Why are Japanese schools the best?

But for children in Japan, school lunches are a rich experience where culture, nutrition, and sustainability collide. “Japan’s standpoint is that school lunches are a part of education, not a break from it,” Masahiro Oji, a government director of school health education in Japan, told the Washington Post. read more

Students don’t skip classes in Japan, nor do they arrive late for school; Students in Japan have a strong sense of belonging in school, they don’t feel like outsiders, nor do they feel left out. Students in Japan actually feel happy in school (85 percent of them). read more

Hi! My personal experience is somewhat ambivalent in that there seems to be a huge rift between elementary schools and middle schools in terms of pedagogy and teaching approach. read more