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  Multimedia/Internet Education Project in Japan (Part 2)
Two Japanese public schools, Tokyo Gakugei University High School (Gakugei), and University of Tsukuba Senior High School at Otsuka (Tsukuba), and two international schools located in Japan, the American School in Japan (ASIJ), and the Canadian Academy in Kobe (CanAcad), were chosen to take part in the project.
Each school had a teacher or a group of teachers who were responsible for the system within the school, and NTT was responsible for any problems encountered with the connection to the outside.
Students must study hard during high school for the university entrance exams, which does not leave teachers a lot of time to teach something that is not part of the standard curriculum.
www.isoc.org /inet97/proceedings/D2/D2_3.HTM   (4213 words)

  
 List Of Universities In Finland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
He was on the disabled list from May 30 to June 29...
The list of 128 candidates for education in China is...
Unlike the other schools in this list, the National Defence College is not considered a university by Finnish law.
www.wikiverse.org /list-of-universities-in-finland   (228 words)

  
 Language Study in Japan: Language Schools, Japanese International Language Study Programs from GoAbroad.com
The Environmental Sciences in Japan (ESJ) program is designed for natural science and public policy students who want to add international dimensions to their careers, at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.
The school is located in the residential area of Okubo and is only 3 minutes away from one of the main districts in Tokyo called Shinjuku.
Our school is located in the nicest part of Kanazawa, right in the heart of the city center and is within a few minutes walking distance to the main train station and the Yokoyasue-Cho shopping area.
www.languageschoolsguide.com /Japan.cfm   (882 words)

  
 Culture - Education in Japan
At the junior high and high schools, a six period day seems to be common, as it is in the United States.
Elementary school children tend to be as active as their American counterparts, playing soccer and tag on the school playground.
All school children in Masuda junior high and high schools wear a military style uniform (similar to the dress fl uniforms U.S. Marines wear).
www.sushiandtofu.com /sushi_and_tofu/culture_educationInJapan.htm   (1551 words)

  
 Schools Online: Connecting the world... One school at a time
Schooling begins in preschool and is free and compulsory through elementary and junior high school (grades 1 through 9).
High competition to get into the best high schools and universities has resulted in tutoring as a common educational supplement.
Japan ranks among the top nations in the world in educational attainment with an adult literacy rate exceeding 99 percent.
www.schoolsonline.org /whatwedo/japan2.htm   (212 words)

  
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It can be said that the modern public high school was born when the Michigan State Supreme Court ruled in 1874 that taxes could be levied to support public high schools as well as elementary schools.
Students enrolling in the new high schools of the late 19th century were not necessarily being prepared for college.
Schools continued to believe that students should be sorted among various tracks—academic, vocational and general—depending on their test scores and, more often, the judgment of guidance counselors as to their suitable destinies.
www.ed.gov /about/offices/list/ovae/pi/hs/04summit/history.doc   (2854 words)

  
 United Nations Human Rights Website - Treaty Bodies Database - Document - List of Issues - Japan
List of issues to be taken up in connection with the consideration of the second periodic report of
Part IV The following is a preliminary list of major issues (that does not contain issues already covered in Part I) that the Committee intends to take up during the dialogue with the State party.
This list is not exhaustive as other issues might be raised in the course of the dialogue.
www.unhchr.ch /tbs/doc.nsf/385c2add1632f4a8c12565a9004dc311/a96d7a5ce94155e2c1256de500341c64?OpenDocument&Highlight=0,Japan   (1173 words)

  
 japan-guide.com forum - Shinjuku high schools
In Shinjuku-ku, I suppose following high schools seem to be good ones according to their passing rate for prestigious universities like Tokyo University.
The nearest station of your high school is in Futagotamagawa St on Denentoshi Line, and it takes you about 15min from Shibuya.
But if your school is Tamagawa Gakuen High, the school is in Machida city, and it take about 1 hour from Shinjuku St. by Odakyu line.
www.japan-guide.com /forum/quereadisplay.html?0+4884   (254 words)

  
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Japan is a unique island country that is truly the top peaks of a volcano beginning deep under the Pacific Ocean.
It is almost impossible to live on a high peak or a valley that floods all year, the Japanese people are contained to the coast and select valleys around the country.
Shikoku is the smallest of all Japan's four main islands, south of the island of Honshu and east of the island of Kyushu, between the Inland Sea and the Pacific Ocean.
www.ri.net /schools/East_Greenwich/Cole/japangeography.html   (841 words)

  
 Japan Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
While some of the schools in Japan have Internet access and homepages, and the number is increasing, most teachers do not incorporate the Internet into their teaching.
In essence, women in Japan may have great difficulty finding adequate day care, often face insurmountable obstacles to career advancement, and are subjected to blame if their children do not "succeed" academically and developmentally.
High school teachers contended that there was too much emphasis on "the enjoyment of learning" in elementary school and not enough on content, while primary teachers complained that secondary schools emphasize content and don't teach about process.
www.ucf.k12.pa.us /~jeaton/JapanResearch.HTML   (2308 words)

