JAPAN EDUCATION SYSTEM

Dear Professor,

It is nice to travel around the world. This time we went to Japan through slide showing. It was a great privilege to study different countries especially Japan whose name is popular because of its contribution in the advancement of technology. I was very excited to learn from their educational system. How it is different from the other countries like the Philippines that until now still remains on its foot on the flat ground. We are still underdeveloped country.

It was then that I learned that Japan is exercising a first 9 years in school as compulsory. They adopted a system of automatic progression. Free elementary education. They gave much importance on sciences even if children are still in elementary level. They already train children in Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Geology at the very young age. In the Philippines, there is only one science subject and it is very basic in the elementary. Some schools are having a mismatch of subjects; teacher teaching not their field of specialization.

I also have noted that Japan’s education during high school, students have to take all the science subjects compulsory, then as years and level go up in senior high school, they introduce basic science and in the second year, a student has to select one or two science subjects for strengthening on the next level on the 3rd year in senior high school. They rest assured that students do not flunk during elementary and junior and school. They also exercise school lunch law and school health law. Unlike the Philippines, Japan is using a descriptive type of grading system.
Since Japan is giving more focus on sciences naturally, they also earned advancement of technology. They became the most industrialized country. Their economic has improved a lot. In fact, Japan now is the number 1 country. Japan has surpassed America’s greatness.

I realized that why not Philippines do the same thing, giving focus on science subjects? Perhaps like Japan our economy will also grow. Second realization is that, as an administrator, I have to modify our curriculum and give more strength on science subjects. I’m thinking of letting our pupils explore on simple experiments while they are still young to let them love science during foundation stage.

Bernadette Edago- Calvo