The Japanese School System

[jarydgrace]

@johnnytangghostdog

jhonnytangghostdog= racist asshole

[Dimitri0809]

Japanese education system is really really good, even if you attend a public school and you work hard you can get into tokyo university!

[animefreak13518]

wow i think this is cool

[joneseymomo]

0_0 i thought my school was like prison. Those teachers better no how to teach

[Badbones78]

Interesting...

[OriginOfDarkness]

It's not that all American schools suck, even a few public schools are very highly rated, but for the most part, to get a good education you need to look into private or charter schools. I've actually gone to a public school for one year, and it wasn't terrible, it's really just the way most of the teachers and administration seem to think. It's all about the tests. But now I am attending a much better private school that not only holds students to a higher standard, but understands and acts ac

[SoullessTemptation]

Holly shit....us Americans have it easy....DAMN~

[lilaeya]

I believe that such systems are in place in most Asian countries. (excluding the cleaning and flossing).

[Cherybloss17]

I became friends with a forign exchange student from Japan and she was shocked at the american education system. However, she loved how much easier it was. She told me that my school was the easiest school she's ever been too lol.

[beccaotaku]

I heard Kumon (even in America) teaches you Japanese, is that true?

[8bitkame]

I teach English at 3 elementary schools in Japan and the kids can be absolute terrors. There is no punishment for when kids throw cards at you/don't listen/disrespect you/etc. I've been told on numerous occasions that I'm not allowed to take the kids to the principal or call their parents if they act up. There's nothing from keeping the bad kids from running amok and doing whatever they want!!! American school systems do not suck. At least we can control our children when we need to.

[tedirving]

@8bitkame. I can't comment on your teaching experience in Japan, but I've taught in Ameirca for 12 years, behaviour is horrendous in America. The arrest rates at high schools is ridiculous and the situation here is similar to what you describe. If you complain administrators call you weak and if many parents are just as violent as their kids. Anti-Intellectualsim is the rule of the day.

[IDCbitchass]

@8bitkame lol yet there educated surpassed americas. lets face it im an american student and i fall asleep along with 20 other friends i got. we even brag about who gets da most sleep

[tedirving]

@8bitkame It is bad in both but American schools, especially inner-city are much worse. Japan's bully problem pales in comparison to gang violence at schools, kids jumping up and down and won't listen, the foul language in hallways, classrooms and around teachers, neighborhood brawls that move to the schools, food fights, etc. 

[AnimeInterpreter]

@tedirving Exactly. I can't speak much when it comes to Japanese schools, but I attend American high school and will be entering the junior level at the end of this year. I can tell you that American high schools are absolute hell, and there is a lot more going on that the teachers have no idea about. One, it's not in their control, and two, snitches get stitches comes into play. In American high schools, fights are picked over the most ridiculous things.

[AnimeInterpreter]

@tedirving I've seen two kids fight because of a disagreement in music, of all things. I've also had a fight picked with me over a bus seat. It's not just the US and Japan though, it's all over the world. There's always things outside of parents' and teachers' alike reach that occur. The best thing you can do is ask a student like me, who actually wants the best for his life. To be honest though, I would rather my child attend a Japanese high school because of the educational benefits.

[AnimeInterpreter]

@tedirving The educational system in the United States keeps touching lower standards. Right now in my school district, students are given the opportunity to retake tests each time they fail. Anybody can pass, because we don't want to discriminate. In Asia, those who are smart take the opportunities ahead of them and have more benefits, because discrimination is needed in that case. We can't dumb down everything because Jimmy here doesn't feel like doing his work, kick him out like Japan would.

[joliyavalentine]

@8bitkame I remember this...If you could speak japanese or your status is higher than average business owner. The kids will respect you. The japanese folks treat white american like shit. I saw a white boy C class treated like dog shit

[rampage819]

the japan education systems is one of the best if not the best education system in the world about 90% of their high schoolers take calculus and their regular classes are equivalent to american college education system and it is amazing what they can do, this video seems more to degrading the system then showing its benefits in my view. same with other youtube videos on them. they have like a 1-3% dropout rate in high school which is way better than the american 50%, and then 30% in higher ed

[1Buttonmasher]

@rampage819 Yeah but the suicide rate is really high.

[chi81216]

I wish I could go to school there....I feel like I'm surrounded by morons in my school. American education sucks. There is no work ethic, no disipline, no nothing. It's awful.

[slave880]

American school sucks big time, because every time that there is a problem with student, they go ahead and suspend, SUSPEND, and suspend, that is why American get more stupid, the more stupid they get, the more suspend they got, and more suspend more stupid

[dizziemd]

I have a friend who lives in the Kagoshima prefecture. Now I love a lot of things about Japan, but I would Not want to go to school there. She is way overworked. She goes to Jr. High from like 8-5, then she goes to cram school for several hours to study. She is so stressed out about all of her exams. She also goes to cram school on Saturdays.

