Japan Education Vs American Education Essay

Erasmus, a classical scholar once said, “The main hope of a nation lies in the proper education of its youth” (Biography Online). Education at a young age has proven to be genuinely important because the brain still has room for development. Young developing brains can absorb more information that will stay with them for a while longer. The more information children obtain while their brains have room for development, the more successful they will be when they get older. Although American education contrasts to Japan in the length of days year round and transportation, they compare in a variety of classes and extracurricular activities. The number of school days and their lengths differ between America and Japan. American school years begin in August or September and ends in May or June, with three months of summer vacation, allowing children a break from school. Also, after the children end school for the summer, they enter into a new grade once school starts back up again. School in America requires nine months out of the year, unlike Japan, who goes from April to March (Academic Year).
Variation of classes have similarities in America and the classes in Japan. American schools have a total of nine different classes in middle school. Mathematics, science, social studies, english, music, art, physical education, economics, and pre engineering. Throughout the day a total of eight classes make up a school day, with two back to back english periods, then music, art, economics, and pre engineering separated into quarters. These four classes have to be separated into different quarters because of the time allowed in school for full days. Four quarters in a single school year separates these classes. Japan’s classes have a range of mathematics, science, social studies, japanese, music, crafts, physical education, and home economics (Kids Web