Japanese Education
...esponsible for keeping the school clean. They not only clean their own classrooms but also the hallways, labs, gyms and toilets. They work on a roster system. Schools aside 15 to 20 minutes for cleanup as part of the daily routine. Even year one students have to take on the responsibility of cleaning their own areas. In this way, students learn to cooperate with each other to make pride in their school for being so clean. Most schools have an area close to the entrance for changing shoes. Students are expected to change their outside shoes for slippers or inside shoes. Their outside shoes are place outside on a shoe racks. This is what people do at home as well which keeps the inside of the house free of mud and dirt. Few students in Japan leave after school at the end of lesson. Most stay back for several hours to attend a club. Clubs are not compulsory, but most students join one or two. It’s at the clubs that they meet people with similar interests and make friends. Sport clubs are said to be the most demanding more than the cultural ones because players are expected to practice in the morning before school, after weekends and on the weekends. There are many interschool tournaments and games and each school naturally wants its players to give it their best. In most schools, Japanese students eat their lunch inside their classrooms, sitting at their desks. To eat outside, standing or walking around has always been considered bad manners in Japan. Although these days young people eat junk food on the street, schools insist on stud...