Kentaro puts his books in his randoseru. As was mentioned in panel 14, all textbooks are provided free to students, and everyday the students take them all home with them. Japanese randoseru are made extra large to accommodate such loads. The problem with this system is that teachers feel free to assign homework. Elementary students in Japan do about an hour of homework each night.
Most rotations are weekly or biweekly.
This allocation of responsibility to the individual in the small society formed by a class is a very important part of education. Each child is also a member of small groups of four to six children within each class known as han . Each han is self-organized, choosing its leader and dividing duties among its members. All rights reserved.