Japan

日本

Tania Agurto
Rebecca Born
 What do we know about Japan?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBflpbZawAY
こんにちは
• Capital is Tokyo
• Population: 127 million
• Currency: yen
• Government: constitutional monarchy
• Third largest GDP in the world
• Second largest developed economy
• Free compulsory education
• School year (3 terms): April- July, September- December, January-
March
PISA 2015
• Science: 538
• Math: 532
• Reading: 516
Classrooms
• Technology is not used during school
• Kids clean the classrooms
• Emphasize leadership in classes
• During lunch all kids have a job like serving food to passing out jello
• Graded on appearance and tidiness
Teachers
• Highly respected (thank you)
• Well prepared
• Ministry of Education requires continuous teacher training
• Must renew educational certificate every ten years
• Paid higher than other professions and can receive bonuses, family
allowances, or other special pay adjustments.
• Responsible for guidance counseling, school clubs, or outside of
school activities
Teachers education
• Preschool or kindergarten teachers are educated at junior colleges or
other institutes
• Primary or special education teachers are trained in education
departments in universities and national teacher colleges.
• Middle and high school teachers are educated at regular universities
• Can get three types of certificates which depends on years of
education, second certificate (AA), first certificate (BA), advanced
certificate (MA)