Comments on: Bullying in Japanese Schools http://www.japanprobe.com/2006/04/22/bullying-in-japanese-schools/ Japan News Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:09:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Catherinelee585 http://www.japanprobe.com/2006/04/22/bullying-in-japanese-schools/comment-page-1/#comment-432068 Catherinelee585 Sat, 14 Jan 2012 07:17:00 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=81#comment-432068 I like to add on the what was said. It is true. Bullying is commonplace in Japan. I was an ALT in Tokyo for 3 schools. And I have weekly meet-ups with 4 other teachers from Tokyo for a year and they all say the same thing. Bullying is a fact in japanese public schools. I have witnessed many a time when japanese close one eye and pretend it didn't happen when it's right under their noses. One time, a kid slapped another pupil in front of his JTE and my colleague didn't do anything and he continued teaching even when thelittle boy's face was leaking fluids. THis was in ichu junior high school in Tokyo. I could cite more examples. Japanese people don't like to talk about these things. But my japanese friend was a victim too and her parents took gher out of school and she was educated in the England. I like to add on the what was said. It is true. Bullying is commonplace in Japan. I was an ALT in Tokyo for 3 schools. And I have weekly meet-ups with 4 other teachers from Tokyo for a year and they all say the same thing. Bullying is a fact in japanese public schools. I have witnessed many a time when japanese close one eye and pretend it didn’t happen when it’s right under their noses. One time, a kid slapped another pupil in front of his JTE and my colleague didn’t do anything and he continued teaching even when thelittle boy’s face was leaking fluids. THis was in ichu junior high school in Tokyo. I could cite more examples. Japanese people don’t like to talk about these things. But my japanese friend was a victim too and her parents took gher out of school and she was educated in the England.

]]> By: Pedigo http://www.japanprobe.com/2006/04/22/bullying-in-japanese-schools/comment-page-1/#comment-400603 Pedigo Thu, 20 May 2010 02:35:35 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=81#comment-400603 Unfortunately, bullying does happen everywhere. You can look to even our own news programs to see it. Using my own teaching experience, limited as it may be (I'm still working on getting my degree...), plus having grown up suburb of a big city, I have to wonder about where exactly your teaching. Because I've noticed that in smaller, better funded school in the suburbs, levels of bullying are lower the the larger (and rather corruptly run) inner-city schools. Controlling the level of bullying does fall to the teachers. I've seen first hand, being the son of a teacher, how draining it can be for a good teacher to actually try to be fair in a large corrupt school district. It's no wonder that they transfer to the suburbs, where not only can they get better paychecks, but support from their fellow teachers. All that are left for the city schools are the horrible teachers who just want to get paid and have the summer off. That, of course, could get me into a whole other discussion about politics and people being trapped in their neighborhoods, all of which have nothing to with the post. No matter where you go, you still stuck with the same kind of @$$holes... Unfortunately, bullying does happen everywhere. You can look to even our own news programs to see it.

Using my own teaching experience, limited as it may be (I’m still working on getting my degree…), plus having grown up suburb of a big city, I have to wonder about where exactly your teaching. Because I’ve noticed that in smaller, better funded school in the suburbs, levels of bullying are lower the the larger (and rather corruptly run) inner-city schools.

Controlling the level of bullying does fall to the teachers. I’ve seen first hand, being the son of a teacher, how draining it can be for a good teacher to actually try to be fair in a large corrupt school district. It’s no wonder that they transfer to the suburbs, where not only can they get better paychecks, but support from their fellow teachers. All that are left for the city schools are the horrible teachers who just want to get paid and have the summer off. That, of course, could get me into a whole other discussion about politics and people being trapped in their neighborhoods, all of which have nothing to with the post.

