Dear Professor Alonsabe,
Greetings!
The sharing and the reporting on the different Educational System of the selected countries as one of the requirements and basis of our grade is really a good and useful assignment or task.
Why?
It is simply because; it helps me to become more familiar and aware of the educational system of other countries. This would aid me to know their similarities, differences and as well as their excellent and great contributions to the lives of their citizens and to the country as a whole. Sincerely, I’m not that familiar of the diverse educational systems of other countries. This task given to us made me more open-minded and encourages me lot to become an ADVOCATE of the K+12, not because I am a teacher by profession, a mother but truly because I care for others and to our beloved country.
The Educational system of JAPAN as reported and shared to us by soon to be PRINCIPAL of Gingoog City no other than, MS. MITCHEL M. VILLACERAN is so impressive and remarkable.
The reporter made mention of the following very extraordinary and important information’s about the Educational System of JAPAN:
United States of America’s School system is the MODEL of JAPAN.
France as well is the model for the centralized administration system and the school district system.
In 1900, the Elementary school fees were being abolished.
A system of automatic progression was adopted.
Japanese Education for nine years is compulsory and that’s elementary for 6 years and 3 years for Junior High School, and the students’ during these stages do not flunk.
After which they will proceed to Senior High School for 3 years as well before taking the Higher Education for 4 years.
In Elementary education there is this School Lunch Law (kyuushoku) wherein personally designed by them to teach the children the proper etiquette of eating and the things to do and not to do before, while and after eating.
There report card system is in descriptive form.
An example of Time table as shown below presented the no. of minutes each subject being taught;
Mon Tue Wed Thurs Fri
8:30 a. Teacher’s Meeting
b. Reading
c. Health Check
d. Morning Assembly a. Teacher’s Meeting
b. Reading
c. Health Check
d. Morning Assembly a. Teacher’s Meeting
b. Reading
c. Health Check
d. Morning Assembly a. Teacher’s Meeting
b. Reading
c. Health Check
d. Morning Assembly a. Teacher’s Meeting
b. Health Check
c. Morning Assembly
8:50 Period 1 Period 1 Period 1 Period 1 Period 1
8:50 Period 2 Period 2 Period 2 Period 2 Period 2
10:20 Recess Recess Recess Recess Recess
10:40 Period 3 Period 3 Period 3 Period 3 Period 3
10:40 Period 4 Period 4 Period 4 Period 4 Period 4
12:10 Lunch
Brushing of teeth Lunch
Brushing of teeth Lunch
Brushing of teeth Lunch
Brushing of teeth Lunch
Brushing of teeth
12:55 Recess Recess Recess Recess Recess
13:15 Cleaning Cleaning Period 5 Cleaning Cleaning
13:30 Self – study Self – study Period 5 Self – study Self – study
13:45 Period 5 Period 5 Period 5 Period 5 Period 5
14:30 Period 6 Period 6 14:00 Closing Assembly Closing Assembly Period 6
15:15 Closing Assembly Closing Assembly 14:15 Club, Committee Free time Closing Assembly
15:30 Free time Free time 15:00 Free time Free time Club
16:20 Going Home Going Home 15:00 Going Home Going Home Going Home
An example of School Calendar
Month Semester School Events Parents Participation
2nd week of Apr. Spring Vacation School Entrance Ceremony •
First Term Formal Start of Classes
Physical Health Check
May Visit to children’s Home •
May Excursion
May Sports Test
May All School Trip
June Parental observation of classes / discussion with Parents •
Jul. Whole school cleaning
Jul. Formal end of Classes
Aug Summer Vacation Seaside School
Forest School
Month Semester School Events Parents Participation
Sept Second Term Formal Start of Classes
Oct Sports Day •
Nov Presentation of children’s achievements (Arts and Culture Festival) •
Dec
Parental Observation of classes and discussion with Parents
Disaster Preparation Training
Whole School Cleaning
Formal end of Classes •
Before Christmas Winter Vacation
Jan Third Term Formal Start of Classes
Feb Marathon
Parental Observation of classes and discussion with Parents •
Mar Whole School Cleaning
Formal end of Classes
Graduation Ceremony •
Spring Vacation
The sharing of Ma’am Mitch was great and amazing, because she herself visited JAPAN and she even witnessed and observed some of the classroom settings and discussions of the country during her tour in JAPAN. She did even experience some of the school and classroom scenarios.
Is in it amazing?
But of course……..
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