Sunday, April 24, 2011

I'm going to be in 11th grade and i'm living in Japan, how can i be homeschooled and is it expensive

I'm going to be in 11th grade and i'm living in Japan, how can i be homeschooled and is it expensive?
I'm considering homeschooling because my international school in japan is expensive, ($750 per MONTH) and since i have 2 other siblings, my family is having a hard time with it now. I want to know how much it may be and how can i start if it is cheaper? i forgot to add, there are no other schools that teach IN english other than the one i go to unless i go like 2 hours on a plane to another prefecture(state).
Home Schooling - 2 Answers
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Hi. Home schooling is quite difficult. You have to pass many checks and tests quite often by some governmental groups to see that what you're learning is correct. There are fines & are also fees to pay for homeschooling. But the price is much lower. I would suggest going to a cheaper school. It's not really the school that counts, just the education of the student. You may look into getting a private tutor a day every fortnight for example. It wont be as expensive and you can focus on your subjects that you're not so confident on. Good luck.xx.
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I know that k12 has an international option that may be less much than 750.00 a month but Progress Academy is also a very affordable one. Progress Academy is open to anyone with access to an internet connection. As an online curriculum program, they are available around the world to provide a quality homeschooling curriculum. Progress Academy is unique because they offer an annual subscription with a customized student account. You may pick and choose the courses you would like, and have 365 days to work at your own pace. Progress Academy is not a free onlne school but is affordable. For as low as $71.00 a month you can enroll and get everything you need. This school is available for children grades k-12. They provide a broad range of tools within their curriculum using digital on-line textbooks and interactive streaming videos. Pearson/Prentice-Hall, McGraw-Hill, Scott Foresman Education Divisions, United Streaming, BrainPop and Digital Curriculum are all recognized as industry leaders in education that they use.

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Saturday, April 16, 2011

What type of punishments do schools in Japan usually give students for bad behavior

What type of punishments do schools in Japan usually give students for bad behavior?

Other - Education - 2 Answers
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ruler slap?
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I answered your other question. Ha. I have a lot of Japanese friends who are teachers. Through their stories and through my own first hand experience I can tell you there are two types of students in Japan: ones who want to do well and accept their punishment and ones who don't give a sh*t and will just as easily attack a teacher if a punishment is handed down for some wrong doing. As I said in my other answer, it is a constitutional right for a Japanese child to get an education. Because of this, students are almost never, ever kicked out of school no matter what they do. For the students who want to do well and take their work seriously don't usually need to be punished. But, they're kids so every now and again one will need disciplining and the kid will almost *always* obey and honor a punishment. Punishments range from being hollered at by a teacher to getting whacked on the head with a pencil, ruler, other object to being put out in the hallway to do their work. That's about the extent of it. Teachers act as a third parent in Japan and because kids spend so much time at school the students want to do well and gain approval of their teachers. Makes for an easier existence for all. For unruly kids, there's no helping them. That's the God's honest truth. Teachers keep a close eye on kids from the moment they enter a new school (and student records follow the students). If the staff determines the students cannot be controlled, they are deemed hopeless. Literally. The teachers stop helping, stop paying attention and no punishments are handed down. It sounds unbelievable but it's the truth, which kind of sucks. When a kid is deemed hopeless they aren't even required to attend class and many of them don't. The law requires students to show up at school and that's that. The staff's job is to keep students on school grounds until school is over. So, the kids who don't attend class are required to stay on school grounds. They don't have to be in the school at all, just on the school's property. Most of what I've just told you applies to JHS and SHS. Elementary schools are completely different. Again, the teacher being the parent while the student is at school teachers do a lot of things you might not expect. I've seen teachers spank kids on more than occasion and it's perfectly normal. I've seen kids get whacked on the head with stuff and it's perfectly normal. Elementary schools are much more under control than the higher grades, it's just the way things are. Hope this helps.

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Friday, April 8, 2011

Do most schools in japan teach in english

Do most schools in japan teach in english?
I wanna be a foreign exchange student in japan, but i don't know if i would be able to without being able to speak japanese. has anyone ever had this experience before? And I dont want to get bad grades just because I can't understand the teacher or read the book. help me please.
Teaching - 2 Answers
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Schools in Japan teach in Japanese. Many offer, or even require, courses in English so that their students can deal successfully with a lot of the international business world. But in regular schools, courses like math, history, science, etc will be taught in Japanese. Try looking for an Embassy scool or an English-American Private school that caters to English-speaking citizens living there. Your courses in math, history, science, etc will be in English with an additional language course in Japanese. The "down side" to this is: you will socialize with less Japanese nationals in school. ps -- be prepared to be in school more hours than you are in the US. The Japanese lead the world in turning out well-educated students ready to deal with the demands of college or the work world, but that is because after school, many go to tutors or extra school-related activities. Many may be in school for 6 or 7 or 8 hours then go on for 3 or 4 or 5 hours more.
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The class is held in Japanese. People don't speak English fluently. You need to learn Japanese. The society is mono-culture and homogeneous. No racial diversity.

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Friday, April 1, 2011

English education at public high schools in Japan

English education at public high schools in Japan?
1: Why are Reading and Writing classes conducted seperately in Japan? #2 Why is an English class conducted in Japanese? Thank you.
Languages - 1 Answers
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Hello. Having taught English in Japanese high schools, I think I can help. In answer to your questions, actually English is separated into one class of vocabulary, grammar, etc. (reading and writing) and another one called oral communication. The oral communication class is relatively new and concentrates on spoken language and conversation rather than on reading and writing skills in the normal English class. It depends on the high school, but there are usually at least 2 hours of English (reading and writing) per week and 1 hour of oral communication. Most Japanese high schools concentrate on preparation for college entrance examinations which only judge reading and writing skills, so not much emphasis is put on oral communication. As for your second question, I think one main reason is what I said above, that schools concentrate on teaching the written language in order to prepare for entrance examinations. Many of the teachers also do not have the ability or are not confident enough to conduct the classes in English. Even if they did, with the very low level of English education in Japanese middle schools, very few students have a strong enough foundation to be able to follow classes conducted solely in English.

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