In my choir class, my friend who is an amazing singer was getting down on himself because he felt he didn't have a chance at becoming a singer or actor. My drama teacher who is the number one ranked drama school teacher in Arizona in the us, came up and hugged him and told him everything would be fine. In the us, hugging between student and teacher is not something that happens daily, but happens a lot for when students are depressed or need emotional support. Greeting is super big though in high school. Everyone says hi to the teacher when they walk in and in some classes for extra curricular activity, will tell about their day while the teacher is taking attendance, especial drama and choir classes
My daughter goes to a private school and it’s different from different lol they barely have any activities that just added some this year and they have have to bring your own lunch
@@BasedOverflow Yeah, it costs 6,000 a year and you can sign up for hot lunch where you don’t have to bring your own lunch each month but you have to pay for that too 🤦🏽♀️. The only reason why my daughter is there is because they use abeka curriculum and I want my daughter to have a good education because the curriculum is like 3 years ahead; my daughter is in 6th grade but the work is more like for 8th graders.
I agree that Japanese schools have higher expectations than American schools. However, when Max asked the girl what was the worst part of American high school and she said 'the expectations', I believe she meant the expectations for American students to excel in ALL areas of their life, not just grades. So that would mean good grades, PLUS good test scores (AP, IB, SAT, ACT, etc), being a good athlete (or an athlete/performer/team member of some type), volunteering to benefit the school or local community, involvement in school clubs, being social/popular at school, and who knows what else. It's not that American society believes that literally every single American teenager will achieve these things, moreso that in order to be seen as a "successful" student and get a worthwhile merit-based scholarship for college, this is what it takes.
Yeah, that's a big difference some of my high school international classmates pointed out: that in the US, the education system expects you to be a "well rounded" person. My calc teacher says it like this, that "almost anyone can make good enough grades or have a decent GPA, but colleges want more than that." Granted, not every hs student plans on attending college, but that's the general idea: what other skillset do you have than grades? That's why I know some kids who make decent or ok-ish grades but they volunteer every weekend or play sports or are in hundreds of clubs; those other activities or skillsets differentiate you from everyone else.
“Maybe it’s autumn” “ but the bus just went by” Me: confused for a minute *relizes* in America school starts in the fall and in Japan it starts in like April
High schools differ from district to district and state, some highs require uniforms to be worn, some allow more freedom to roam on and off campuses. I'm from Detroit Michigan, high school was not a happy memory for a lot of us.
My old high school was known for violence, and a lack of control. It not fun when your art teacher quits because a student attacked her in the halls. (They couldn't even find any subs since the kids ran everyone off.)
@@melissafuerst6112 personally school was a hell I loved to get away from, the shit they teach is so trivial and useless yet they stop teaching cursive and any language that's not spanish
American schools depending on the area and funding are huge. My graduating class alone was 997 people excluding those who didn't graduate or opted not to show up for graduation
Had similar numbers at mine too. A little under 1100 in my year alone. Over 5000 for all 4 years at my highschool. We literally had 3 separate campuses for the ninth, tenth, with 11th and 12th being the biggest campus. It was wild.
I graduated with an estimated of 2,000 seniors. In our district, we had only one high school because of low budget, so everyone in the district had to attend that only high school from grades 10-12. So every year I went up a grade, I was attending classes with different and new people. And sometimes with a few people I knew before. My high school was remodeled bigger three years before I became a sophomore. And if you were new to the school, I swear, you'd be seriously lost. We had 4 other buildings and a main building with two cafeterias and a huge library. We even had a little cafe near the library, and passing period was always crowded.
I think I like the 66 people that was my graduating class...counting exchange students and not counting the misbehaving pastor's daughter that wasn't allowed to walk for graduation. We had a grand total of 250 students for this high school though. High school in the next town over had 4000 students
Schools in America vary greatly in terms of what they make you do. Most states have schools get funded by their nearby property tax, so schools in low income areas do not offer as well of an education, are greatly underfunded, and have a small amount of staff to keep track of a bunch of students (so kids have way too much freedom but don’t get as much out of school). Schools in very high incomes areas and “private schools” (which are privately funded) typically offer much better programs, can afford a lot better staff, and often make students wear uniforms and keep a lot of control over students (especially private schools). The school in this video is probably in a middle class or upper middle class area.
Also with the flag thing, I’m not sure how it is in other places but up through middle school for me students had to stand up and sing the national anthem whilst facing the American flag every morning. My high school didn’t do this but I’d guess that a lot of high schools do, and that’s why you’ll find an American flag in so many American classrooms.
Haha not all schools from NY are small. I live in Brooklyn, and my high school have 6-7 floors with basement, and a lot of students when I graduated 😂 even in college tho They should watch some schools in NYC, it's crazy
@@nat9586 wow, we had over 4k 😂 The only time it was packed when we all have same classes, other than that it's good since we have lots of staircase to go into, so it won't get jammed between classes 😅
Yeah, I'm far too used to videos kind of dumping on America; seeing an outside perspective is quite refreshing and makes me appreciate certain things about my own culture.
@@Choppylovechoppy yes it’s true!! I find it hilarious! My school also bought a real jet (yes like the plane!) and is painting it my school colors (sky blue and white). Also my cafeteria has two gigantic fans on the ceiling that are shaped like jet wings. My school goes really over the top! It’s ridiculous!🤣🤣🤣
I used to watch a lot of japanese and korean school vlogs and i always felt sorry for you guys because you needed to study so much. Compared to japanese and korean school system the german one seems really chill, even if we have pressure and stress as well but which school system doesn’t
Depends on the area; particularly how religious an area is and how likely the school is to get backlash from allowing kids to celebrate Halloween openly lmao. My high schools in the south never let us do anything for it.
Yeah, although how much participation you get depends on how much school spirit there is. I know some schools go all out and practically EVERYONE dresses up, but my high school had extremely low school spirit for some reason so hardly anyone dressed up (for Halloween and basically every other event). Seriously, the only time we appeared to have ANY school spirit was for one annual football game against our "rival" but even then, us "dressing up" involved wearing plain black T-shirts that said "Beat Hayden" in white letters. Like, how boring can you get?
5:58 except when ur partners don’t stay after with u or do shit as a matter of fact lmao, i had a project one time and i was the ONLY one out of like 4 ppl who actually worked on it, which of course i informed the teacher but she said it was my problem 🤣🤣
My school is not really a “good” school no one cares about the students buttttt Are spirit week was hella fun different these each day for a week a a rally at the beginning of the week and the end witch each rally we had people play electrical guitars and some cool cheerleading performances some fun comedy acts games the teachers participated in and all students chanted freshman suck lmao 😂 it’s a tradition for the entire top three years to chant freshman suck not because we hate fresh man or anything but because freshman year sucks lol and because most freshman’s act like there all that when they get into high school lol we all had to go through that faze and it is funny as hell. My year of freshman changed along (ima junior now) you can tell what type of freshman class they are by how they react if there salty and rude about it then there mostly made up of Brats if they find it funny and chat along there pretty cool if they sit there quietly and timidly then there probably unsure and confused on what the hell is happening Lmao 😂 also there’s a lot of games upper class men play on freshman like telling them there’s a fourth floor with a pool (there isn’t and lucky I already knew that my freshman year) there’s also the game where if a freshman asks directions you give them the longest rout. Honesty I don’t participate in that one because that can cause actual problems there was a kid my year who ended up crying in the hall because she had been late to almost every class not a lot of people participate in the second game because honestly it’s just cruel the pool one is funny watching them search for the fourth floor it usually don’t do any harm is just a silly little prank. But it’s doesn’t go on to long it mainly happens at the very beginning of the school year then it dies down and not everyone will prank you most will be genuinely happy to help you cause god knows the teachers won’t. OMG I JUST REALIZED HOW LONG I MADE THIS I SPENT A HALF AN HOUR TYPING THIS NOOOOOOOO
If you go to a rich public high school it's pretty much like this. Public schools are paid for through property tax. So if the students come from poor or minority areas, the schools will be shit. This is an example of a relatively good school. I have worked at a bad high school, and trust me you don't want to be at one of those schools.
