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Japanese School Culture Essay

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A small research project was undertaken during the Japanese In-country course at Waseda University based on the topic of ‘Japanese School Culture.’ As an international student, I attended high school in both Korea and Australia. During my schooling in Australia, I found many differences between Australian and Korean schools, especially the balance between students’ study and social life. Before studying in Australia, I always thought school was a very stressful and competitive place where I needed to be better than other students. I became interested in the Australian education system and decided to become a teacher after seeing a different school environment and teaching and learning styles. I would like to become the best teacher I can be by combining the best aspects of both the Korean and Australian education systems. As a …show more content…

According to the Japan Times (2013), the Japanese university entrance exam is ‘focused on testing what knowledge students have acquired, rather than looking at aptitude and potential.’ The process of studying, which is to memorise as much information as possible for an exam, is a time consuming process. In addition to this, the knowledge can easily be forgotten after the exam. According to an interview between Nakamura and myself, ‘it was difficult to pass Waseda University entrance exam. It took me two years to enter Waseda university. After graduating senior high school, I studied about 12 hours a day and finally passed the exam.’
According to Omoto, many students sit the university entrance exam. One student from her school wanted to enter a famous top university in Japan, however, she could not pass when she first took the exam. She studied for an extra year and took the exam again. Her fried said ‘it was very difficult to study for the exam. The study was hard, but the pressure and expectations from my parents made the study

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