i'm moving to Japan next year when schools over. currently 9th grade and moving to japan when im 10th grade. so i'm going school there and idk how to speak japanese. . Just tell me how it is in Japan School . -im phillipino (:
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Schools in Japan are 'tough!Not only the language is difficult bu also the curriculm and lessons...The teachers ar usullay well-preped but when it comes to exams...You should focus and read a lot!You also should be part of afte-school 'jobs' which are normal for Japanese teenagers-h/schoolers... I wish you good luck and try yourbest!! ~Gambate!! ^^
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In Japan, At first, 2 year: kindergarten. 6 years: elementally. 3 years: junior high. 3 years: high school. 4years :university. If you want to be a medical doctor added 2 more years. Japanese schools do not have a janitor, that's what the students are for. There are no cafeterias but there are school lunches. The kids are divided into groups and each week or month or so your group has a certain duty. It may be bringing the food from the kitchen to the classroom (it's part of your fees) and next time it's scrubbing toilets. The boys are laid back and the girls do all the work. You wear slippers indoors, even in class. You tend to stay in your homeroom and rarely switch classes except for special ones like science where you need a lab setup. They teach more things, like how to sew or cook, this is not some home ec class option but something everyone in the class does at one point or another. Mandatory learning of English. If you want to learn something else, do it on your own time or college. Not required to go to college to get a good job. College in Japan is a joke, only a few actually make you work. Instead you slave over K-12 education and college is the time to relax. Physical discipline is illegal but still done sometimes. Mandatory uniforms and strict codes of personal appearance, except for elementary school. You have to join a club. This meets after school. There used to be school on Saturday mornings too. The time of the year for when it starts/ends is April/March whereas in America it depends on your school, could be September/June or August/May. Everyone graduates at age 18, that's how they hold people back when they start, to make sure everyone is 18 when they finish. Whereas in America, again it depends on the school, cutoff point could be if you are born in November or December. Others have asked for the differences and I wrote a lot before but I'm sure there's other info online if you search.
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You can phrase the question as How are Japanese schools? or What are Japanese schools like?
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this doesn't really apply to you since you are a 10th grader... but my friend lived in japan when she was elementary school (her mom was an English teacher). shes Caucasian (blonde hair) and at first all the kids were like "omg! can i have a piece of your hair?!" they were very enthusiastic. but after a month she had to friends because she didnt know how to speak the language and she said the kids resented her. shes still kinda upset about it know... Well, dont really pay to much attention to the story, she was only a kid. if i got the change to do what you're doing i would be SOO excited!! good luck and have fun!!
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