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Students take matters into their own hands by designing an unparalleled haunted house replacement.
Perhaps thanks to the coronavirus, many kids might have a newfound respect for doctors and nurses.
Just water and a brush is all you need to practice Japanese calligraphy with these high-tech school supplies!
The car manufacturer promotes safer streets with this snappy side-satchel for grade-school students.
Both the children and the adults have gotten in on the fun while also sharing their future dreams (and lamentations).
Threatening to cut people up with a knife is not the best way to go about airing frustrations.
Get out your thinking caps, and get ready to possibly lose some of your grown-up pride.
With themed rooms and waiters who act as teachers and nurses, you’ll never want to leave elementary school again!
Impressed with Japan’s ability to quickly rebuild after the Second World War, some educators in Iraq are looking to instill similar values in their own youth.
When a fight broke out between the students of an Aichi elementary school class, their homeroom teacher tried to defuse the situation by imparting some wisdom. You see, kids, “naked men don’t make money, but naked women do…”
Last month, we took a look at how in Japan many children are expected to commute to school without their parents’ help starting in elementary school. That’s not the only amazing display of responsibility that’s part of everyday life for Japanese kids, though.
Not only do Japanese schools not have school busses, they also don’t have food-serving or cleaning staff. That means it’s the students themselves who’re responsible for distributing school lunches and keeping the building clean, and the diligence with which they go about their tasks would put many full-blown adults to shame, as shown in this video of all the things Japanese grade schoolers are expected to do during a typical school day in addition to studying.
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