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Japanese Education System
History
The Chinese first influenced Japanese Education through Buddhism and Confucianism. With Buddhism, came the Chinese system of writing and reading. ... These Chinese ideas were then combined with Japanese philosophies. ... This resulted in Japanese dictionaries and textbooks being printed.
After a while, when a new government was in power, they realized that education should have a greater role. ...
After World War 2, the United States Education Mission arrived in Japan, and made several changes to the Japanese education system. Some of the changes were: the 6-3-3 grade structure, the revision of curriculum and textbooks and support for equal access to higher education. ... Almost all Japanese elementary schools have a mandatory school lunch program for which parents are assessed minimal fee. ...
The curriculum involves Japanese, Social Studies, Arithmetic, Science, Music, Art & Handcraft, Homemaking, Physical Education, Moral Education, Special Activities. ... During their time at elementary school, students are expected to learn 1000 Japanese characters. ...
Subject First Year(Grade 7) Second Year(Grade 8) Third Year(Grade 9)
Japanese languageSocial studiesMathematicsScienceMusicFine artsHealth and physical educationIndustrial arts or HomemakingMoral educationSpecial activitiesElective (usually English)**Additional elective hour*** Total 54332232 1230 30 44432232 1230 30 43441133 1231 30
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Japanese Language: All lower secondary students will learn another 1000 characters. ... They also study Japanese music, world music and Classical music. ...
Moral Education: Moral education teaches character development and is taken by the classroom advisor. ... They are usually tested in five areas: Japanese Language, mathematics, science, social studies and English.
Approximate Word count = 1219
Approximate Pages = 4.9
(250 words per page double spaced)
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