Different kinds of education around the world, preferable to the U.S.'s

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Who would have guessed recess was the most important class of the day? Some of the best educational systems puts play first, others do not. In a Huffington post article titled Finland Education System Is Very Laid Back, And Totally Working, Isabelle Khoo gives us plenty of reasons why it is laid back. Another world leader in education is Japan. Japan consistently scores top on education ratings, and their education system is world renown. In an article titled, 10 Things About Japan’s Education System That Make This Nation The Envy Of The World,we are told how fundamentally different their early education system is. Both of these systems are superior to the U.S. education system, and after some research you can see how they do it.

Finland's education system takes a different look at work before play. They believe heavily that when children are in a positive mindset, they will retain more information and be far more engaged during class activities. Children do not start school until the age of seven, and the first day of every year begins with fun and games. On top of this, school days are short, at just about 5 hours with a 15 minute break every 45 minutes. Khoo explains how, “Last year, Finland announced that their education system would be dropping subjects in favour of a new method known as “teaching by phenomenon.” This means that teachers focus on interdisciplinary topics so that students can combine different skills in one lesson, such as learning geography in French” (Khoo). Instead of blocking skills together into different classes the Finnish will combine exercises, creating much more real world scenarios. There are usually two teachers per class, to ensure no student falls behind.

The japanese education system differs most iUpshout) begins. Towards the end of high school, “Japanese students have to take a very important exam that decides their future” (Upshout). Students that do not meet the required score will most likely not continue their education, aprox 25%. In Japan's case, they took the character building of Finland and used it to develop children into young citizens, with direction and morals. Then then subject those students to a heavy curriculum similar to the united states, but with much better results.
n early education. Up until student are about ten years old, all they are taught are manners and traditional stories. Their goal is to create good citizens with good character and manners. Throughout their schooling careers, students are responsible for custodial work inside the building. Every day they are responsible for cleaning and preparing the school. After about ten years old, the character end of education phases out and “examination hell” (