EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM & PRACTICE IN JAPAN

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	Home-room teachers usually are in charge of their classes in Japan’s elementary schools. While recently, some specialized teachers only teach specific subjects, such as , music , drawing and handcrafts, home-room teachers teaches and handled multiple subjects and also are in charge of moral education, Special Activities and Guidance. Therefore, classroom management by home-room teachers ranges from subject instructions to extracurricular activities. Students develop individually by exercising their own abilities, personalities, and by improving self-confidence in class. At the same time, they develop social group skills by cooperating or discussing with classmates with differing personalities and abilities. In classroom management, teachers provide guidance for students individually as well as for the whole class as a group.