I'm thinking about going to school in Japan. I'm from Canada and currently have an average of 89 in school would my average most likely go down? I intend to study MUCH harder than I do now anyways I'm just wondering. Thanks! ohh and By the way I can speak Japanese so you don't have to worry about that. I'm currently in grade 8 but if I went it would be until grade 10. thank you for all your answers!
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Absolutely. You have to speak always Japanese in Japan. Isn't it enough hard for you, it is?
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It depends on you, honestly. If you can adapt well, understand Japanese to a high extent, study like crazy, keep your priorities straight, and identify with the average Japanese students and teacers... You should be fine. :) I can't speak for the Canadian education system, but I can speak for the Japanese system, and the American (USA) system- I assume the Canadian system and the USA system are similar. (As my parents and I had to move from Japan to America a few times for my dad's work.) American schools are, unarguably, generally more layed back than Japanese schools (I'm speaking of public schools, however. Some American private schools are just as challenging as Japanese schools, it seems.) Harder? Well, that depends on the individual. Generally, gaijin find our schools more challenging than their schools back home, but I've known foreigners to go to school here in Japan and breeze through it academically. You've also got to think not just of your academic ability, but of your ability to deal with being a minority. Some people take the change from living in their home country, to living in another country as a minority badly, and it can effect your work ethic. :) Just show up with a smile- be happy. Have an open mind and an open heart, be social, but also be strong. Anywho, in short- I would expect your grade average to go down upon your arrival in the Japanese school system. This could be because of the stress of living in a new place, your academic ability... It may end up being because of a number of things- but I can't predict that your average will go down. I'm only comparing and showing that Japanese schools, statistically, are more strict and "harder" than schools in America (and I assume Canada). And since you are not from Japan, and have not been in the school system, this can make things extra hard. I don't know how you're going to end up going to school here in Japan, and I won't butt into your business. Let me just tell you that you could have a wonderful time here- make the most of it, and try your best in school. Make friends. Experience new things. Be happy! :) If you end up here, I hope your enjoy yourself.
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Education system of Canada and Japan are 2 different things. There is no way to compare it. You do not say how old you are and which grade you are going to join. Or what kind of school you want to join. So I can't answer much more.
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Uh... No. What made you even think that to begin with? What level of school are you talking about anyway? Unless you're planning on being a doctor or something like that, you can expect university to be a breeze. It's common knowledge in Japan that college/university is a time for goofing off. One does not fail classes in Japan. If you get in, you're done. Getting in could be the problem though. Again, what level? What subjects? Money buys a lot in Japan, including your education, which eventually leads to your career.
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