As you may probably know, Japanese high school students have to study very hard during thier school life. My daugher is a high school student.She goes to cram school almost every day and I have to support as her driver every night.
She does not have a special dream or goal now, so she is troubled by this situation.
But actually most high school students wish to go to college or university. There are too many schools in Japan, I think. So some universites are very popular but other universities are not popular. It is so difficult for them to pass entrance exams for popular universities.
When I was a high school student on summer vacation, I studied from early in the morning to late at night. It was too hard for me. But it was normal. At that time, there were not so many cram school, so I had to study by myself.
In my daughter's case, I think she is lucky. Her cram school teachers teach her and other students kindly and
politely. Most of the students pass entrance exams every year. They have to think about after their graduation after that.
But it is said that Japanese university students don't need to study very hard during their school life.
They can easily graduate.So many of them slack off. This is the Japanese people's situation
About 30% students can't find their company or job to work. Many students start to look for a company early in the semester. Some students cut the class although monthly school fee is so expensive. It is a very sad story.
I don't like this Japanese style. But there is no choice.
I think my daughter continues to be troubled from now on,too. Because we can't answer the question.
" Why do students have to study and go to university???"
