do you think my 6 year old kid survives the school in japan?
he grow up in the philippines. he can understand english.
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Do you still think that every Japanees is a ninja?
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For a 6-year-old, that shouldn't be a problem. Kids pick up languages very quickly. As long as your kid likes school, with parental support and the (usually) patient Japanese teachers, it will be fine. Daijoubu desu yo.
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yeah i'm pretty much sure that ur kid will survive in japan.. or shall i say, he would likely be enjoying his stay there in japan coz japan's a great country..and how i wish i could also go to japan coz i really love everything about japan!
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he'd survive, but it would be difficult to start with because of the language difference. The other kids would love him though cause he's different and they would all try to communicate with him in english. checkout some websites for some basics with japanese language that you can teach him before you go.
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When I went to Japan I learned that it is part of their curriculum to learn English.I think he will be fine.
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He should be fine. He may have a hard time at first because classes will be instructed in Japanese but at 6, he'll pick it up quickly and be fine. Good luck!
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I think Japanese public school do not require the kids quite a lot of talent for study.I guess it's ok to survive only having skills like being able to take down ,read,make friends with others.I'm japanese.
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It depends on where in Japan...it's better if in a big city. my cousin went to a middle school in Hiroshima....and there was a kid from china. He got picked on so bad and he had change the school after one semester. It would be better if you can put him in a international school.
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My younger brother who is 11 and White(adapted) is always bullied because of the looking difference. He speaks Japanese perfectly though. He is in American school now. Bullying in schools in Japan has been serious problem. Last year, many students killed them selves and it was really big news. It you looked different, kids might pick you up and bully. Of course it depends on the school but the bullying happens in every school. It might be easier for your kid to be bullied because of the looks difference. You have to consider and watch about it. You can talk to the teacher to watch too. About the level of the education, I assume it's very high. I wasn't top student in Japan but now I'm full scholarship covered university student in Canada and they pay living cost for me too. Also I skipped a year and could get transfered to IVY university in the US with full scholarship too.
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Academics-wise and language-wise I think he'd catch up quickly. But he will always have to endure rude comments from some kids. But isn't that true of any student in any country? The Japanese kids also make fun of each other, not just foreigners. I think the initial transition might be tough, and depending on your plans for the future you might want to put him in an American school later (ie, do you plan on him having to test into a Japanese high school, etc?).
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Sure he will. As someone mentioned, bullying is a problem, but make sure that your son is well immersed in the culture, and he'll lose his accent and be just like Japanese people, and there should be no problems. If he does have a problem at first, you can always switch his school so that he can start over once he knows Japanese.
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hey there! i'm a filipino and i'm currently living in the philippines right now. i'm currently sixteen. i was in japan last december 2006 in a student exchange program and i had no problems with my classmates and teachers. in fact, i was so awed at how friendly they were. japanese kids are really nice too although they are really vocal with their feelings. in case of the language, japanese children don't speak english that much unless they grew somewhere else aside from japan. you see, japanese people only get to learn english when they get to junior high and they only study it not as a required subject but as an elective that they choose. it could be quite a problem for your kid regarding the language.but aside from that, if your kid is pretty disciplined and knows how to follow rules and japanese traditions, he will be fine since japanese people are very nice and polite. kiotsukete!
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