I worked in American schools for 15 years. I am guessing from the size of the school shown there are probably about 2,000 students in that school possibly a little more. The reason your vlogger is eating lunch so late in the day is probably because in a school that large the entire school can’t be in the cafeteria all at the same time. There is just not enough room for that so lunch periods are broken up. The school I worked in had 2,400 students. Lunch periods started at 11:00 am and began again every 30 minutes after that until 1:30. So if you were assigned a late lunch period it sucked. Teachers often allowed students to eat snacks in class for this reason. Yes many kids do have their own cars and do drive to school. I imagine in larger cities this doesn’t happen though because of more available public transportation. Some schools issue laptops to students, some allow you to bring your personal laptop to school and still other schools don’t allow any computers outside of a computer lab. Kids almost always have their cell phones with them all day and yes during class. This can be a real problem when you are trying to teach and most of the kids are staring at their lap like we are too stupid to figure out what they are doing. Most public schools do not have uniforms. There exceptions to that such as in areas that have a lot of gang activity so that students don’t wear colors associated with the gangs. It’s for their safety. Another thing I am sure Japanese schools do not have is active shooter drills. That is to prepare us for the possibility that someone may enter a school and start shooting. I participated in a drill run by our local police department where they actually shot at us with rubber bullets. It is scary even when you know they are not real bullets. Rubber bullets hurt though and will leave bruises. I hope this helps to answer some of your questions.
My high school had a shooting and I will always be glad we could bring our cellphones to class, for cases just like that, calling for help or letting loved ones know you are okay. That event has made me paranoid because I think of that everytime I leave a room and make sure I have my phone on me even when I know I won't be using it, like getting the mail from the mailbox or going to shower, in case of emergencies. Besides as a student even before having a cellphone if I didn't want to pay attention in class there's always doodling, or even just daydreaming. Sure cellphones make it easier, but if a student doesn't want to pay attention they just won't 🤷♀️
I started high school the year after the Columbine shooting, we didn't have active shooter drills but that was the first year we had school resource officers ( local police officers) stationed in our school.
When they all said we get to actually voice our opinions with classmates, I was just like, wait, that's not normal? It's one thing not to voice your opinions to your teacher, but to your classmates and friends? And yes, we are VERY much encouraged to voice our opinions. I remember having to do a presentation where we were literally supposed to present an argument about our opinion on a CONTROVERSIAL topic. ... I actually made an opposite argument to the one my teacher gave as an example while introducing the project and I got 100% :)
its almost as if... America has Freedom of Speech...and that seeps into the culture.... and most other countries are simply not like America, yep--out of the sand pit ostrich.
Here is the difference in one sentence. We all put our feet on the desk in front of us when that kid is gone and the teacher does not give a sh*t 9 times out of 10
I never really noticed it but in almost every room there is an American flag. Mainly for the pledge of allegiance every morning. They also appear a lot in gyms for the anthem before any type of game.
In my Canadian high school, they were making an American movie, so they put an American flag on a pole in the front of the class. We might have a poster of the flag somewhere in the room, but a flag on a pole?! Of course, we don't have a pledge of allegiance, which would be so weird for us. Every morning they play the anthem and now also the treaty acknowledgment of the First Nations. In Japan they only play the anthem at graduation.
In my experience, high school was really easy that you actually had to TRY to fail. At the end of the school year, if you didn't have enough credits to pass or graduate, you had to do volunteer work around the school and teachers would give you hours until you fill up what you need. And if you STILL didn't get enough then you can donate school uniforms to the principal and those will fill up the rest of the missing credit. High school was fun and I'm so glad I'm out of there.
The vlog was pretty accurate. Except at my school we had an actual bell that rang. 9 classes a day. Every day. Most of the work you had to do at home instead of in the classroom because each class was like 50 minutes long.. You had 3 minutes to get to the next class. So you would have to plan ahead on which books for which classes you could take and when. Plan out stops to your locker. If you deviated from the plan, you would be late. Punishment for being late was up to each teacher..
Public highschool's in america generally don't have uniforms but most have dress code but some don't (like the highschool I go to) so you have a restriction of what you can wear, but some high schools have strict dress code and some have a more relaxed one (and some have none) but most private highschool's have dress code (I don't think all do but I do not go to private school).
The sweater the girl was wearing was a University sweater! Not a high school one but your friend was right saying that students do sometimes wear the school name on their clothes.
My school wasn’t very relaxed but it was pretty similar to this one I guess. It’s very loud and I actually was quite close with my teachers. I was always in advanced classes and they tend to be quite strict and put a lot of pressure on you. I think a problem with the American School system is they don’t take into account mental health. A good thing about American schools is that they allow lots of creativity and allow you to voice your opinions.
Bless you. Personally 90% of teachers were an enemy for me, feeling as if they actually targeted me for shit others people did as well. Only had a few trustworthy teachers and some how all the principals. I went their so much that a it went from a punishment to just an hour of random conversation
There’s usually a lot of different kinds of groups. You have the cheerleaderss together, the football players stay together or they’re with their girlfriends-football players usually date, the geeks hangout together, the band kids, the emo kids. If I had to pick the best “group” to hangout with it would be the band kids because they’re definitely more accepting of differences and uniqueness. The band kids could also be a mix of emo, athlete, geek, etc. usually they are more “free-willed” and shy at the same time because they’re so accepting cause they’re used to getting bullied.
From preschool through high school, I went to two very small private schools with tiny student populations, much smaller campuses, and school uniforms. But school uniforms are pretty much only a requirement at private schools or at very prestigious academies. At my high school, we could bring our lunch or choose from what the cafeteria offered. Each student was provided a laptop by the school for all four years. Private school systems overall are MUCH different from the public school system in the U.S. A few more things: Students aren't really as serious about studying here as in Japan, from what I've heard. We're used to having tons of personal freedom so it's hard to motivate ourselves to dedicate time to school. But our schools still expect a lot from us, especially for the advanced students (like honors students and AP, advanced placement, students). It's stressful and hard on your mental health.
"Teacher walking around the classroom..so American" 😅 I love it. I agree that wearing shirts with your school name on it IS very American. I also agree and recognize very seriously the pressure put on you as a Japanese student , or employee, even. The pressure is no joke in Japan.
4:46 absolutely. Teachers decorate their classroom doors with decorations and will sometimes just wear costumes to school and act a part. Usually that is done by English or history teachers. Even in high school sometimes one teacher out of seven will give everyone a piece of candy in their class if you're lucky. It's a bigger thing in elementary school. It's great fun for kids and they can learn about the culture more.
If you would like a more detailed description of the American school system keep reading The thing is my school is big but the entire school in connected there really is no reason to go out unless it’s for gym or for an elective(like in my photography class for pictures and in my art class I was aloud to sketch out there with my ear buds in) also there’s a few table out in the back of our school that the seniors can eat out there if they want but only seniors lol. We don’t really have recess after elementary in middle and high school you usually have a study hall on ur schedule sometimes you don’t depending on how you set up ur schedule! Study halls are basically a free period where you sit in a class and can do any homework or just any studying or playing on ur phone or laptop if you had one some people go to the library or computer lab seniors are allowed to go to senior lounge during those times. There’s also a program called boces! So only juniors and seniors can go to boces but basically you go to normal school the first half of the day and then the second half of the school day the boces kids get on a bus to go to a different building called boces and there they go to one class for the rest of the day (not all boces kids go to the same class) so the classes are very diverse there’s a nursing program class there’s a multiple mechanical classes there’s architecture and design classes computer classes culinary classes and business classes the one I’m taking is a mixed class it involves business, creativity, financial stuff, and graphic design things. Alsooo in high school you have things called electives so electives are classes you get to choose to take you have to choose a certain amount of electives to get your elective credits And electives can be Different types of art classes Different music classes Photography class Gym classes Psychology classes Health classes And there may be more depending on how well off your school is Also you can usually choose what math courses you take with Serra in rules like you have to take at least one form of algebra and geometry class other than that it’s ur choice Also for science you have to take biology and earth science after that it’s really up to you what science you take. And like said before each years you can choose what gym course you take Classes you can’t choose are History English ❤️Oh also you don’t half to each in the lunch room but your not supposed to eat in the hallway or on the stairs some kids still find the most secluded spots and eat there but you can eat in other classrooms if teachers alow it (a lot of kids went up the band room) and if the auditorium was open some would hang out there till there kicked out lol. I ate in a less know room but I live it there there’s comfy seats plugs to charge stuff a small but big enough wooden table. It’s basically a really cozy hang out spot in the school and no teachers go in there there’s an psychiatrist office connected to it but he’s funny as hell and rarely comes out as long as you let him know your there he doesn’t care if you hang out there there’s even time where I have had mental break downs and he calls the teachers letting them know I won’t be coming to class although all that is just my school lol.❤️(all of the stuff i between the heart is just my school) But to be fair all of this is based off of my school and surrounding schools my school is a very big school because are school is just the high school and not the elementary and middle connected like it is in most of the surrounding schools we only have one middle and high school there in opposite sides of the town and all kids in middle school 7th 8th grade go to that one building all the kids in high school 9th 10th 11th 12th go to the one huge ass high school and it still isn’t big enough. There is tones of elementarys tho. Also we have 1 private school here and that goes through all the years but barely anyone goes to that school cause it’s very expensive. And half the people here do not have that kind of money. My schools national ranking is #9,205 in National Rankings
Please be aware that many schools have a dress code. Some more strict than others. It usually governs what colors and materials of clothing you are allowed to wear as a student. Items with belt loops usually require you to wear a belt. Hair styles and colors tend to be regulated, as well as jewelry and what kind of shoes you're allowed to wear. This is mostly k-12 (the first 12 years of schooling) and colleges tend to let you wear what you are comfortable with, within limits.