  
 List of schools in Japan - TheBestLinks.com - List of universities in Japan, Osaka school massacre, Chiben Gakuen ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
List of schools in Japan - TheBestLinks.com - List of universities in Japan, Osaka school massacre, Chiben Gakuen Middle School, List of high schools in Japan,...
List of schools in Japan, Japan, List of schools, List of universities in Japan...
Osaka Kyoiku University Ikeda Elementary School (Infamous for the Osaka school massacre)
www.thebestlinks.com /List_of_schools_in_Japan.html   (100 words)

  
 J-List side blog: More info on how schools work in Japan, a sumo wrestling update and 40 years of Ultraman
Since high schools operate like a miniature version of the university system, competition for students creates a real incentive for educators to offer a solid program, and any school whose academic reputation declines will face a drop-off in the number of students that choose to come there.
High schools specialize, too, with "college prep" schools for students intending to go to university, "commercial" schools that offer a more practical education for those who'll be entering the work force, and even an agricultural high school near our city.
Currently many of Japan's college-oriented high schools are getting in trouble for not teaching all the required hours of coursework, offering lessons targeted at what students will face on their college entrance exams rather than what the Ministry of Education has ordered them to teach.
www.peterpayne.net /2006/11/more-info-on-how-schools-work-in-japan.html   (2226 words)

  
 Japan With Kids - International Schools In Japan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
This listing is of all the schools in Japan with curriculums in English that I have thus far found.
We have also included those schools that we found teaching in German, French, Chinese, Korean and other languages, since many of our readers are made up of multi-cultural couples that may wish their children schooled in a language other than English or Japanese for whatever reasons.
Keimei Gakuen [has an] outstanding Japanese program in high school for Japanese students who are behind in their native language, usually by virtue of having lived abroad for a number of years or having spent too much time in an international school.
www.tokyowithkids.com /fyi/international_schools.html   (6522 words)

  
 RDF at DMOZ - RSS-to-JavaScript.com: Free RSS/RDF to JavaScript Conversion Tool for Webmasters
The British School in Tokyo - The British School in Tokyo offers a UK curriculum for girls and boys from 3 to 13 years of age.
Japan with Kids: International Schools in Japan - List of non-Japanese-language curriculum schools in Japan.
St Michael's International School - Primary School in Kobe, Japan, catering for children from 3 to 11 years of age.
www.rss-to-javascript.com /?p=RDF-at-DMOZ___153&starting_pt=/Reference/Education/International/International_Schools/Asia/Japan   (870 words)

  
 List of Democratic Schools
This list includes schools which have described themselves as democratic, or have been described as democratic by researchers.
Generally, these schools involve some or all of the characteristics noted on the democratic education homepage.
To add a school, or if you have any questions about this list, please email list coordinators Dana Bennis at dbennis12@yahoo.com or Isaac Graves at isaacgraves@gmail.com.
www.educationrevolution.org /lisofdemscho.html   (179 words)

  
 Math Forum Discussions
that "cram schools in Japan" are intended for college entrance exams.
Everyone in this forum knows about "cram schools" in Japan and suicides in Europe over baccalaureate exams, and the like, all tell-tale signs of high stakes testing.
The Math Forum is a research and educational enterprise of the Drexel School of Education.
www.mathforum.org /kb/message.jspa?messageID=4963607&tstart=1   (225 words)

  
 Education Japan | Glossary
This is a brief list of some of the major terms that are used in Japanese in relation to visas and immigration.
This is a document released by your university or school which gives a complete breakdown of your grades per subject for each year or for the last year of your studies.
They must be resident in Japan for at least the full period that you will be, employed full time or with demonstrably sufficient assets and income to support you.
educationjapan.org /glossary.html   (1316 words)

  
 Women's Hockey in Japan
Japan qualified to attend the first IIHF World Championship which was held in Ottawa, Canada in 1990.
Japan placed fourth at the Pacific Rim Tournament which was held in San Jose, California from April 1-8, 1995.
In Hokkaido which is the northern part of Japan and is called "Mecca of skating events in Japan," the Obichiro Sun Club, the Tomakomai Peregrine and the Kushiro Bears were formed in 1976.
www.whockey.com /country/japan   (879 words)

  
 Study Japanese Abroad in Japan
One problem with these schools is that they are intended for people who want to go to a Japanese university, and hence they are more focused on the reading, writing, and listening that is important for exams and spend less time on strict conversation practice.
The school home pages I have links to are a few that I've run across, check NewGenji for a list of phone numbers and addresses of most of the language schools in Japan.
To get a visa before you go to Japan you will need to get hired first and for that you will need to find a language school that is interviewing in your area (the large language schools hire many of their teachers through interviews on site in the US, Canada, Australia, etc.).
www.ravimontenegro.com /Japan/study.html   (4592 words)

