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Japanese Schools vs. American Schools

School Hours:

Who cleans the school?

Clubs

Japan:

- No janitors.

- Students are given time to clean the school.

America:

- There are janitors to clean the school campus.

Japan:

Elementary:

- 8:30am-3:00pm

High School:

- 8:30am-5:00pm

America:

- 8:00am-2:15pm

Japan:

- All students are required to join a club.

America:

- Many students join clubs but not all students do.

- Students are not required to join a club.

Bibliography

Transportation

Japan:

- Walking

- No school buses

- Some schools don't allow bikes

America:

- Walking

- School and city bus

- Allow bikes

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  • http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100728215914AAVaR8I
  • http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/explore/schools/q9.html
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When the school year starts:

Japan:

New school year starts in April and the school year ends in March.

America:

New school year starts in around July-August and the school year ends in around May-June.

Uniforms

Classes:

Japan:

- Students are required to take a English class.

America:

- Students get to choose a language to learn.

Japan:

Elementary school:

- Street clothes

High school:

- Require Uniforms

America:

Elementary school:

- Uniforms on most school days

High school:

- Most don't have uniforms

Ideas

School System:

Notes

Lunch

School Curriculum

Japan:

- The Japanese Ministry of Education decides what each school will teach.

America:

- Each state decides what each school will teach.

Japan:

Elementary School:

6 years

Junior High:

3 years

Senior High:

3 years

Japan:

- Not all schools have cafeterias, students eat in their classrooms.

- "Lunch ladies" cook lunch but students take turns serving lunch to each other.

- In elementary school, both students and teachers eat the same school lunch.

- Most high schools require you to bring home lunch.

America:

- All schools have cafeterias.

- "Lunch ladies" cook and serve lunch.

- In elementary school and high school you have the choice to eat school lunch , home lunch or no lunch at all.

America:

Elementary School:

7 years

Middle School:

2 years

High School:

4 years

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