Ever since I was 4 I wanted to be Japanese 😂 I don’t know why I just like your culture I guess To me you guys are very polite and very respectful Like in America you don’t have to take off your shoes when you go into someone’s house It’s not expected. I have seen Japanese shows and they always take off their shoes when they first walk in In America you just walk right in and take your shoes off when you get to your room That’s how I usually do it
Interesting reaction! I'm also shocked when I watch American high school vlogs and how laidback a lot of the kids are, it was literally the opposite at my Canadian Catholic IB high school. Stress is difficult to deal with for anyone, so my heart hurts whenever I hear about high school kids being stressed about school. Stay strong!
The American school experience can vary greatly. Some schools do have dress codes or uniforms. It also matters if you go to a private, public, or a private catholic school. Where you live rural or urban. What your school's funding looks like.
Think less "freedom" than "independence". It's part of the culture to be making and living with your choices. Teenagers wanting to be adults and parents and even teachers wanting to let kids develop their own identity early on. But, that also breeds is own, different, pressure on kids. The pressure of comforting or the pressure of being independent. Think we could get it right as a species at some point.
So, I've never seen someone bring their laptop to class before. Maybe it was cause it was a while ago, but I was in high school from 2006-2009 and maybe laptops weren't that available idk.
Around 2014-2015 when I was in 5th grade my school district started to incorporate laptops into the classroom activities. My elementary, middle, and now high school have required students to have laptops for class work even before the pandemic. They would provide one for you which you use only in school and they didn’t blatantly state you NEEDED to have your own but it’s pretty much crucial that you do because the majority of the work you do is virtual. (This once again being before the pandemic). And now because of online schooling it’s obviously a requirement.
Around like 2012, electronics started being implemented in SoCal. Especially now during the pandemic, schools provide laptops (usually cheap but good quality ones). I’m sure there are partnerships and sponsors now.
yeah I graduated in 2010 and I don't remember any personal laptops. If we were going to use computers we would go to library or computer lab. I'm sure things have changed since then though lol
Even elementary school kids do everything on their own laptops now, at least where I live. They all get a chromebook they have to hand in at the end of the year, same for middle and high. Classwork and homework are done on them.
The worst part of my high school life was when the school district suddenly enacted a graduation requirement called Capstone on seniors that were top 10-25%. But the thing is, my graduating class were the guinea pigs of this wonderful experiment to see how it would affect us. You could either do it alone or with a partner. My partner abandoned me so I was alone and I hated it and even cried in front of the librarian from stress. It had to be over 10 pages in writing and ideas with a PowerPoint. Top 10% had to present in front of the school board district while top 25% got to present to the principal and teachers. I did mine on Education Reform and it was beautiful. They liked Capstone so much they made it a graduating requirement for EVERY senior now cause why the fuck not.
sounds like the administrators were comming up short in accomplishments when asking for raises so they made the students do a dog and pony show to make themselves look good. think of it as the Arirang Games
In Texas every classroom has a U.S. flag and also a Texas flag and in the morning we do the pledge of allegiance and the Texas pledge (hand on the heart, while facing the flags)
Great reaction. And to answer one of your questions, the first high school I went too had around 3,100 students. The second was an alternative high school with only 400 students. So it varies heavily, however, most public high schools contain 2,000 to 3,000 students.
Damn, I love america. Didn't realize how different our schools are. Still keep up wit my coaches and teachers to this day. Can't imagine not having a genuine relationship with them.
Depending on your grades sometimes you don’t even get a lunch break. It happened to me ones year cause I still needed a language credit (born and raised in NY)
I had teachers that if we didnt get along with one another would pair us up to do a project to make us sort out our differences 🤣 or if we talked in class she would be like good you guys can work together since you didnt pay attention. But usually you get to choose your groups unless the teacher assigns them.
5:03 It's interesting that you're all surprised by the personal laptop use. That definitely varies by where you are (mostly by how rich the neighborhood around the school was) but at my high school everyone used their own laptop for every class to take notes or to write essays. I don't know how it is in Japan but one thing which has been loosening up more recently in some high schools I know is that they allow kids to eat and drink during classes.
Some schools, such as mine, are 1:1. Which means that every student has their own chromebook. Small, lightweight, and has all of the Google chrome stuff for our work. But this was only for middle school and high school, not elementary.
School bells used to be actual bells. I remember when the bells where I went to pre-k through 12th grade were changed to electronic beeps. This vlog is very different from my school experience, and I went to school in the Midwest.
I'm older. We did have the bell like you thought, I don't know what's with the crazy tones now. Good reaction video. Your English is great, and very British, lol. Keep making videos!
When they say they expect a lot they mean they expect you to always be happy while doing hours of work and doing hours more work at home so you dont get time to yourself not even on the weekends, then people stress about grades and some get so depressed about it they commit suicide or worse they get bullied and take other peoples lives and then their own.
The best thing about working in group presentations in high school is that there is always someone who wants to take over the group or project lol. For those who like to slack off like myself group projects were always great, "Kalani you just sit there you get everything wrong anyways." lol I loved sitting there haha
Great reaction from all of you and I really enjoyed your insight on the differences from schools in the US and Japan. Some schools are very different than what was shown but many of them are very similar. Thanks for the quality content!
Most schools are different too. For instance, when I was in high school. School ended at 2:22pm and our summer breaks would be from Late May to Late August
3:31 some kids at my school are actually friends with the teachers and they go over to each other's houses sometimes to swim in pools or play video games together online.
Somethings in American high schools shouldn’t be left as ‘optional’. A lot of math subjects like the Pythagorean theorem are basically never used in daily life, but classes like home economics where they teach you basic cooking and sewing or business classes that will teach you how to do taxes are often missed by most students because they take band or sports. Schools get competitive with each other so they push students to pursue extracurriculars but take them away if grades drop too low. Not to mention how under paired teachers are and how cheep school lunches are.
Laptops in public schools are becoming a really common thing now, especially with Chromebooks (low-power laptops that only really run a web browser) becoming widely available for cheap. The school I went to used to have carts full of the things that would be wheeled into classrooms that needed them for something, but nowadays that's been replaced by just giving every student their own Chromebook to take with them everywhere, since we've been using online teaching elements for years. Everything is stored online, so the specific laptop you're using doesn't really matter, since when you log in with your school account everything carries over.
Another thing to note about American schools, at least where I went, is that students are often separated into different academic tracks based on what the school's assessment and expectations are of each kid. So some students are basically put onto a college track, where the courses are much more difficult, the teachers expect higher grades, and there is a lot of pressure to also be involved in sports and/or clubs, volunteering, etc. These students are put into college prep courses their first year of high school, and usually have several college credits before graduating high school. Like when I graduated high school I had technically already taken 5 college courses - and I had friends who took as many as 8. And I went to a pretty relaxed high school, that doesn't have anything on some of the STEM schools. So for certain students the pressure is really tense, and I would say is probably roughly similar to students in Japan. Other students on normal tracks still have a lot of pressure, but usually of a different kind. Like a lot of my friends who were in the normal courses also worked while attending high school, or were also responsible for watching their siblings. Some of them also focused on specific skills or trades as well, like mechanics, carpentry, or even nursing.