I think the education system in Japan differs in different cities, prefectures, ect.

It's definitely different from American education.

[ruzasp]

what's the song at the end?

[goukashi]

woah her japanese is horrible, she's not pronouncing it right in my opinion. i speak better japanese than her and im a 14 year old girl!!!!!

[thecharlotteness]

I definately agree with you, although her gramatical structure is correct, maybe a little more initiative to learn basic pronounciation; I don't see much worth putting something like a slice of language in a video if it's wrong. It's just my view though, the rest of the video is really informative and I'm respectfu;l of the fact somebody actually took the time to make something to benefit others.

[MysteryManoLove]

"Very little sugar in candy"? such a lie.

[manslutt]

in japanese candy!!

[poweredbytofu]

あなたの蓮音はすごく大変ですね！！

[Alexoflondon]

Hi, I've taught in senior high and elementary in Japan and worked in Japan for years. I thought your report was terrible. Tipically all about money money money, and from a viewpoint of `look how these primitives behave`. Look at the stats for literacy and crime, hell try learning Japanese properly (your Japanese was terrible) and tell me that you don`t have the right to lecture the Japanese on how to educate kids. Oh, and your Japanese sucks. You probably can`t read or write, right?

[tudufruity415]

OMG at the end they sing country roads and they say WEST VIRGINIA in japanese i think they could have changed the words around some but WOOOOHHHH

[TAKENnameARGH]

Its totally not fun and games there. Kids are overburdened. No councelors. Ton of homework + cramschool + a hobby = no free time. And oh so useless things like Geography are not mandatory subjects! They generally learn squat about other cultures. Witch leaves travellers to be subjucated into english language testing dummys. I swear if I ever go back there and any random dude comes up to me like: HERRO! WATSU YUUR NEIMU!? (out of nowhere!) Im going berserk!

[manslutt]

At least they can speak another language close to fluently, unlike 80% of america.

[MysteryManoLove]

Serirousry? LOL!

[Baterine]

I am an American and I SO agree with you there. It is true, most of us go to other countries and if we bother to even study their language and/or culture it is by a little tiny traveler's book we break out while in the middle of shopping or ordering food and make others have to wait while we flip from page to page trying to put together a single sentence

[madichelp0]

uhm, most of europe know at least 3 laguages, their own countrys language and english, but as well german, french or spanish, so FUCK YOU AMERICA! ... JOKING!

[manslutt]

oh and TakennameArg

why is it that when you go to countries like japan you can have a full conversation about American politics??

They know a fair amount about our culture, i couldn't say for others but im guessing it is close to the same.

[hanamisu]

I want to ask what do you all think about someone going to study in japan... are the subjects the same, is it harder??

[Taorenrox]

i went to Itami Elementary school in Itami,Hyogo prefecture. Their lessons is very interesting...erm...america's education is sort of like very slack so they don't have the right to say all these crap...singapore schools is about the same as jap education system but singapore one is abit more tense then jap.

[hinatahyuuga1595]

beyblade :) i lov japan <3

[juju90zjj]

America is dumb.Japan rocks.Their like 100,000,000 steps ahead of us.

[OyVeey]

@juju90zjj Did somebody just say weeaboo? Because I think somebody just said weeaboo.

[xiaoxiao19]

Is japanese kids no need to wear school unifrom ?I know that Japanese high school students need to wear school uniform.

[tedirving]

One high school I visited in the MIyagi Prefecture did not require male students to wear uniforms, only the female. Interesting.

[tman7776]

Hey, I like the sailior fuku look on women. It reminds me of when Sailor Moon used to air on Cartoon Network

[Taorenrox]

erm....elementary schools can wear home clothes but some elementary schools is compulsory to wear the school's P.E. clothes. but it is compulsory to wear it in high school usually....

[HasakiNami1]

That ALT shouldn't be the spokesperson. Yea, us foreigners can probably understand where she's coming from, but she's only an ALT there, probably knows nothing about education systems back home to compare to. If this clip wanted more credibility it should've involved the BoE or local governments talking.

[miopet01]

HAHAHA, omg at this girl, she makes her first misstake in her first sentence,

watashiva, texas-jin ebony desu or what she say = my name is ebony and iamfrom texas, hahaa I like her pronunciastions.

please make your homework b4 makeing a video

[ragstoriches919]

if i had a penny for every grammatical mistake you made in that sentence, I would be able to buy every house in your neighborhood.

[madonEEEE]

OWNED BITCH HAHAHHAAH!!

[friendsofthefruitsof]

they are exactly the same they are kids. I did some ESL and ALT it was funnny since i am not responsible. Paid to work at Mc Donalds so i did the Mc Donalds job- $15per hour cheap. I did what was necessary but if i offered more it was unwelcomed, besides that each class is quite over-crowded sometimes past 40! I did a lot of subsitution. On my first day a girl fell out of the 3rd floor window, the principal apologized for his unruly kids. they are the same. little wound up beings.

