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Differences In Education In US And Japan - College Paper

Differences In Education In US And Japan

There are many differences in mathematics education between the US and Japan that definitively impact the performance of students in both countries. The methods used in the delivery of information to the students, the planning leading up to the implementation of those methods, the interaction (or lack thereof) among teaching staff within a subject and/or grade level, and teaching styles themselves are like night and day. Most curriculum is text driven in both countries but, thanks mostly to the centralization of curriculum in Japan through the Ministry of Education, much of the curriculum is more meticulously thought out in Japan. Also, because their manuals cover a subject all at ...

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Japan, a student is not promoted until he has mastered his current level. Also in Japan, classes are set up heterogeneously because their belief is that slow learners must work harder -- high expectations tend to show better results. In the US, oftentimes expectations are not high enough and the students do not live up to their real potential. Teaching staff in our schools lack the time provided in Japanese schools to brainstorm or work together on lesson planning and many times different classes in the same grade level will learn (or not learn) different concepts, depending on an individual teachers focus or lack of time.
There are many fundamental differences that would very positively impact students in US schools, as far as I am concerned, such as: more time in math related activities (we spend roughly 4hrs/wk while they spend anywhere from 2 to 3 times that in Japan), a longer school year (ours is 180 days, theirs 240!), more actual class time working and interacting with ...

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Added: 11/1/2007 07:55:34 PM
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