Lunches are served in the cafeteria, but a lot choose to bring their lunches from home in brown bags or lunch boxes. Sometimes it's about cost, others it's about not liking the cafeterias food.
It's funny to hear people describe group projects in positive terms. In reality, its just a way for the smart but quiet kids to be stressed with all the work and for the kids who don't want to do anything to learn how to better manipulate others into doing what they want. At least everyone is learning something...
Loved the reactions, but I just have to mention that almost no student likes doing group projects unless you are blessed with a good group where everyone does their part.... XD
bro this makes me realize how boring and strict my school is.. i wasnt allowed to have physical contact with anyone. i wasnt allowed to sit next to boys in class or the buses. i wasnt allowed to wear hoodies. it was boring. and my school bell is just like a long buzz. like "doooooo" but in a robotic tone.
It's cool hearing from you guys. And this was different even for me. My school and upbringing was very different and I'm born and raised here in America and this was very humble and plain but still great. Awesome hearing your reactions.👍🏼
I had uniforms every year I was in school, from start to end Sometimes we'd get some pretty severe punishments for not abiding by the uniform rules I can't even imagine what private schools are like
There are a lot of schools that have uniforms. Public schools are typically casual, where as private schools are typically uniforms. Not all Highschools are that big and there are a lot of school bells that are very loud. Most schools don't let you use your personal electronics during class time.
It really just depends where you live. Where I went to high school we went 8:30 to 3:30 but where I live now they go 7:10 to 2:10 so the older kids can be home when their younger siblings get out of school.
They play songs as my school bell lol when the song starts you get up to leave the class and you should be in your next class by the time the song ends. I thought that was so cool when I first got here. I go to a creative are high school in Manhattan
One thing I do love about American schools is the relationship you can create with your teachers. One of the first people I came out to was one of my favorite teachers 😂 The worst thing…. Is probably the other students lol it’s always a huge switch from class to class, and getting a class with no friends and people who don’t like you. It can definitely be something you dread each day going to the single class
In my american high school, it's different. We have 4 periods in one day, and then we switch classes after one semester. So, for example, my schedule for the upcoming year for the first semester is: english 11, adv. Foods and nutrition (which is a cooking class), student publications (where I write for the school newspaper), and honors U.S history. We also have a homeroom. Then, when the semester passes, the classes switch to different classes. A semester here is 18 weeks. Anyway, in my school, you cannot use phones during class, but you can use them outside of class. We also have dress codes. We can choose our clothes, but they have limits. Additionally, we have clubs and extracurriculars that you can choose from, but you HAVE to do at some point to graduate. I'm in drama club and a community service club. I may switch it up next year. When we have lunch, we can sit where we like any given day. We also have snacks and drinks you can buy, too. Including ice cream. Sometimes, during winter, they give out free hot chocolate. Our bells are beeps- and they signify the start of each class. They don't end class. The only time they end class is at the end of they day when we go home.
My school lunch was not that unhealthy. They provided a main meal, a side, veggies, milk, and dessert. In high school, we had the option to actually go home for lunch or go out to eat if you or your friends had a car. Or stay and eat at the school. They also provided us breakfast and we were allowed to bring snacks throughout our day. This was a public school as well. It really does depend on the school.
It depends on the school for uniforms. Private schools like religious schools will always have uniforms, and some elementary public schools have uniforms. I went to a middle school in Sacramento called Cooley and we would have a uniform where we could wear forest green, white or black with khaki pants. Even the PE clothes you had to wear were uniformed. Grey sweats with green lettering
The schools in Japan seem to be quite strict (judging by their descriptions); at the same time I think that a lot of people forget that you will rarely find a school in england without strict uniform rules. The general school rules at my school are also quite strict and even though you are friendly with them you would not become friends with a teacher here like you would in America.
In America u only wear uniforms if u go to a private school some public schools wear them but not very many they schools just let u wear what u want. And most schools are known for the way students act and the way the district of the school is set up
its crazy how we asians get stereotyped as having the perfect education and being so hard working and smart but you can tell these students in Japan are over worked and see how relaxed American students are and surprised by this and vice versa for us. some of them probably envy our schools because it doesnt seem as cold or distant.
love that they said freedom, would like to hear their impression after watching a comparrison between American government schools and American prisons and a doccumentary about the philosophy of Rockeffeller that these schools are based on
In Mexico we do not only wear shoes in school, but also in our homes. It would be rude to ask someone to take off his/her shoes. It would be like saying they are filthy people, or you are just to lazy to keep your home clean. Also, we do not have lunch at 12, but at 3 pm. So children can bring a light snack as school lunch, but actual lunch (soup, salad, meat, desert) is eaten at home with family between 3-4 pm. Then children might have afternoon activities (not from school) like swimming class, horseriding, soccer, etc, and come back home for homework (if they have) and dinner (depending on their age 7 pm, 8-9 pm).
I learnt a bit about the US by watching " Every sate in the US ", check it out !
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Are Japanese aloud to drive to school like in America
In my choir class, my friend who is an amazing singer was getting down on himself because he felt he didn't have a chance at becoming a singer or actor. My drama teacher who is the number one ranked drama school teacher in Arizona in the us, came up and hugged him and told him everything would be fine. In the us, hugging between student and teacher is not something that happens daily, but happens a lot for when students are depressed or need emotional support. Greeting is super big though in high school. Everyone says hi to the teacher when they walk in and in some classes for extra curricular activity, will tell about their day while the teacher is taking attendance, especial drama and choir classes
It really depend of the school. Each school is different because the local's school budget and area.
@@jctracy3711 Lmao a white school.
My daughter goes to a private school and it’s different from different lol they barely have any activities that just added some this year and they have have to bring your own lunch
@@BasedOverflow Yeah, it costs 6,000 a year and you can sign up for hot lunch where you don’t have to bring your own lunch each month but you have to pay for that too 🤦🏽♀️. The only reason why my daughter is there is because they use abeka curriculum and I want my daughter to have a good education because the curriculum is like 3 years ahead; my daughter is in 6th grade but the work is more like for 8th graders.
@@VonArchive510 redlining affects poc most and houses fund the school so predominantly white neighborhoods still have better schools sadly
Lol that’s exactly what I was thinking
Every highschool is different but this blog was pretty accurate
Yeah
Yeah except my school wears uniforms
Lmao it was completely different from mine maybe cause I’ve got a poor school 💩
Except for that bell
Not for my school. We have uniforms and no lockers.
American: *breathes*
Guy on the right: “that’s so America”
😂
Exactly
But for the most part he was right XD wearing your school’s “merch” is common and etc.
Besides the greeting each other thing, i mean there just friends Lmao
@@3thalluing339 thats the thing, it wasnt the schools shirt
I agree that Japanese schools have higher expectations than American schools. However, when Max asked the girl what was the worst part of American high school and she said 'the expectations', I believe she meant the expectations for American students to excel in ALL areas of their life, not just grades. So that would mean good grades, PLUS good test scores (AP, IB, SAT, ACT, etc), being a good athlete (or an athlete/performer/team member of some type), volunteering to benefit the school or local community, involvement in school clubs, being social/popular at school, and who knows what else. It's not that American society believes that literally every single American teenager will achieve these things, moreso that in order to be seen as a "successful" student and get a worthwhile merit-based scholarship for college, this is what it takes.
Also they expect a lot of from you without giving you the proper learning or resources sometimes. DEPENDS ON THE TEACHER
LOL. Right. In a system that just kicks you up the ladder, regardless of grades.
Yeah, that's a big difference some of my high school international classmates pointed out: that in the US, the education system expects you to be a "well rounded" person. My calc teacher says it like this, that "almost anyone can make good enough grades or have a decent GPA, but colleges want more than that." Granted, not every hs student plans on attending college, but that's the general idea: what other skillset do you have than grades? That's why I know some kids who make decent or ok-ish grades but they volunteer every weekend or play sports or are in hundreds of clubs; those other activities or skillsets differentiate you from everyone else.
@@malcolmdrake6137 you just get passed??? 😔✋ i have to take a shit ton of tests at the end of a school year to see my end results and know if i pass
And I say, haahhahahahah no I’m not gonna do that.
