Educational System between Japan and Indonesia

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Welcome to my blog :D Today I will share about Japan (again) and Indonesia especially in Educational System. As we know that Japan is very discipline in their education. So how about Indonesia ? Are you curious ? Let’s get started !

Education is the most important thing that supports a country to be developed because the country need good human resources and qualified to advance the nation. In fact, Indonesia has more natural resources than Japan, but Japan is more advanced than Indonesia. It is because the quality of education in Japan is better than Indonesia, so it creates more qualified human resources. So, what is the difference of Educational System between Japan and Indonesia? There are five differences of Educational System.

1.  The considered of Government of Compulsory Education

The compulsory education in Japan and Indonesia is 9 years compulsory education  (Elementary School and Junior High School). In Japan the government really pays attention to the quality of Education, the government will punish the parents that don’t send their children to the school in their school age. But in Indonesia, the government pays a little attention to the quality of Education. So, we can see our quality of Education is left behind L.

2.    The fee system in Elementary School

In Japan, for Elementary school is free of fee including the registration, school, book and school facilities. But for their lunch, field trip, outings, and stationary, parents will bear its own costs. Because in Japan, the children have many schedules and activities in the school so they get their lunch in the school and also there are activities that take in outdoor. While in Indonesia just the registration is free, for the tuition payment each month, and additional costs such as the purchase of textbooks, students’ worksheets, stationary, uniform, field trip, etc, the parents should pay with their own costs.

3.     The qualifications of High School teachers

The teachers in Japan are educated master (S2) with first class teaching certificate and teachers who educated doctors (S3) who have second class teaching certificate. While the qualifications of high school teachers in Indonesia have a minimum academic of qualification Diploma 4 (D4) or Bachelor (S1) study program in accordance with the subject taught and acquired from that courses that were accredited.

4.    The terms of assessment and curriculum

Subjects were given in Japan is almost the same as in Indonesia, but Japan did not include subject of religious education at all levels of schooling (separated religious education with schooling), while in Indonesia, religious education is compulsory subjects for each level of schooling. In Japan there is no National Examination (UN) like the one in Indonesia. Basic education in Japan does not recognize the class promotion test, but students who have completed the learning process in the classroom will automatically be upgraded to grade 2, and so on. The final exam was not there, because the primary and secondary school education still includes compulsory group or elementary education, so that students who have finished their studies at the primary level can apply directly to the Junior High School. While in Indonesia, has always held a class promotion test for students who will go up to grade two and so on. There is also a national examination for students who want to graduate from basic education and secondary education. Students need to take the national examination and they must pass the exam to continue their education level. Assessment of learning process in Japan is done with daily tests aimed to check student comprehension. Assessment replications do not use numbers but with the letters: A, B, C, except for math. It’s completely different with Indonesia.

5.    General educational purposes

Japan prioritizes the development of personality as a whole, respect individual value, and instills a free spirit. While in Indonesia, the education aims to make students become religious and pious, noble, healthy, knowledgeable, skilled, creative, independent, and become citizens of a democratic and responsible.

Yeaahh… I think that’s just some of the differences between Japan and Indonesia in Educational System that I can share to you guys J In my opinion, Indonesia is completely left behind from Japan in Educational system. But t I hope with this information, we can struggle more in our Education so that we can make Indonesia becomes one of the good Educational system in the world. Aamiinn… J

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