"Everybody is a Genius. But If You Judge a Fish by Its Ability to Climb a Tree, It Will Live Its Whole Life Believing that It is Stupid" - Albert Einstein
Although the Japanese Education System is one of the best in the world, it has some major flaws.
School Day
Learning MethodsLessons in Japan focus on memorisation rather than understanding. This means that students are expected to remember complicated formulae but more often than not they do not understand the information that they are being forced to remember.
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The school day begins at 8:30, so students may leave home as early as 6:30. This is extremely long.
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HolidaysStudents only have a thirty day long summer holiday where they are given a lot of homework and independent study which they are expected to complete.
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Overview
Overall, the Japanese system is highly pressurised, with a huge emphasis on rote learning. While this does produce high results, it is also recognised that the Japanese system puts an unhealthy level of pressure on students trying to succeed in it.
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However, while the Japanese system is far more extreme than ours in Ireland, it holds some of the same values; the need to memorise vast amounts of information and the judgement of students based on strict examination.
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