Annotated bibliography
1. Cousin, Norman. “Education in different cultures." Worldwide Learn. 21 Apr. 2008 <www.worldwidelearn.com/learning-other-cultures/education-japan.htm>.
Synopsis: On this website shows how education is important for Japan people. It also talk about how many years Japanese people go to school, and how the united states should become more like Japan education because Japan have some of the best education.
2."History of Education in Japan." Wikipedia. 21 Apr. 2008 <en.wikipedia.org/wiki/history_of_education_in_japan>.
Synopsis: Has information about how women just really stared going to school and getting an education. They stared going to school because they got to take care of things when the man dies. They have the same education as men.
3."Promoting Education in Japan." 21 Apr. 2008 <http://www.bgci.org/educationcongress/proceedings/Authors/Oikawa, %20Junko%20-%20PA.pdf>.
Synopsis: They talk about how the United States Americans have remained hostile to the ideas of importing strategies from in the countries that are beating the pants off using the education of japans. The web sites taking about how Japan should copy and be more like there education system because Japan have some of the best education.
4. Riley, Richard W. "The Educational System in Japan." “Archived Information" U.S. Department of Education. 21 Apr. 2008 <http://people.virginia.edu/~ljs2k/educate.txt>.
Synopsis: This web site is about the education system in Japan. They talk about all the levels of education in Japan. They also tell you about what the school are like and how they work. They tell you about the subjects the Japanese student study, and also about a typical day attending a Japan school and about the rules and there responsibility and freedom.
5. "Schools." Explore Japan Schools. 21 Apr. 2008 <http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/explore/schools/index.html>.
Synopsis: They talk about the basic school system in Japan and the different grade levels. The also tell you about what the student learn and about the school life and how the school is divided in to small teams for many activities. They also tell you about club activities at the schools. Then they give you question to choose from to learn more about the school in Japan.
6. Jackson, Nikki. "Japan." Life in Japan. 21 Apr. 2008 <www.beenleigss.qld.edu.au/requested_sites/japan1/hunt.htm>.
Synopsis: This website is basically talking about everything they do in Japan school. There was a list of things you could choose from that give you information on anything you want to know about there schools. Anything you ask you could find it on this website. IT also gives you information on college education in Japan.
7. McEnroe, Annie. "The Life of a Student in Japan." 21 Apr. 2008 <http://www.kas.ku.edu/service/The%20Life%20of%20a%20Student%20in%20Japan.pdf>.
Synopsis: This web site talks about the life of students in Japan. And the web site also tells you about how 96 percent of the highest education in Japan, those both elementary and high schools are found throughout every community in Japan. IT also gives you information on the things at the school and the lunches and books and how Japan has some of the best education.
8."Colleges in Japan." Japan Education. 21 Apr. 2008 <http://www.debito.org/keiwadaidata.html>.
Synopsis: The talk about how Japan schools are divided in to six grades most kids study math, science, social studies, music, religion, Physical Education and art. Each grade is divided in to cycles so that way they could do more activities. And they also are divided on the subjects they took on the years.
9. "Secondary Education in Japan." Wikipedia. 21 Apr. 2008 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secondary_education_in_Japan>.
Synopsis: They talk about the colleges and universities in Japan. High school in Japan graduates their students to some of the most top universities. Japan has a lot of different colleges you have to be very smart to get into most of the colleges and they also talk about private schools and how they cost a lot of money. They have some of the smartest kids that attend there private schools.
10. "Japan Education." Daily Life in Japanese School. 21 Apr. 2008 <"Secondary Education in Japan." Wikipedia. 21 Apr. 2008.>.
Synopsis: This site talks about how they have to wear uniform. Uniform is required by all Japan students through the education system. These uniforms are usually navy blue shorts, pants, and skirts accompanied with shirts and black shoes.
11. Japan Teachers and Students." Japan Education. 21 Apr. 2008 <http://library.thinkquest.org/C0130649/main.html>.
Synopsis: This web site talks about how Japan schools have about 3,7ll primary schools total of 529,637 students and about over 20,000 teachers students-to-teacher ratio stood at 28 to 1. Also 300,000 students were taught by 10,000 teachers in secondary school. They have many colleges and universities.
12. "Worldwide Classroom." Worldwide. 21 Apr. 2008 <http://www.worldwide.edu/ci/japan/index.html>.
Synopsis: Japan has schools every where in every country. 100 percent of Japanese students attend colleges. This website also talks about how education is very important to people in Japan the value education and take it very serious. They have good teachers and they schools are good the have many rules and they have to wear uniform