"Yen? So cheap! ”

"RMB!"

I'll drop for a day

My friend has already started to "roll up" in Osaka~

In fact, I finally found out that in fact, it is not the children who "roll" in the end, but the parents who "roll......

Ran from China to Japan, in order to "not roll"

Many Chinese parents come to Japan because they are tired of the anxiety of taking exams and the involution of chicken babies in China.

Imaginary Japanese education - no ranking, no make-up classes, no comparison, no suppression of individuality, gentleness, freedom, and let children "grow up happily".

Indeed, kindergartens and public elementary schools in Japan are really "loose".

Every day when I go home, I paint, plant beans, play in the sand, make lunch, and participate in sports meetings, and I don't even have a few homework.

But—

When your child moves on to the upper grades, or when you start to learn about the Japanese system of higher education, the reality begins to turn upside down.

補課、模試、私立學校…… 捲得悄無聲息

My friend's child is in Primary 5 this year, and she enrolled me in a private school for Japanese composition + an intensive math + an English preparatory class.

"I see that other people's children are on it, and I'm afraid she won't be able to keep up."

“一個月下來花了七千多……不是日元，是人民幣。”

Money 💰 is only the most basic element of "chicken baby", and what is more difficult is that you have to find the right resources in a foreign country

Japanese education is not "open-minded" like China's, it is a quiet elite screening mechanism:

• The threshold for the examination for junior high school is extremely high
• Although the public is free, there are few good schools, and the school district determines the fate
• Most of the students who can actually enter the University of Tokyo and Kyoto University come from prestigious private schools that have always been in high school

If you want to enter these schools, you must prepare from the third or fourth grade of primary school, private cram school (cram school) + mock test + off-campus learning = daily standard.

How do you say that sentence that is so hot that you don't want to do it?

"If you don't have the ability to give your child a foundation, don't give your child freedom."

This is especially true in Japan.

You want your child to choose freely and not be kidnapped by grades, but if you are unable to help him with failures, make up for shortcomings, and pave a way out, this "freedom" is likely to turn into giving up.

So in the end, who is fighting?

It's not a child, it's a parent.

How can Chinese parents "lift" their children's future in Japan?

If you're already in Japan, or you're planning to bring your kids to school, you may also go through the following stages:

1.

The period of language impairment

When I first came to Japan, my children couldn't understand, couldn't keep up, couldn't make friends, and parents were anxious while learning Japanese: Am I cheating my child?

📌 Suggestion: Chinese children who want to come over should first lay a good foundation of Japanese listening and speaking in China as soon as possible, and if 0 foundation goes to Japan, consider the transition of Chinese + Japanese bilingual private school if necessary.

2.

Information interrupted period

You're starting to find out that the Japanese education system is not at all as transparent as you might think:

• The school does not talk about the promotion rate
• Make-up classes are not recommended
• It is up to parents to dig up and ask for educational information

📌 Suggestion: Join the Chinese parent group and the local Japanese mother group to get the "invisible rules" and the real path to higher education.

3.

Resource preparation period

You will find that parents who really want to take the high-quality route to higher education should start preparing early:

• In the 3th grade of elementary school, I began to take the mock test
• 4th Year Class Report Private School (Juku)
• Grade 5 is familiar with the style of the target school
• Weekends are full of exams, tutoring, and interview simulations

📌 Suggestion: Combine your child's interests and strengths, make a "roadmap for middle and high school admission", and invest resources strategically, instead of following the trend and registering for classes.

Focus: To strengthen children's Japanese reading and writing skills, it is not only necessary to enroll children in private schools, but also to establish the habit of reading from an early age!!

Just imagine: can a parent who is watching a short video persuade their children to take the initiative to open a book alone?

Finally, I would like to say:

We don't have to let our children "win everyone".

It's about giving him the right to choose under this system-

• You can choose to study in the public sector, but you can also be eligible to challenge prestigious schools;
• You can grow slowly, but you also have the confidence to face the competition;
• You can have freedom, and at the same time, you can know that your parents are behind you.

This is the lifting parenting of Chinese parents in Japan.

If you feel resonant and are also confused and anxious on the road to parenting in Japan, welcome to talk about it