“Maybe it’s autumn”
“ but the bus just went by”
Me: confused for a minute
*relizes* in America school starts in the fall and in Japan it starts in like April
High schools differ from district to district and state, some highs require uniforms to be worn, some allow more freedom to roam on and off campuses. I'm from Detroit Michigan, high school was not a happy memory for a lot of us.
My old high school was known for violence, and a lack of control. It not fun when your art teacher quits because a student attacked her in the halls. (They couldn't even find any subs since the kids ran everyone off.)
My dad went to Cass Tech in the late 70s
Hello fellow Michigander.
My schools force us to wear stupid pants and short sleeve shirts all the time!
As another Michigander, I also agree. Not so many happy memories.
Suburban American schools tend to be the stereotypical ones.
Ah that explains why mine seems nothing like this one
@@melissafuerst6112 personally school was a hell I loved to get away from, the shit they teach is so trivial and useless yet they stop teaching cursive and any language that's not spanish
Most bells in America are a beep or buzz, also school is sometimes free but actually makes everyone feel the same
We have the bell sound here like they're referring to
@@Nettie-jt1nv it depends on where you live I guess
My school has always had an actual bell ring at the start and end of the classes but this year it was switched to 8 beeps like .. .. .. .. lol
For my school the bell just makes a ding ding ding sound and for dismissal they play: who let the dogs out.
American schools depending on the area and funding are huge. My graduating class alone was 997 people excluding those who didn't graduate or opted not to show up for graduation
We had like 300 people in my entire highschool and my graduating class was about 67 people assuming that all of us did graduate
Had similar numbers at mine too. A little under 1100 in my year alone. Over 5000 for all 4 years at my highschool. We literally had 3 separate campuses for the ninth, tenth, with 11th and 12th being the biggest campus. It was wild.
I graduated with an estimated of 2,000 seniors. In our district, we had only one high school because of low budget, so everyone in the district had to attend that only high school from grades 10-12. So every year I went up a grade, I was attending classes with different and new people. And sometimes with a few people I knew before. My high school was remodeled bigger three years before I became a sophomore. And if you were new to the school, I swear, you'd be seriously lost. We had 4 other buildings and a main building with two cafeterias and a huge library. We even had a little cafe near the library, and passing period was always crowded.
I think I like the 66 people that was my graduating class...counting exchange students and not counting the misbehaving pastor's daughter that wasn't allowed to walk for graduation. We had a grand total of 250 students for this high school though. High school in the next town over had 4000 students
that's about what my graduating class was in southern California also
Schools in America vary greatly in terms of what they make you do. Most states have schools get funded by their nearby property tax, so schools in low income areas do not offer as well of an education, are greatly underfunded, and have a small amount of staff to keep track of a bunch of students (so kids have way too much freedom but don’t get as much out of school). Schools in very high incomes areas and “private schools” (which are privately funded) typically offer much better programs, can afford a lot better staff, and often make students wear uniforms and keep a lot of control over students (especially private schools). The school in this video is probably in a middle class or upper middle class area.
Also with the flag thing, I’m not sure how it is in other places but up through middle school for me students had to stand up and sing the national anthem whilst facing the American flag every morning. My high school didn’t do this but I’d guess that a lot of high schools do, and that’s why you’ll find an American flag in so many American classrooms.
@@codyfromhumanresources6435 for me it was the pledge
Now y’all gotta react to New York high schools! You’ll see such a huge difference it’s crazy
fr its a lot more hectic close and SMALL
Haha not all schools from NY are small. I live in Brooklyn, and my high school have 6-7 floors with basement, and a lot of students when I graduated 😂 even in college tho
They should watch some schools in NYC, it's crazy
@@itsMizaa I went to a school with 3,000 people it was 10 floors but very small it was a specialized high school as well yet it was always crowded
@@nat9586 wow, we had over 4k 😂
The only time it was packed when we all have same classes, other than that it's good since we have lots of staircase to go into, so it won't get jammed between classes 😅
They could probably relate a lot since their school experiences in Japan would be similar. Pressure cooker environment, high stress.
lmao its weird to see people low key romanticizing something like american highschools
yeah i realize that some americans romanticize japanese highschools and some japanese romanticize american highschools
Yeah but now you can imagine how they feel when Americans romanticize schools in Japan tbh
Besides the expectations for japan schools id prefer them, american schools are so unsecure
Yeah, I'm far too used to videos kind of dumping on America; seeing an outside perspective is quite refreshing and makes me appreciate certain things about my own culture.
They think it’s crazy how the American teachers walk around the classroom..? Uhhh how else do you teach?
3:52 Bells also differ from each school. My high school is Jet themed so our bell is a flight attendant that says “Your flight is now departing” 🤣
whaaat
@@Choppylovechoppy yes it’s true!! I find it hilarious! My school also bought a real jet (yes like the plane!) and is painting it my school colors (sky blue and white). Also my cafeteria has two gigantic fans on the ceiling that are shaped like jet wings. My school goes really over the top! It’s ridiculous!🤣🤣🤣
@@Jaxnay219 wow your school sounds awesome
@@Jaxnay219 woah what??? what state do you live in if you don’t mind me asking?
@@Jaxnay219 what’s the name of the high school? I’ve never seen an American school like that.
"they have the freedom to wear whatever they want!"
me who goes to a private school with and extremely strict dress code: 😐😑😐😑
My school I swear people wear the bare minimum lol
@@locket-7714 lucky
I go to a public school and we have uniform :(
Thats cus its a private school idiot
@@AB-vs1iy dont matter lmao most school let you wear whatever you want lmao
I used to watch a lot of japanese and korean school vlogs and i always felt sorry for you guys because you needed to study so much. Compared to japanese and korean school system the german one seems really chill, even if we have pressure and stress as well but which school system doesn’t
"That's America as hell"
I laughed harder than I thought I would 😂
4:48 yes we do Halloween at school as long as it doesn’t violate the dress code.
Depends on the area; particularly how religious an area is and how likely the school is to get backlash from allowing kids to celebrate Halloween openly lmao. My high schools in the south never let us do anything for it.
Yeah, although how much participation you get depends on how much school spirit there is. I know some schools go all out and practically EVERYONE dresses up, but my high school had extremely low school spirit for some reason so hardly anyone dressed up (for Halloween and basically every other event).
Seriously, the only time we appeared to have ANY school spirit was for one annual football game against our "rival" but even then, us "dressing up" involved wearing plain black T-shirts that said "Beat Hayden" in white letters. Like, how boring can you get?
5:58 except when ur partners don’t stay after with u or do shit as a matter of fact lmao, i had a project one time and i was the ONLY one out of like 4 ppl who actually worked on it, which of course i informed the teacher but she said it was my problem 🤣🤣
hahahah RIP
Why are you blaming the whole damn country lmao “thats america for you” chill tf thats just the teachers problem not the whole country’s problem
@@xhafts i added that for comedic effect 🧍🏻♀️. what about it
@@xhafts most schools/ teachers in america are like that actually..
@@AJ-cg7vd not rlly lmfao
React to American Spirit Week at school we dress up and stuff and different costumes every day for spirit week until homecoming
You guys where lucky my school didnt have spirit we were all dead when we had rallies in our gym
I never participated in the shii lol besides wearing my fb jersey
My school is not really a “good” school no one cares about the students buttttt
Are spirit week was hella fun different these each day for a week a a rally at the beginning of the week and the end witch each rally we had people play electrical guitars and some cool cheerleading performances some fun comedy acts games the teachers participated in and all students chanted freshman suck lmao 😂 it’s a tradition for the entire top three years to chant freshman suck not because we hate fresh man or anything but because freshman year sucks lol and because most freshman’s act like there all that when they get into high school lol we all had to go through that faze and it is funny as hell. My year of freshman changed along (ima junior now) you can tell what type of freshman class they are by how they react if there salty and rude about it then there mostly made up of Brats if they find it funny and chat along there pretty cool if they sit there quietly and timidly then there probably unsure and confused on what the hell is happening Lmao 😂 also there’s a lot of games upper class men play on freshman like telling them there’s a fourth floor with a pool (there isn’t and lucky I already knew that my freshman year) there’s also the game where if a freshman asks directions you give them the longest rout. Honesty I don’t participate in that one because that can cause actual problems there was a kid my year who ended up crying in the hall because she had been late to almost every class not a lot of people participate in the second game because honestly it’s just cruel the pool one is funny watching them search for the fourth floor it usually don’t do any harm is just a silly little prank. But it’s doesn’t go on to long it mainly happens at the very beginning of the school year then it dies down and not everyone will prank you most will be genuinely happy to help you cause god knows the teachers won’t.
