I Have a Question

Why do people insist the Japanese have the best school system? I grew up in the 80s and everybody talked abt how we had it too easy and we should be like the Japanese who went to school at least 8 hrs a day and then went home and did hours and hours of homework every night. It sounds like a very cruel system to me and from what I hear the adults don't even work 40 hrs a wk. So why expect kids to work over 50 hours on schoolwork? It sounds like they are punishing kids just for being kids. I could imagine the American adults who want to have the harsh Japanese system never had to work that hard as children nor would they willing to now. End of rant

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gmatthewb · 51-55, M

Depending upon what source you look at, Japan is normally in the top three education systems in the world. I think that is mainly due to the technology they use and how much is invested into their education system. I read once that they have very high standards as well. I'm sure there are plenty of reasons other than just the amount of time the students are required to be in school. I think a lot of it also comes down to the pride and honour most Asian countries have in their society. For them, it is probably a sign of respect to their parents that they do well in school so they have higher drive to do well.