No matter where you go, you still stuck with the same kind of @$$holes…

]]> By: maya http://www.japanprobe.com/2006/04/22/bullying-in-japanese-schools/comment-page-1/#comment-388113 maya Wed, 09 Dec 2009 03:26:48 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=81#comment-388113 I am half japanese, half american, and currently live in america. This is a completely biased story. I happen to know (I am in middle school) That almost no teacher, whether in Japan or the US, react, or help, when there is verbal abuse. I am regularly called a chinese rat by my American classmates. People whisper 'ching chong' when I pass, and tell me to go back to Japan, when I was born in the US! Racism is everywhere, and your article seemed to point all problems toward Japan. Shut up, ugly, etc. has been accepted by society, even if it should not have been. At my school, teachers do not assist when you are being verbally assaulted. When there is physical violence, us as students are required to work it out, unless someone is being punched in the face. If I were you, I would look at it from all point of views. This kind of bias is ruining culture and bonds between America and Japan. I am half japanese, half american, and currently live in america. This is a completely biased story. I happen to know (I am in middle school) That almost no teacher, whether in Japan or the US, react, or help, when there is verbal abuse. I am regularly called a chinese rat by my American classmates. People whisper ‘ching chong’ when I pass, and tell me to go back to Japan, when I was born in the US! Racism is everywhere, and your article seemed to point all problems toward Japan. Shut up, ugly, etc. has been accepted by society, even if it should not have been. At my school, teachers do not assist when you are being verbally assaulted. When there is physical violence, us as students are required to work it out, unless someone is being punched in the face. If I were you, I would look at it from all point of views. This kind of bias is ruining culture and bonds between America and Japan.

]]> By: maya http://www.japanprobe.com/2006/04/22/bullying-in-japanese-schools/comment-page-1/#comment-391102 maya Wed, 09 Dec 2009 03:26:48 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=81#comment-391102 I am half japanese, half american, and currently live in america. This is a completely biased story. I happen to know (I am in middle school) That almost no teacher, whether in Japan or the US, react, or help, when there is verbal abuse. I am regularly called a chinese rat by my American classmates. People whisper 'ching chong' when I pass, and tell me to go back to Japan, when I was born in the US! Racism is everywhere, and your article seemed to point all problems toward Japan. Shut up, ugly, etc. has been accepted by society, even if it should not have been. At my school, teachers do not assist when you are being verbally assaulted. When there is physical violence, us as students are required to work it out, unless someone is being punched in the face. If I were you, I would look at it from all point of views. This kind of bias is ruining culture and bonds between America and Japan. I am half japanese, half american, and currently live in america. This is a completely biased story. I happen to know (I am in middle school) That almost no teacher, whether in Japan or the US, react, or help, when there is verbal abuse. I am regularly called a chinese rat by my American classmates. People whisper ‘ching chong’ when I pass, and tell me to go back to Japan, when I was born in the US! Racism is everywhere, and your article seemed to point all problems toward Japan. Shut up, ugly, etc. has been accepted by society, even if it should not have been. At my school, teachers do not assist when you are being verbally assaulted. When there is physical violence, us as students are required to work it out, unless someone is being punched in the face. If I were you, I would look at it from all point of views. This kind of bias is ruining culture and bonds between America and Japan.

]]> By: boat blue book http://www.japanprobe.com/2006/04/22/bullying-in-japanese-schools/comment-page-1/#comment-6182 boat blue book Fri, 05 Jan 2007 00:58:03 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=81#comment-6182 <strong>boat blue book...</strong> Article looks interesting, some good thoughts... boat blue book…

Article looks interesting, some good thoughts…

]]> By: boat blue book http://www.japanprobe.com/2006/04/22/bullying-in-japanese-schools/comment-page-1/#comment-391101 boat blue book Fri, 05 Jan 2007 00:58:03 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=81#comment-391101 <strong>boat blue book...</strong> Article looks interesting, some good thoughts... boat blue book…

Article looks interesting, some good thoughts…

]]> By: panasianbiz http://www.japanprobe.com/2006/04/22/bullying-in-japanese-schools/comment-page-1/#comment-22 panasianbiz Sun, 30 Apr 2006 02:07:08 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=81#comment-22 This is just a terrible story. I have spent a lot of years in Japan and I know that bullying has been a huge problem for a long time. You're right that most teachers tend to look the other way. Then when something like this happens, everyone acts so surprised and shocked about it. This is just a terrible story. I have spent a lot of years in Japan and I know that bullying has been a huge problem for a long time. You’re right that most teachers tend to look the other way. Then when something like this happens, everyone acts so surprised and shocked about it.

]]> By: panasianbiz http://www.japanprobe.com/2006/04/22/bullying-in-japanese-schools/comment-page-1/#comment-391100 panasianbiz Sun, 30 Apr 2006 02:07:08 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=81#comment-391100 This is just a terrible story. I have spent a lot of years in Japan and I know that bullying has been a huge problem for a long time. You're right that most teachers tend to look the other way. Then when something like this happens, everyone acts so surprised and shocked about it. This is just a terrible story. I have spent a lot of years in Japan and I know that bullying has been a huge problem for a long time. You’re right that most teachers tend to look the other way. Then when something like this happens, everyone acts so surprised and shocked about it.

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