American Schools and Japanese Schools Hiroko Turner FRIT 8530 Presentation June 17, 2011

2. Assignments 1. What are the differences and similarities between American schools and Japanese schools? 2. What’s the advantage of American schools? ?

Elementary Middle High College 3. School System College High Middle Elementary

4. School Days How many holidays and vacations do they have?

5:Teaching Styles & Demographics Most Japanese schools have formal school uniforms. Whole-class instructions Single cultured Few American schools have formal school uniforms. Student-centered Group learning Multicultured

6: Problems at School

7. After School Activity Clean-up (Required for all students) Club activity Detention Go to “juku.” Go home (by bicycle, bus, train, walk home, etc.) Club activity Detention After School Academy (21st Century) Go home (by school bus, car, etc.)

8. What’s juku? It is a cram school (mostly a private school). They offer lessons after regular school hours and on the weekends.

9. What do you think? 1: What are the differences and similarities between American schools and Japanese schools? 2. What’s the advantage of American schools? ? ? ?

10. Bibliography http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secondary_education_in_Japan U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics. (2009).Indicators of school crime and safety 2009 http://www.differencebetween.net/miscellaneous/difference-between-american-and-japanese-schools/ http://www.criced.tsukuba.ac.jp/keiei/kyozai_ppe_f1.html