Your older brother and his family are moving to Japan. You have teenage cousins and you know that the educational system in Japan is different than the system in the United States. What do you tell your brother about the differences in schools between the two countries?
What will be an ideal response?
Japan has a longer school day, cram schools, and private tutors, and schools focus more on rote learning as opposed to creative thinking, which is a focus in U.S. secondary schools. There are entrance exams for high school and college. The school day is longer in Japan than in the United States as well.
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