Are there any teachers out there that would like to see their students be responsible for helping clean their classroom and even serve meals? This is standard in Japanese schools. Through the Virginia School University Partnership I had the opportunity to meet Haruko Yuda who is the Japanese Outreach Coordinator at the Asia institute at UVa. She is a great resource to help teachers and students understand Japanese culture and education. She helped me with a workshop on education in East Asia. We found out that just like everywhere else in the world Japan wants to do what is best for their students to prepare them for the future. They believe in the philosophy that students should be responsible and directly connected to the educational environment around them. This includes EVERYONE cleaning and all having the same responsibilities no matter if they plan to be a doctor or factory worker. Some American students could use this lesson.
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