OMG I JUST REALIZED HOW LONG I MADE THIS I SPENT A HALF AN HOUR TYPING THIS NOOOOOOOO
If you go to a rich public high school it's pretty much like this. Public schools are paid for through property tax. So if the students come from poor or minority areas, the schools will be shit. This is an example of a relatively good school. I have worked at a bad high school, and trust me you don't want to be at one of those schools.
I worked in American schools for 15 years. I am guessing from the size of the school shown there are probably about 2,000 students in that school possibly a little more. The reason your vlogger is eating lunch so late in the day is probably because in a school that large the entire school can’t be in the cafeteria all at the same time. There is just not enough room for that so lunch periods are broken up. The school I worked in had 2,400 students. Lunch periods started at 11:00 am and began again every 30 minutes after that until 1:30. So if you were assigned a late lunch period it sucked. Teachers often allowed students to eat snacks in class for this reason. Yes many kids do have their own cars and do drive to school. I imagine in larger cities this doesn’t happen though because of more available public transportation. Some schools issue laptops to students, some allow you to bring your personal laptop to school and still other schools don’t allow any computers outside of a computer lab. Kids almost always have their cell phones with them all day and yes during class. This can be a real problem when you are trying to teach and most of the kids are staring at their lap like we are too stupid to figure out what they are doing. Most public schools do not have uniforms. There exceptions to that such as in areas that have a lot of gang activity so that students don’t wear colors associated with the gangs. It’s for their safety. Another thing I am sure Japanese schools do not have is active shooter drills. That is to prepare us for the possibility that someone may enter a school and start shooting. I participated in a drill run by our local police department where they actually shot at us with rubber bullets. It is scary even when you know they are not real bullets. Rubber bullets hurt though and will leave bruises. I hope this helps to answer some of your questions.
My high school had a shooting and I will always be glad we could bring our cellphones to class, for cases just like that, calling for help or letting loved ones know you are okay. That event has made me paranoid because I think of that everytime I leave a room and make sure I have my phone on me even when I know I won't be using it, like getting the mail from the mailbox or going to shower, in case of emergencies. Besides as a student even before having a cellphone if I didn't want to pay attention in class there's always doodling, or even just daydreaming. Sure cellphones make it easier, but if a student doesn't want to pay attention they just won't 🤷♀️
I started high school the year after the Columbine shooting, we didn't have active shooter drills but that was the first year we had school resource officers ( local police officers) stationed in our school.
When they all said we get to actually voice our opinions with classmates, I was just like, wait, that's not normal? It's one thing not to voice your opinions to your teacher, but to your classmates and friends?
And yes, we are VERY much encouraged to voice our opinions. I remember having to do a presentation where we were literally supposed to present an argument about our opinion on a CONTROVERSIAL topic. ... I actually made an opposite argument to the one my teacher gave as an example while introducing the project and I got 100% :)
its almost as if... America has Freedom of Speech...and that seeps into the culture.... and most other countries are simply not like America, yep--out of the sand pit ostrich.
Here is the difference in one sentence.
We all put our feet on the desk in front of us when that kid is gone and the teacher does not give a sh*t 9 times out of 10
American public schools are definitely different. Especially ones that are lower funded 💀 the memories I have of school are absolutely crazy
3:58 They do sound like that in many schools actually
my school has this weird bird like sounding bell it is awful💀also hi fellow army/kpop stan😂
@@AJ-cg7vd Yeah my school has a different sounding one but my elementary and middle school ones sounded exactly like that. And hello!
They saw the school bus and started clapping 😂😂😂😂😂😂
"But if there wasn't a uniform you would have to decide what to wear everyday"
That's what causes aprox 60% of every American teens stress lmao
I never really noticed it but in almost every room there is an American flag. Mainly for the pledge of allegiance every morning. They also appear a lot in gyms for the anthem before any type of game.
In my Canadian high school, they were making an American movie, so they put an American flag on a pole in the front of the class. We might have a poster of the flag somewhere in the room, but a flag on a pole?! Of course, we don't have a pledge of allegiance, which would be so weird for us. Every morning they play the anthem and now also the treaty acknowledgment of the First Nations. In Japan they only play the anthem at graduation.
In my experience, high school was really easy that you actually had to TRY to fail. At the end of the school year, if you didn't have enough credits to pass or graduate, you had to do volunteer work around the school and teachers would give you hours until you fill up what you need. And if you STILL didn't get enough then you can donate school uniforms to the principal and those will fill up the rest of the missing credit. High school was fun and I'm so glad I'm out of there.
And I 🥉! ALB school is very easy! If you don't won't to learn ,you will stay and sleep or make others to 😂!
The vlog was pretty accurate. Except at my school we had an actual bell that rang. 9 classes a day. Every day. Most of the work you had to do at home instead of in the classroom because each class was like 50 minutes long.. You had 3 minutes to get to the next class. So you would have to plan ahead on which books for which classes you could take and when. Plan out stops to your locker. If you deviated from the plan, you would be late. Punishment for being late was up to each teacher..
Public highschool's in america generally don't have uniforms but most have dress code but some don't (like the highschool I go to) so you have a restriction of what you can wear, but some high schools have strict dress code and some have a more relaxed one (and some have none) but most private highschool's have dress code (I don't think all do but I do not go to private school).
The sweater the girl was wearing was a University sweater! Not a high school one but your friend was right saying that students do sometimes wear the school name on their clothes.
My school wasn’t very relaxed but it was pretty similar to this one I guess. It’s very loud and I actually was quite close with my teachers. I was always in advanced classes and they tend to be quite strict and put a lot of pressure on you. I think a problem with the American School system is they don’t take into account mental health. A good thing about American schools is that they allow lots of creativity and allow you to voice your opinions.
Bless you. Personally 90% of teachers were an enemy for me, feeling as if they actually targeted me for shit others people did as well. Only had a few trustworthy teachers and some how all the principals. I went their so much that a it went from a punishment to just an hour of random conversation
There’s usually a lot of different kinds of groups. You have the cheerleaderss together, the football players stay together or they’re with their girlfriends-football players usually date, the geeks hangout together, the band kids, the emo kids. If I had to pick the best “group” to hangout with it would be the band kids because they’re definitely more accepting of differences and uniqueness. The band kids could also be a mix of emo, athlete, geek, etc. usually they are more “free-willed” and shy at the same time because they’re so accepting cause they’re used to getting bullied.
From preschool through high school, I went to two very small private schools with tiny student populations, much smaller campuses, and school uniforms. But school uniforms are pretty much only a requirement at private schools or at very prestigious academies. At my high school, we could bring our lunch or choose from what the cafeteria offered. Each student was provided a laptop by the school for all four years.
Private school systems overall are MUCH different from the public school system in the U.S.
A few more things:
Students aren't really as serious about studying here as in Japan, from what I've heard. We're used to having tons of personal freedom so it's hard to motivate ourselves to dedicate time to school. But our schools still expect a lot from us, especially for the advanced students (like honors students and AP, advanced placement, students). It's stressful and hard on your mental health.
Lol I couldn’t help but laugh when they talked ab how big the school was. Mine was tiny compared to it
"Teacher walking around the classroom..so American" 😅 I love it. I agree that wearing shirts with your school name on it IS very American.
I also agree and recognize very seriously the pressure put on you as a Japanese student , or employee, even. The pressure is no joke in Japan.
4:46 absolutely. Teachers decorate their classroom doors with decorations and will sometimes just wear costumes to school and act a part. Usually that is done by English or history teachers. Even in high school sometimes one teacher out of seven will give everyone a piece of candy in their class if you're lucky. It's a bigger thing in elementary school. It's great fun for kids and they can learn about the culture more.
