Hi all,
I'm currently living in the UK with my Japanese wife and my 4.5y old daughter. At the moment we are in a situation where my wife is not getting to life in the UK and she wants to go back and live in Japan.
Apart from the problems we'd have to get a job (as I don't speak any Japanese and my wife would need to take care of the finances via a job that she hasn't got yet), my main concern is about the education system.
I don't really know any of these 2 education systems, as I am not from the UK either, but for what I can gather by reading and watching documentaries, the UK seems to focus more on the kids, teach them how to think by themselves, being critical, having freedom, and things which I see more valuable in the future live of a person whereas Japan seems more orientated in teaching them how to follow rules, how to not ask question, how to work more in a team (without taking so much responsibility or proud about their own work), and basically it sounds all too robotic to me.
I'd like to hear if there's anyone who maybe has experienced both education systems and have an opinion first hand about them, rather than just by reading about it like myself?
With the main question being, which education system do you think would be better for your kids: Japanese vs UK (or western)?
I'm currently living in the UK with my Japanese wife and my 4.5y old daughter. At the moment we are in a situation where my wife is not getting to life in the UK and she wants to go back and live in Japan.
Apart from the problems we'd have to get a job (as I don't speak any Japanese and my wife would need to take care of the finances via a job that she hasn't got yet), my main concern is about the education system.
I don't really know any of these 2 education systems, as I am not from the UK either, but for what I can gather by reading and watching documentaries, the UK seems to focus more on the kids, teach them how to think by themselves, being critical, having freedom, and things which I see more valuable in the future live of a person whereas Japan seems more orientated in teaching them how to follow rules, how to not ask question, how to work more in a team (without taking so much responsibility or proud about their own work), and basically it sounds all too robotic to me.
I'd like to hear if there's anyone who maybe has experienced both education systems and have an opinion first hand about them, rather than just by reading about it like myself?
With the main question being, which education system do you think would be better for your kids: Japanese vs UK (or western)?