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Public and Private Schools in Japan and Kuwait مقارنة بين المدارس الخاصة والحكومية في دولة اليابان والكويت

Hello. It's me, Shouq. So in this post I uploaded my part of my report and presentation for an elective class called Introduction to Sociology - Summer 2017 - AUM - American University of the Middle East. Enjoy!

       "What do you think is better private or public schools?" is the question I asked in a survey. Two hundred fifty one people answered the survey. 51% of them think that private schools are better than public schools while 49% of them think that public schools are better.
What are public and private schools? What are the differences between them? Public schools are schools that are funded by the government, and most of the time you do not have to pay money to enter them, so public schools are free of charge. However, private schools are funded by group of individuals. Private schools will cost you money if you want to enter them ("Private school", n.d.; "Public school", n.d.).
In this report, we will talk about the differences in education between Japan and Kuwait. Some of the main difference is that elementary, middle, and high schools are free in Kuwait ("Education in the Kuwaiti law", 2015). Even though in Japan elementary and middle schools are free, high schools are not free ("The School System", 2013).
Some of the other difference is the number of years spent in schools in both Kuwait and Japan. In Japan, students spend 6 years in elementary school, while elementary school is only 5 years in Kuwait. When it comes to middle school in Kuwait, it is 4 years; despite it being only 3 years in Japan. When comparing the number of years spent in high school, we notice that students spend 6 years in both Kuwait and Japan ("The School System", 2013;"Rules and regulation regarding students", 2015).
School is compulsory in Kuwait until the 9th grade and same goes to Japan ("The School System", 2013; "Compulsory education includes elementary and middle school, and punishment to parents if the kid did not go to school", 2014). But that was not the case all the time. In Japan, School used to be compulsory until the 6th grade which is the last year of elementary school. The problem is that japan has a high rate of bullying cases. When students are starting to go to the 7th grade which is the first year of middle school, they will have to transfer and go to new schools for their new schooling year. Around that time, many students in Japan ended up drop out of school to run away and avoid bullying. Therefore, the government in Japan tried to solve this high number of drop out students by making school compulsory until the 9th grade. (Jiji, 2016)


There are two different schooling systems in Kuwait. The first type of schooling is called Public school. Public schools are divided into two types of schools as well which are normal schools and religious schools. Public schools in Kuwait are always single sex schools. The second type of schooling in Kuwait is private school. There are Arabic private schools and international private schools as well. There are a lot of international schools in Kuwait such as American schools, British, Indian, Pakistani schools and even Persian schools as well. When it comes to private schools, there are single sex schools and mixed schools, so everyone has the option to choose what is better for them ("Education in Kuwait", 2015).


As we mentioned earlier, there are two schooling systems in Kuwait which are public and private schools. We said that religious schools are part of public schools and that is completely true. For the sake of comparison and having accurate results, we will consider religious schools as a separate type of schooling systems here. In Kuwait, there are 1331 schools. 60% of these schools are public schools which is around 800 schools. On the other hand, 39% of these schools are private schools which are around 520 schools. The last 1% is the 11 religious schools in Kuwait. (Al-Hamady, 2016)


When it comes to Japan, there are two schooling systems. The first one is private schools and the other one is public schools. The number of public schools is 35475 schools which is 94% of the total number of schools around Japan. On the other hand, the rest 6% is the number of private schools in Japan which is 2292 schools. ("The number of private and public schools, and the number of students enrolled in these schools", 2015)
  
When comparing schools in Japan and Kuwait, we notice that Japan has huge number of public schools around the country. Public schools in Japan represent 94% of the total schools, while it is only 60% in Kuwait. On the other hand, Kuwait has a higher percentage of schools when it comes to private school. 39% of the schools in Kuwait are private schools while it is only 6% in Japan.

Throughout the research, we notice that the number of students going to private schools in Kuwait has increased drastically the last couple of years. A recent statistic was done regarding this problem showing why people are starting to prefer expensive private schools over free public schools that are funded by the government. The main reason behind that was that parents want their kids to be able speak English perfectly fine with no trouble as they believe that the English language is very important for their future life. ("International private schools are attracting most students in Kuwait", 2017)

Parents are going through hard time to be able to afford these extremely expensive private schools to provide their kids with a better chance of speaking English fluently. The solution for this problem is for the government to start providing a better educational system in schools where the students get the opportunities to practice English with great teachers who are able to deliver the lesson in the best way possible ("International private schools are attracting most students in Kuwait", 2017).


References:

Alarab Newspaper. (2017) International private schools are attracting most students in        Kuwait. Retrieved 19 June 2017, from http://www.alarab.co.uk/article/المدارسالأجنبية تستقط غالبية طلاب التعليم الخاص في الكويت/105322/اختيارات-المحرر
Angloinfo. (2013). The School System. Retrieved 15 June 2017, from          https://www.angloinfo.com/how-to/japan/family/schooling-education/school-system
Angloinfo. (2013). The Types of Schools. Retrieved 15 June 2017, from      https://www.angloinfo.com/how-to/japan/family/schooling-education/types-of-school
Dictionary.com. (n.d). Private school Retrieved 16 June 2017, from            http://www.dictionary.com/browse/private-school?s=t
Dictionary.com. (n.d). Public school Retrieved 16 June 2017, from http://www.dictionary.com/browse/public-school
Hajimete Educational Endowment Insurance. (2015). The number of private and public     schools, and the number of students enrolled in these schools. Retrieved 18 June 2017, from http://www.paci-gakushi.com/column/1179/
Alanba Newspaper. (2014). Compulsory education includes elementary and middle school and punishment to parents if the kid did not go to school. Retrieved 12 July 2017, from http://www.alanba.com.kw/ar/kuwait-news/education/456659/30-03-2014-التعليم-الالزامي-يشمل-المرحلتين-الابتدائية-والمتوسطة-وعقوبات-لولي-الامر-اذا-تخلف-الطالب-عن-الدوام
 Al-Hamady, H. (2016). 24 thousand classrooms in Kuwait. Ajial Newspaper. Retrieved 16           June 2017, from http://ajialq8.com/?p=37521
Ministry of Education. (2015). Rules and regulation regarding students. Retrieved 12 July 2017, from http://www.moe.edu.kw/student#7
Ministry of Education. (2015). Education in the Kuwaiti law. Retrieved 12 July 2017, from http://www.moe.edu.kw/about/Pages/constitution.aspx
 Jiji. (2016). Compulsory nine-year school system kicks off in Japan. The Japan Times. Retrieved 24 June 2017, from http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/06/10/national/compulsory-nine-year-school-system-kicks-off-japan/


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