get into that university. After finishing high school, students move on to university, which is modeled after American higher education, with a few differences. One difference is how a student gets into a university. While American students get placed into college based on GPA, Japanese students get placed into a university based on a single test
Instructor Williams
English 101
February 1, 2018
American education vs. Japanese education Education is possibly the driving force of the world and without it, everyone would just revert to simple-minded creatures whose only goals in life are to survive and reproduce. It lets humans learn more about the world around them and how it works, which is a good thing to know for survival. So, when a country looks at another and sees low test scores they can only think “Humph, that is the best they can do? They are doomed.” Sometimes, that country can get their ego inflated and march right on over to the others and try to stomp them into the ground. This usually escalates into all-out war and gets everyone involved, causing a lot of …show more content…
It is split up into two parts, primary and secondary school. The only difference from America is that primary school lasts six years and high school lasts three years. Children who turn six before or at the start of April begin school that year. In Japanese elementary school, students learn the same basic subjects: math, science, the Japanese language, and the arts. There are also a couple of arts specific to Japan that are taught: shodo (calligraphy) and haiku. Shodo is the act of dipping a brush in ink and writing various Japanese characters in an artistic style. While there are a few tests here and there, students in Japanese elementary schools are mostly taught about qualities that they should have in life. Basically, they are taught to respect one another, along with qualities like justice and self-control. After completing six years of primary school, students move on to secondary school, starting with middle school. This begins the period known in Japan as “examination hell” where students prepare for a test that decides whether they will go to college or not. Each university has a score and if a student meets that score on the final exam, they will get into that university. After finishing high school, students move on to university, which is modeled after American higher education, with a few differences. One difference is how a student gets into a university. While American students get placed into college based on GPA, Japanese students get placed into a university based on a single test