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Brief History of Japanese
Japan’s modern school system was developed in the early years of the Meiji Era. ... In 1872 the school systems for the elementary, secondary, and higher level schooling were established according to the idea of equal opportunity for education. The idea of equal opportunity became the basis for why education in Japan started to spread so much. In 1879 a new schooling system was adopted called the Government Order of Education. ... In 1886 students attended elementary schools for six years rather than four like they did in the past (Ministry of Education: 1963). Also the fundamental school system started by the Government Order Education in 1872 was almost completed due to the fact that the Primary School Order which divided the school into ordinary and higher courses, the Middles School Order which also divided the school into ordinary and higher courses, the Normal Order which also divided the school into ordinary and higher courses and the Imperial University Order were issued (Amano and Aso: 1972). ... During the Taisho Era (1912-1926) to the beginning of the Showa Era (1962- ) was the biggest expansion of the Japanese education system. ... This greatly expanded the Japanese’s higher education system that at one time only consisted of the Imperial universities (Ministry of Education: 1963). In 1947 the “6-3-3 Education system” was established. ... About ninety-six percent of students do complete some sort of upper secondary education. During the “6-3-3 Education system” students also attend juku which helps them better prepare for the difficult entrance exams they will later take to get them into good colleges or universities.
Levels of Modern Day Schooling
Today the Japanese school system is relatively the same. ... The amount of time spent in universities or colleges depends on the student (Ministry of Education: 1963).
The beginning level of schooling for the Japanese is called yochien, or what we know as kindergarten. ... The Japanese government aims to increase the availability of kindergartens to allow mothers to work if they need or want to. The trend of earlier education is increasing with special subjects for kindergarten students including English.
The next level of schooling for the Japanese is known as shogakkou, or elementary schools. For six years, starting usually at age six, this is the first stage of required education for Japanese children. Almost all Japanese children enter at this stage, although an increasing number have already experienced kindergarten. The curriculum of the elementary schools is divided into three categories: regular subjects, moral education and special activities. The regular subjects consist of Japanese language, social studies, mathematics, science, life environment studies, music, art, homemaking and physical education.
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