
A Slice of Life as a Teacher in Japan
Eat Your Crust
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The Differences Between School and America
In Japan, their breaks are often shorter than other countries but they're more spaced out. The first big difference that I can think of off the top of my head for Japanese and American schools is that Japanese schools are a lot more exam focused. At my school there's about 200 some students and I teach every single one of them. So most of them get one class a week for me. Yes, so it's even more crammed than college courses. A little bit like UCSD. They should do a long summer break and long winter break. Korea has a really long winter break because they actually have snow there versus it's hot but it's not unbearable I guess. Actually, summer in
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