If you would like a more detailed description of the American school system keep reading
The thing is my school is big but the entire school in connected there really is no reason to go out unless it’s for gym or for an elective(like in my photography class for pictures and in my art class I was aloud to sketch out there with my ear buds in) also there’s a few table out in the back of our school that the seniors can eat out there if they want but only seniors lol. We don’t really have recess after elementary in middle and high school you usually have a study hall on ur schedule sometimes you don’t depending on how you set up ur schedule! Study halls are basically a free period where you sit in a class and can do any homework or just any studying or playing on ur phone or laptop if you had one some people go to the library or computer lab seniors are allowed to go to senior lounge during those times. There’s also a program called boces! So only juniors and seniors can go to boces but basically you go to normal school the first half of the day and then the second half of the school day the boces kids get on a bus to go to a different building called boces and there they go to one class for the rest of the day (not all boces kids go to the same class) so the classes are very diverse there’s a nursing program class there’s a multiple mechanical classes there’s architecture and design classes computer classes culinary classes and business classes the one I’m taking is a mixed class it involves business, creativity, financial stuff, and graphic design things.
Alsooo in high school you have things called electives so electives are classes you get to choose to take you have to choose a certain amount of electives to get your elective credits
And electives can be
Different types of art classes
Different music classes
Photography class
Gym classes
Psychology classes
Health classes
And there may be more depending on how well off your school is
Also you can usually choose what math courses you take with Serra in rules like you have to take at least one form of algebra and geometry class other than that it’s ur choice
Also for science you have to take biology and earth science after that it’s really up to you what science you take.
And like said before each years you can choose what gym course you take
Classes you can’t choose are
History
English
❤️Oh also you don’t half to each in the lunch room but your not supposed to eat in the hallway or on the stairs some kids still find the most secluded spots and eat there but you can eat in other classrooms if teachers alow it (a lot of kids went up the band room) and if the auditorium was open some would hang out there till there kicked out lol. I ate in a less know room but I live it there there’s comfy seats plugs to charge stuff a small but big enough wooden table. It’s basically a really cozy hang out spot in the school and no teachers go in there there’s an psychiatrist office connected to it but he’s funny as hell and rarely comes out as long as you let him know your there he doesn’t care if you hang out there there’s even time where I have had mental break downs and he calls the teachers letting them know I won’t be coming to class although all that is just my school lol.❤️(all of the stuff i between the heart is just my school)
But to be fair all of this is based off of my school and surrounding schools my school is a very big school because are school is just the high school and not the elementary and middle connected like it is in most of the surrounding schools we only have one middle and high school there in opposite sides of the town and all kids in middle school 7th 8th grade go to that one building all the kids in high school 9th 10th 11th 12th go to the one huge ass high school and it still isn’t big enough. There is tones of elementarys tho. Also we have 1 private school here and that goes through all the years but barely anyone goes to that school cause it’s very expensive. And half the people here do not have that kind of money.
My schools national ranking is
#9,205
in National Rankings
this made me realize how ghetto my hs was
🤣🤣🤣
2:50 I'm American and his school is huge to me too. My school is probably 1/3 the size of his and I'd still consider mine a medium sized school.
Please be aware that many schools have a dress code. Some more strict than others. It usually governs what colors and materials of clothing you are allowed to wear as a student. Items with belt loops usually require you to wear a belt. Hair styles and colors tend to be regulated, as well as jewelry and what kind of shoes you're allowed to wear. This is mostly k-12 (the first 12 years of schooling) and colleges tend to let you wear what you are comfortable with, within limits.
It’s actually funny watching American high school vlogs because my high school in California- America- was so poor that we didn’t even have a library.
Ever since I was 4 I wanted to be Japanese 😂
I don’t know why I just like your culture I guess
To me you guys are very polite and very respectful
Like in America you don’t have to take off your shoes when you go into someone’s house It’s not expected.
I have seen Japanese shows and they always take off their shoes when they first walk in
In America you just walk right in and take your shoes off when you get to your room
That’s how I usually do it
bros delusional
Interesting reaction! I'm also shocked when I watch American high school vlogs and how laidback a lot of the kids are, it was literally the opposite at my Canadian Catholic IB high school. Stress is difficult to deal with for anyone, so my heart hurts whenever I hear about high school kids being stressed about school. Stay strong!
The American school experience can vary greatly. Some schools do have dress codes or uniforms. It also matters if you go to a private, public, or a private catholic school. Where you live rural or urban. What your school's funding looks like.
Think less "freedom" than "independence". It's part of the culture to be making and living with your choices. Teenagers wanting to be adults and parents and even teachers wanting to let kids develop their own identity early on. But, that also breeds is own, different, pressure on kids. The pressure of comforting or the pressure of being independent. Think we could get it right as a species at some point.
So, I've never seen someone bring their laptop to class before. Maybe it was cause it was a while ago, but I was in high school from 2006-2009 and maybe laptops weren't that available idk.
@MegaJf16 high school or college?
Around 2014-2015 when I was in 5th grade my school district started to incorporate laptops into the classroom activities. My elementary, middle, and now high school have required students to have laptops for class work even before the pandemic. They would provide one for you which you use only in school and they didn’t blatantly state you NEEDED to have your own but it’s pretty much crucial that you do because the majority of the work you do is virtual. (This once again being before the pandemic). And now because of online schooling it’s obviously a requirement.
Around like 2012, electronics started being implemented in SoCal. Especially now during the pandemic, schools provide laptops (usually cheap but good quality ones). I’m sure there are partnerships and sponsors now.
yeah I graduated in 2010 and I don't remember any personal laptops. If we were going to use computers we would go to library or computer lab. I'm sure things have changed since then though lol
Even elementary school kids do everything on their own laptops now, at least where I live. They all get a chromebook they have to hand in at the end of the year, same for middle and high. Classwork and homework are done on them.
react to prom/ homecoming / more american school culture i really liked the video
The worst part of my high school life was when the school district suddenly enacted a graduation requirement called Capstone on seniors that were top 10-25%. But the thing is, my graduating class were the guinea pigs of this wonderful experiment to see how it would affect us. You could either do it alone or with a partner. My partner abandoned me so I was alone and I hated it and even cried in front of the librarian from stress. It had to be over 10 pages in writing and ideas with a PowerPoint. Top 10% had to present in front of the school board district while top 25% got to present to the principal and teachers. I did mine on Education Reform and it was beautiful. They liked Capstone so much they made it a graduating requirement for EVERY senior now cause why the fuck not.
sounds like the administrators were comming up short in accomplishments when asking for raises so they made the students do a dog and pony show to make themselves look good. think of it as the Arirang Games
Every high school is different! I was raised in Moreno Valley, California. The schools were pretty small!
In Texas every classroom has a U.S. flag and also a Texas flag and in the morning we do the pledge of allegiance and the Texas pledge (hand on the heart, while facing the flags)
Great reaction. And to answer one of your questions, the first high school I went too had around 3,100 students. The second was an alternative high school with only 400 students. So it varies heavily, however, most public high schools contain 2,000 to 3,000 students.
Damn, I love america. Didn't realize how different our schools are. Still keep up wit my coaches and teachers to this day. Can't imagine not having a genuine relationship with them.
Depending on your grades sometimes you don’t even get a lunch break. It happened to me ones year cause I still needed a language credit (born and raised in NY)
I had teachers that if we didnt get along with one another would pair us up to do a project to make us sort out our differences 🤣 or if we talked in class she would be like good you guys can work together since you didnt pay attention.
But usually you get to choose your groups unless the teacher assigns them.
this was interesting for me (an American) too bc I was homeschooled my entire life
His high school is way different than my high school😂 we have a large building, uniforms, loud school bell, and little to non freedom in the hallways.
5:03 It's interesting that you're all surprised by the personal laptop use. That definitely varies by where you are (mostly by how rich the neighborhood around the school was) but at my high school everyone used their own laptop for every class to take notes or to write essays.
I don't know how it is in Japan but one thing which has been loosening up more recently in some high schools I know is that they allow kids to eat and drink during classes.
Some schools, such as mine, are 1:1. Which means that every student has their own chromebook. Small, lightweight, and has all of the Google chrome stuff for our work. But this was only for middle school and high school, not elementary.
Yea, same but like I started to use chrome books when I was in elementary.
Yeah, same.
School bells used to be actual bells. I remember when the bells where I went to pre-k through 12th grade were changed to electronic beeps. This vlog is very different from my school experience, and I went to school in the Midwest.
Some school districts do require uniforms, it depends on where you live, also private schools usually require uniforms..
I'm older. We did have the bell like you thought, I don't know what's with the crazy tones now. Good reaction video. Your English is great, and very British, lol. Keep making videos!
