Report copyright infringement. The owner of it will not be notified. Only the user who asked this question will see who disagreed with this answer. Read more comments. English UK. The school system is different in Japan so it is difficult to make direct translation. Japan's school system is different than in America Elementary school is from grade Then you have Junior High School which is from And last High School which is from Usually if they ask you what grade are you in you say if you are in elementary,jhs or hs though if the person already knows it is not necessary.
Pointing at people or things is considered rude in Japan. Instead of using a finger to point at something, the Japanese use a hand to gently wave at what they would like to indicate.
When referring to themselves, people will use their forefinger to touch their nose instead of pointing at themselves. Slurping and belching are acceptable while dining, and is sometimes considered a sign of appreciation of the cooking. Tipping is not a part of the culture in Korea. Korea is a polite society; be appreciative and it will go a long way. Be mindful of your hands. The proper way of shaking hands in South Korea is using both hands or by placing the left hand on the right wrist as support and slightly bowing the head for a more polite gesture.
Shaking hands using just one hand is considered impolite and should be avoided. Contemporary issues. The following statements thus apply to South Korea only. It is considered rude and disrespectful to cross your legs when seated across from a superior—whether that be a supervisor or just someone who is older than you. Not wanting to be rude, I uncrossed my legs, but when the supervisor left I crossed them again. Each time the teacher greeted or talked to the student, the student would look away and avoid eye contact.
Primary School Primary education in Japan covers grades seven, eight, and nine; children are generally between the ages of 13 and The number of primary school students in Japan stood at 3. The number of junior high schools, meanwhile, has stayed relatively static, falling from 11, in to 10, as of , while the number of junior high school teachers has barely budged at all , junior high school teachers in , , in Private schools are considerably more expensive: As of , the average annual cost to attend a private primary school in Japan was 1,, yen approx.
Classes are large, with thirty-eight students per class on average, and each class is assigned a homeroom teacher who doubles as counselor. Unlike kindergarten students, primary school students have different teachers for different subjects.
The teacher, however, rather than the students, moves to a new room for each fifty- or forty-five-minute period. Instruction in primary schools tends to rely on the lecture method. Teachers also use other media, such as television and radio, and there is some laboratory work. Some subjects, such as Japanese language and mathematics, are coordinated with the elementary curriculum. Others, such as foreign-language study, begin at this level, though from April English became a compulsory part of the elementary school curriculum.
The junior school curriculum covers Japanese language, social studies, mathematics, science, music, fine arts, health, and physical education.
All students are also exposed to industrial arts and homemaking. Moral education and special activities continue to receive attention. Most students also participate in one of a range of school clubs that occupy them until around 6pm most weekdays including weekends and often before school as well , as part of an effort to address juvenile delinquency.
A growing number of primary school students also attend juku, private extracurricular study schools, in the evenings and on weekends. A focus by students upon these other studies and the increasingly structured demands upon students' time have been criticized by teachers and in the media for contributing to a decline in classroom standards and student performance in recent years. The ministry recognizes a need to improve the teaching of all foreign languages, especially English.
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