I have an idea for a fancomic and I need some help. I'm making a comic about a girl who has dreams about traveling the world. It called culture shock.
I need some info on high school life in Japan. Preferably someone who is currently a student or went to high school recently.
Thank you.
….. Watch some Great Teacher Onizuka (Live Action). >_> cough
Hmm, you might be able to go here and ask or read around:
http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/gentopic.php?board=316
It's the GameFAQs Japan Regional board. There's also other regional boards located on GameFAQs that you could check out as well. I'm not sure if you need to be registered to view it though. Anyways, good luck on your comic and hope that helps somewhat.
I also had a link about some guy who went there and taught some high school students and he wrote hilarious articles about it. I'll see if I can dig that up for you.
I tried the link but it didn't work for me. I really thank you for helping me like this
GTO live action is the best show ever
Are you looking for specific information… ? I can't really help if I don't know what it is you're looking for :lol:
Originally posted by Carly@Apr 3 2005, 03:38 AM
Are you looking for specific information… ? I can't really help if I don't know what it is you're looking for :lol:
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Oh yah I should have wrote that down first. (I'm such a scater brain)
Well I want to know specificaly about high school students (around junior year) and what the every day school activities from when the students first come to school to when they leave. Also I would like to find out what a parent's enolvment in their children's life at school. What a major disapinary actions taken if a kid gets in trouble (from chewing gum in class to a fight in school) Also I want to know how the hazing situation is over there. And whats a students views are on college and college selection.
I hope that will help you help me.
Thank you for your time
Ok, if anything I say is wrong, someone plz correct me, but I'll tell you all I know about the college views/ college process thing.
I think it's safe to say that the college/career search process sort of starts at the end of middle school. Students decide which kind of high school they want to go to: math and science related or liberal arts related. Students have to apply to and pass tests to get into high schools as well (similar to college).
I don't know all the details, but I think high school students choose some colleges depending on their academic level or a special skill (if they want to go to music school, for example…). They have a "center shiken" which is a standardized test sort of like the SATs. But most of the colleges either accept or reject a student depending on these test scores. Now I'm not sure whether students take the test before they choose their colleges or after, and whether there is a test given by each college in addition to the standardized test, but I could ask my cousins or a friend if you need those details.
The actual test taking is called "juken" and since the students that take them are studying right before they do and don't have any free time, they're called "jukensei" (lol). I think this is winter of your junior year (koukou ninensei) and possibly beginning of senior year (koukou sannensei) but I could be mistaken about that. I know for sure that you mail your applications the fall of your senior year. Once the students get the results, they usually don't go to school the last couple months in order to get ready for college and because they really don't need to learn anything else I guess (yeah I was surprised at this too but it's what my mother tells me.....). And I'm sure you know that the school year starts in April whether you're in high school or college.
Sorry that's realy long ^_^;; Don't know if it helped, but hope it did some at least. If you have any specific ques., ask and I'll ask someone who'll probably know lol.
thanx thanx
Tell me more if you get any more info
Originally posted by Namisan18+Apr 3 2005, 06:14 AM–>QUOTE(Namisan18 @ Apr 3 2005, 06:14 AM)
I think there's like a 10 minute break in between each class that's sorta like a little recess time, unlike our 3 or 4 minutes in between classes.
You might already know about this since you didn't have it on your list, but there are pretty strict dress codes in most schools. There's usually a uniform that is distributed by the school or that the students buy on their own, so they're wearing their own clothes but it has to meet certain restrictions. They usually can't wear makeup or dye their hair, so the girls at least tend to be fashionable in other ways like putting little keychains or decorations on their school bags, or doing their hair in fun ways lol.
I don't know if you still want this, but that link where the guy went over to teach in Japan:
http://outpostnine.com/editorials/teacher.html
I guess the topic with it at K-F got booted up again. The author (of the webpage) is taking a sarcastic approach towards his articles.
