From Japanese kindergarten to university, what is “special” about Japanese education?

1. Preschool education

There are two types of early childhood education training institutions in Japan:

1. Kindergarten, which is an integral part of the school education system and enrolls 3- 6-year-old children are led by Japan's Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (Japan's central government agency responsible for education);

2. Nursery schools are welfare institutions that enroll children from birth to 6 years old. Leading cadres of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (the department responsible for social security in Japan).

Japan's "School Education Law" requires that the purpose of kindergarten education is to encourage children to have safe and healthy living habits, so that children can experience social life during their childhood, and then cultivate the spiritual essence of unity, friendship, self-help and self-discipline , guide children to learn correct language expression and conversation, focus on cultivating children's interests, etc. And Japan, as a big animation country, they combine animation elements with school buses to transport them to and from school every day. Many mothers responded strongly. Their children like to ride the school bus, and Japanese childcare aunts also use their energetic attitude. Come face to face with the children, which makes them feel relieved a lot. 2. Primary education

Japan’s primary education is a six-year system. Children can enter school at the age of 6 and graduate from college at the age of 12. Different from English in China, primary schools in Japan are divided according to the address of residence. Before your child enters elementary school, report to the local district office in Japan, and they will help the child be assigned to a school near where he or she lives. The academic year of the school is January, April, July and October every year, and April is the beginning of the new semester every year. In other words, the semester of the year starts in April. Since Japan considers April to be the cherry blossom season, and the national flower of Japan is the cherry blossom in full bloom, they believe that the newly admitted students will have a beautiful new beginning just like the cherry blossoms in full bloom, and they express their best wishes for the newly admitted students. Primary school curriculum can basically be composed of three parts: curriculum, ethics and special activities. In addition to regular basic courses such as Mandarin and calculations, they also have some hobbies courses, such as sports and music. In addition, courses with Japanese characteristics are none other than children's taekwondo, swimming, and housekeeping service courses. The purpose of the school's cultural education is to cultivate children's physical and mental development and survival skills, and to improve children's hands-on and cooperative abilities. 3. Junior high school education

Junior high school education is still in the compulsory education stage in Japan, and the schooling system lasts for three years. The purpose is to inspire students to have the qualifications they must possess as members of the country and society, teach experts the basic professional knowledge and skills of occupations needed for social development, shape work attitudes and their ability to choose a career path based on individualization, and promote social practice inside and outside the school. Activities, treat students’ emotions correctly, and shape notarization’s ability to discern. The educational content consists of various subject courses, ethics and special activities. The curriculum includes basic courses and elective courses. The required courses include eight courses: Chinese, social development, mathematics, science and engineering, music, arts and crafts, health and physical education, technology and family. The types of elective courses are usually foreign languages ??in the first academic year, music, arts and crafts, health and physical education, technology and family, and foreign languages ??in the second academic year. In addition to choosing among the eight required courses, there are also foreign languages ??in the third academic year. . 4. High School Education

The duration of study in experimental schools is three years. It is generally divided into two categories according to subjects: general, post-graduate and comprehensive. According to teaching methods, it is divided into three modes: full-time education, part-time education and adult education correspondence education. The specific content of high school education is also composed of various subjects, ethics and special activities. It has compulsory courses and elective courses, and implements credit. Graduation from university must complete an 80-credit system. The general curriculum courses are Chinese language, physical geography, Chinese citizenship, mathematics, science and engineering, health and physical education, plastic arts, foreign languages ??and family. In order to adapt to changes in technology and society, each subject has set up "research topic" courses related to this. Improve students' problem-solving abilities. 5. University Education

Nowadays, more and more students are choosing universities to study abroad in Japan, and Japan has various forms of higher education for students. Japan's higher education has formed a multi-level and multi-type structure. It can be divided into three categories: national universities, public and private universities according to their own funds. From the academic level, Japan's higher education has a three-level structure:

The first-level structure is short-term colleges and higher vocational schools, with the purpose of conducting higher vocational education and cultivating practical life skills;

The second-level structure is 4-year colleges and universities, including comprehensive universities , multi-disciplinary universities and single-disciplinary universities;

The third-level structure is graduate students, including graduate schools and postgraduate universities set up in departments.

Even in the global university rankings, Japan occupies more than 20 seats among the top 300 universities in the world, such as the well-known University of Tokyo, Kyoto University, Osaka University, Nagoya University, Tohoku University, and Waseda University. These. Since entering the 21st century, the Japanese have won 18 Nobel Prizes, including 8 in physics, 6 in chemistry, and 4 in medicine. More than half of the plan of "30 Nobel Prizes in 50 years" proposed by Japan in 2001 has been achieved.