[ilikesakura2005]

Sounds to me you think Japan is a choatic and horrible country.

[friendsofthefruitsof]

sounds like ! have a healthy dose of reality! Try going out to tamagwajosui where Tokyo hid its poor from the 1964 Olympics. In 1994 my first day of teaching a Jr. High School course A child fell out of the 2nd floor classroom (next to mine) she broke her neck, but it was only a hairline fracture so no permanent damage

[Nanami21]

well, I spent 6 months dealing with kids aged 0-10 and made very positive experiences...the children were much better behaved than what I am unfortunately used to

[friendsofthefruitsof]

did you notice the kids walking around? sleeping? or attacking their teachers? check out the Tamagawa Josui or Minato schools. try going inside. a little language understanding ma inform you that these smiling kids are calling you big nose fatty! appearences can be deceiving.

[tedirving]

So, in your opinion, Japanese kids are as rough and un-disciplined as home grown American children...regardless of ethnicity? I would like to hear your response. Are you living in Japan now or in America?

[friendsofthefruitsof]

) Kids regularly beat up teachers. I have seen this happen all around Japan! It is not s rare. Get a dose of reality. For all their schooling how do they really compare at the age of 18? (To American and European students?) I live in Japan.

[friendsofthefruitsof]

kids are kids wherever they are. They learn to abuse graces and to be nice. it is like the complete range in the states, but here in japan There is a tendency to mainstream the problem kids which can and often does lead to multiple disruptions with little attempt to understand HADD + other issues.

[friendsofthefruitsof]

A typical day in a public school in Japan begins with 10 minutes of the teacher trying to restore order to her over-crowded class, and every time the subject changes there is about 10 minutes wasted due to talkign and other general disruptions. So instead of lengthening the class day why not reduce the class to a maximum of 18.

It is not about more time and resources but a better use of them. how do 18year olds compare between Japan, America, and Europe?

[tedirving]

I was only in Japan for three weeks and two of those were tourning the school systems in Kesennuma. I can't give a fair analysis of the Japanese school system since I only saw a few schools in the Miyagi Prefedture. From the outside, it is easy for me to say that the Japanese children from K-1 to High school very well behaved. As a teacher in America, most Japanese teachers would probably feel they are in a warzone if they taught in inner city American schools.

[ilikesakura2005]

I know. I live in Japan and I was visting America and I actually went to school in America(I moved to japan when I was 8 and I was 13 then) and it was very choatic. One of the classes nothing got done at all.

[Temii101]

I would love to go to school in Japan!!! thats all Ive wanted for so many years

[tedirving]

go online and look up the Jet program. If you don't have kids and are not married you should look into it. you can teach in Japan for up to two years. if you are a teen, then check into college fulbrights

[friendsofthefruitsof]

yes for $14.00 per hour it is the same as workign a part-time job in a hamburger joint. Japanese babysitters make $30 per hour. It is not such a deal. the schools do not like you reading yoru own stuff on their time either. if there is nothing to do you just sit there with a contemplative look on your face! it is not serious.

[ilikesakura2005]

Where do you get your information?

[friendsofthefruitsof]

i live here read the Yomiuri on line for news and japanese gossip. Come but beware of the language schools that are out for money and your hard labor.

[dreadful66]

The reporter is wrong.

You don't pray before you eat. They're saying "Itadakimasu" basically meaning that they're going to eat and "Gochisousama" means they're done. This is just an etiquette in Japan, and they're "kind of" strict in those kinds of things.

[lordzeno666]

Japan is one of the most racist "developed" countries in the world. Want to marry one? Fine, but you'll never become a citizen because you're not "ethnically" Japanese...have kids? Fine...but they'll have to go to a "half caste" school. They think they are the "chosen people", refuse to compensate and acknowledge the forced sexual slavery of 1000's of women during WW2, and how they treated POW's. Doomed to repeat the same mistakes one day.

[tedirving]

As an African American in America, and the photographer and editor of the Japan Fulbright pieces, I would have to say that I agree with your assessment, but from a different angle. They are still mostly a homogeneous society that is a part of a sovereign nation. While there, many apologized about WWII and the actions of the emperor at that time. Many other ethnic groups live there; latin, african, anglo, etc. Can't give detail with youtube though.

[crella]

Kumon is a very popular and successful education method, not for those who can't afford cram school...and cram school is not for those who fall behind, but for those who want to get ahead! Any child trying to get into a private junior high from a public elementary school goes to cram school.

[kansaiPJ]

The video is very nicely done. But the narration contained a lot of overgeneralizations about the Japnese education system that are not completely true. Nonetheless for a high school project, it was impressive!