I've always found Japanese kindergarten elementary school education to be quite good. They encourage children to be independent, they have children clean the sc

I've always found Japanese kindergarten elementary school education to be quite good. They encourage children to be independent, they have children clean the school to teach responsibility (most schools do not have janitors on staff), they often have student councils where the students determine some of the rules and how they are enforced. However, the education after that is too focused on rote memory, multiple choice tests and not enough on critical thinking. This, I believe, is what creates a lot of problems today with Japanese young adults. If I had a kid, I'd send her to a Japanese school until around 8-9 years old and then switch to an international school.