When they say they expect a lot they mean they expect you to always be happy while doing hours of work and doing hours more work at home so you dont get time to yourself not even on the weekends, then people stress about grades and some get so depressed about it they commit suicide or worse they get bullied and take other peoples lives and then their own.
That about being loud am school is so loud it made me talk super loud even went am home
The best thing about working in group presentations in high school is that there is always someone who wants to take over the group or project lol. For those who like to slack off like myself group projects were always great, "Kalani you just sit there you get everything wrong anyways." lol I loved sitting there haha
Great reaction from all of you and I really enjoyed your insight on the differences from schools in the US and Japan. Some schools are very different than what was shown but many of them are very similar. Thanks for the quality content!
Most schools are different too. For instance, when I was in high school. School ended at 2:22pm and our summer breaks would be from Late May to Late August
3:31 some kids at my school are actually friends with the teachers and they go over to each other's houses sometimes to swim in pools or play video games together online.
This looks so amazing and cool I actually went to American Highschool and I’m from the USA trust me school here in America is so awesome
For real dude and what weirds me out is the amount of people that our schools
Yes, it is! I go to a charter school that is really nice.
Somethings in American high schools shouldn’t be left as ‘optional’. A lot of math subjects like the Pythagorean theorem are basically never used in daily life, but classes like home economics where they teach you basic cooking and sewing or business classes that will teach you how to do taxes are often missed by most students because they take band or sports. Schools get competitive with each other so they push students to pursue extracurriculars but take them away if grades drop too low. Not to mention how under paired teachers are and how cheep school lunches are.
I went to a really bad school. I wish vlogging was around when I was in school to see all the crazy shit that happened.
Laptops in public schools are becoming a really common thing now, especially with Chromebooks (low-power laptops that only really run a web browser) becoming widely available for cheap. The school I went to used to have carts full of the things that would be wheeled into classrooms that needed them for something, but nowadays that's been replaced by just giving every student their own Chromebook to take with them everywhere, since we've been using online teaching elements for years. Everything is stored online, so the specific laptop you're using doesn't really matter, since when you log in with your school account everything carries over.
Another thing to note about American schools, at least where I went, is that students are often separated into different academic tracks based on what the school's assessment and expectations are of each kid. So some students are basically put onto a college track, where the courses are much more difficult, the teachers expect higher grades, and there is a lot of pressure to also be involved in sports and/or clubs, volunteering, etc. These students are put into college prep courses their first year of high school, and usually have several college credits before graduating high school. Like when I graduated high school I had technically already taken 5 college courses - and I had friends who took as many as 8. And I went to a pretty relaxed high school, that doesn't have anything on some of the STEM schools. So for certain students the pressure is really tense, and I would say is probably roughly similar to students in Japan.
Other students on normal tracks still have a lot of pressure, but usually of a different kind. Like a lot of my friends who were in the normal courses also worked while attending high school, or were also responsible for watching their siblings. Some of them also focused on specific skills or trades as well, like mechanics, carpentry, or even nursing.
This was a lot of fun to watch! Thank you!
Lunches are served in the cafeteria, but a lot choose to bring their lunches from home in brown bags or lunch boxes. Sometimes it's about cost, others it's about not liking the cafeterias food.
It's funny to hear people describe group projects in positive terms. In reality, its just a way for the smart but quiet kids to be stressed with all the work and for the kids who don't want to do anything to learn how to better manipulate others into doing what they want. At least everyone is learning something...
Loved the reactions, but I just have to mention that almost no student likes doing group projects unless you are blessed with a good group where everyone does their part.... XD
bro this makes me realize how boring and strict my school is..
i wasnt allowed to have physical contact with anyone.
i wasnt allowed to sit next to boys in class or the buses.
i wasnt allowed to wear hoodies.
it was boring.
and my school bell is just like a long buzz. like "doooooo" but in a robotic tone.
It's cool hearing from you guys. And this was different even for me. My school and upbringing was very different and I'm born and raised here in America and this was very humble and plain but still great. Awesome hearing your reactions.👍🏼
I had uniforms every year I was in school, from start to end
Sometimes we'd get some pretty severe punishments for not abiding by the uniform rules
I can't even imagine what private schools are like
I love that Recess is the quintessential American School template
each school depending on how rich the school is i go to a all rich school so its good there
There are a lot of schools that have uniforms. Public schools are typically casual, where as private schools are typically uniforms. Not all Highschools are that big and there are a lot of school bells that are very loud. Most schools don't let you use your personal electronics during class time.
I think a more common high school times are from 7:30 - 2:50, or something pretty close.
It really just depends where you live. Where I went to high school we went 8:30 to 3:30 but where I live now they go 7:10 to 2:10 so the older kids can be home when their younger siblings get out of school.
They play songs as my school bell lol when the song starts you get up to leave the class and you should be in your next class by the time the song ends. I thought that was so cool when I first got here. I go to a creative are high school in Manhattan
One thing I do love about American schools is the relationship you can create with your teachers. One of the first people I came out to was one of my favorite teachers 😂
The worst thing…. Is probably the other students lol it’s always a huge switch from class to class, and getting a class with no friends and people who don’t like you. It can definitely be something you dread each day going to the single class
In my american high school, it's different. We have 4 periods in one day, and then we switch classes after one semester. So, for example, my schedule for the upcoming year for the first semester is: english 11, adv. Foods and nutrition (which is a cooking class), student publications (where I write for the school newspaper), and honors U.S history. We also have a homeroom. Then, when the semester passes, the classes switch to different classes. A semester here is 18 weeks. Anyway, in my school, you cannot use phones during class, but you can use them outside of class. We also have dress codes. We can choose our clothes, but they have limits. Additionally, we have clubs and extracurriculars that you can choose from, but you HAVE to do at some point to graduate. I'm in drama club and a community service club. I may switch it up next year. When we have lunch, we can sit where we like any given day. We also have snacks and drinks you can buy, too. Including ice cream. Sometimes, during winter, they give out free hot chocolate. Our bells are beeps- and they signify the start of each class. They don't end class. The only time they end class is at the end of they day when we go home.
My school lunch was not that unhealthy. They provided a main meal, a side, veggies, milk, and dessert. In high school, we had the option to actually go home for lunch or go out to eat if you or your friends had a car. Or stay and eat at the school. They also provided us breakfast and we were allowed to bring snacks throughout our day. This was a public school as well. It really does depend on the school.
It depends on the school for uniforms. Private schools like religious schools will always have uniforms, and some elementary public schools have uniforms. I went to a middle school in Sacramento called Cooley and we would have a uniform where we could wear forest green, white or black with khaki pants. Even the PE clothes you had to wear were uniformed. Grey sweats with green lettering
Yo, I clicked on this video in my recommended and it’s at chapel hill high school, right where I live. TH-cam is a crazy place
My high school days were 7:15 to 2pm, and senior year it was 8:45-12:30
The schools in Japan seem to be quite strict (judging by their descriptions); at the same time I think that a lot of people forget that you will rarely find a school in england without strict uniform rules. The general school rules at my school are also quite strict and even though you are friendly with them you would not become friends with a teacher here like you would in America.
In America u only wear uniforms if u go to a private school some public schools wear them but not very many they schools just let u wear what u want. And most schools are known for the way students act and the way the district of the school is set up
its crazy how we asians get stereotyped as having the perfect education and being so hard working and smart but you can tell these students in Japan are over worked and see how relaxed American students are and surprised by this and vice versa for us. some of them probably envy our schools because it doesnt seem as cold or distant.
watching this makes new zealands school so strict what the hell we dont even got lockerz
love that they said freedom, would like to hear their impression after watching a comparrison between American government schools and American prisons and a doccumentary about the philosophy of Rockeffeller that these schools are based on
In Mexico we do not only wear shoes in school, but also in our homes. It would be rude to ask someone to take off his/her shoes. It would be like saying they are filthy people, or you are just to lazy to keep your home clean. Also, we do not have lunch at 12, but at 3 pm. So children can bring a light snack as school lunch, but actual lunch (soup, salad, meat, desert) is eaten at home with family between 3-4 pm. Then children might have afternoon activities (not from school) like swimming class, horseriding, soccer, etc, and come back home for homework (if they have) and dinner (depending on their age 7 pm, 8-9 pm).