  
 International Schools in Japan
Schools are located from Okinawa in to Hokkaido.
This list was partially updated November 2004 based upon information from the schools, their websites and other sources.
Though possible for non-Japanese to enter ordinary Japanese public schools, those schools are seldom equipped to handle students who are not fluent in Japanese.
www.asahi-net.or.jp /~tc9w-ball/useful/schools.htm   (608 words)

  
 Calvin College - Japanese and Chinese Language Programs - Japanese Movie List
Set in medieval Japan during a period of feudal conflict, Kurosawa’s masterpiece combines the stylization of the Noh theatre with the dynamic energy of the American Western to tell the tragic story of an ambitious warlord.
The Shogun philosophy is still very important in Japan, where office workers’ desks are lined up by seniority and children are taught at a young age that hard work will lead to rewards in their adult life.
Japan’s history and notable figures are followed from the age of powerful warlords, at times disdainful of foreign contact, through the nationalistic fervor of the Second World War, to Japan’s status today as an economic powerhouse.
www.calvin.edu /academic/chinese/movie_list_japan.htm   (6102 words)

  
 What Makes a High School Great? - Newsweek America's Best High Schools - MSNBC.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
For parents and students, these schools mean an often bewildering array of choices—small schools within larger schools, specialized charter and magnet schools for things ranging from fashion design to computer programming, even public boarding schools for budding physicists or artists.
A decade later, school choice and testing were the big buzzwords, with some activists arguing that the entire public-school system should be dismantled.
But many schools not on our list are also challenging students in innovative ways—proof that the national experiment in high-school education is just beginning.
www.msnbc.msn.com /id/12532668/site/newsweek   (724 words)

  
 2 plus 2: The Home of Mathematically Correct
In order to raise the level of student achievement in secondary school mathematics, which everyone agrees is urgently necessary, there must be major improvements in the expository procedures employed by teachers.
In a paper commissioned by the Brookings Institution, David Klein describes characteristics and academic policies of three low income elementary schools in the Los Angeles area whose students are unusually successful in mathematics.
With nearly one-sixth of the students in our elementary and middle schools in danger of retention at the end of June, 2000, giving parents complete and truthful information was an important step in helping children succeed.
www.mathematicallycorrect.com   (3396 words)

  
 Complete List of Free Videos for Public Schools [Eden Communications]
If you are a school official, teacher, or administrator, you may request any of the above titles for FREE showing(s) by simply mailing us your request on school letterhead.
arents throughout the nation are increasingly requesting that schools provide a balanced approach to the teaching of biology and earth science.
This video is available on a free-loan basis to public schools (junior high age level and above) in the continental United States.
www.christiananswers.net /eden/schools/freelist-schools.html   (1780 words)

  
 Overseas Schools > Private Schools > Elementary and Secondary > Ministry of Education / Ministry of Training, ...
If a school receives a satisfactory inspection report, the Principal is authorized by the minister to grant credits toward the Ontario Secondary School Diploma.
The inspection of the school does not include matters relating to the health, safety or supervision of the pupils.
The ministry is not involved in the hiring of teachers for the school.
www.edu.gov.on.ca /eng/general/list/oversea.html   (195 words)

  
 A Baby Bust Empties Out Japan's Schools (washingtonpost.com)
In a nation grappling with a record low birthrate and the world's longest average lifespan, Suzuki, 77, is spending the daytime hours of her twilight years back in the halls of her son's old school.
The junior high, which ceased operation six years ago because of a shortage of children, now houses a community center for the elderly.
The change at the junior high in this shrinking village of 5,924 is an example of what analysts describe as Japan's greatest national problem, a combination baby bust and senior citizen boom.
www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/articles/A2548-2005Mar2.html   (879 words)

  
 Searchengine.net : High Schools in Japan
Japan covers years 10 through 12, and it...
Japan is fully accredited by the Western Association of
Japan as a part of the JET program.
www.searchengine.net /High_Schools_in_Japan.htm   (387 words)

  
 Teaching English in Japan
The demand for language tuition remains strong in Japan, although recession in the late 1990s resulted in the closure of some major companies when fewer Japanese people were willing to pay for expensive English lessons.
An excellent resource devoted exclusively to working in Japan including teaching English, with an impressive list of current jobs in all career fields, and an option to have new job listings sent to you by e-mail.
GEOS Corp. is a global network of more than 510 schools in Japan and 47 worldwide, committed to furthering international communication through language education.
www.transitionsabroad.com /listings/work/esl/japan.shtml   (1087 words)

  
 WebQuests
In this WebQuest for high school students, the Industrial Revolution is explored.
While your party affiliation (listed on the House roster) may affect your view, you are also working for the benefit of all England.
Little Rock 9: A collaborative WebQuest on racial desegreation in schools, the Little Rock 9 focuses on the year, 1957, when 9 African American students enrolled in Central High School.
www.spa3.k12.sc.us /WebQuests.html   (2786 words)

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