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Oh, how interesting! What do you think about the education system in Japan?

​@@LivingSwedish Oh, it's quite amazing. We lived in Japan for 7 months in 2020, but then returned to Sweden to save up some money and sell off furniture so wee could move there permanently. Unfortunatly that was a lot harder than expected with first covid and then the inflation that we've been having and relatives falling ill and needing our help. But for the educational system - it's different from prefecture to prefecture, but where we lived, which was 2 subway stops from Kyoto station they have nursery schools and preschools, meaning they can even take care of your new born. Japan is very collective minded, but not in a tax for social services way, but in a member of a family type of way. The preschoolers in our kindergarten grew their own food and helped cook it and serve it. And not just the kids, but the entire staff too. At the end of the day everyone cleans the school, even the principal is on his knees scrubbing the floor. Nobody gets a pass, everyone has to pitch in. They would go on a fieldtrip at least once a week to see a temple, castle or a museum for example. Japan is very safe - Sweden has more crimes reported to thee Police than Japan. And that's with Japan having 120+ million people. And society i structured in a way to make it very safe for kids to go to school by themselves, meaning it's fairly common to see children as young as 5 year old going to preschool by themselves. They are taught humanist values, respect for eachother and their belongings, but also responsibility. A first grader in Japan is expected to be able to be able to take care of her/himself. I would say that school in general is a bit harder, and they get a lot of homework and assignments, they have after school activities like judo or volleyball, chess, ballet, english classes etc - some run by school staff. It gets very intense in 8:th and 9:th grade and onwards, when the kids then tend to study to pass exams rather than study to learn.

What used to work best in Sweden?

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Har du någon grupp där det är möjligt att chatta med likasinnade?? ❤ Jag är verkligen redo för det.

I agree that this is a problem of today's time. It's up to us individuals and society to make a change again. I often think about my kids when they're older and I hope I can distill values in them, for example as you said 'real life experiences'. We're still a tablet/phone free household for the kids. I also read interesting studies about not using a phone or tablet until the kids are at least 12. It's definitely a difficult situation to be in.

I totally agree with you! 😊

Wow, that sounds like an interesting life! I can't wait to see the snow again this year 😅 But Portugal is an amazing destination!

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You want to learn Swedish?

@@LivingSwedish yes pls

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😊 Where did you grow up?

@@LivingSwedish USA. I love spicy food though. My impression is that the cuisine is tasty but bland.

I didn't really know about Nordnet when I started Avanza. I wanted to try out Nordnet as well and made this account for my children although it's still in my name. It was mainly curiosity 😊 Maybe have a look at the different funds (or shares) on each platform to make a decision 📈

Yes, true, you pay a little fee. Dentist is a whole other thing for sure. Very expensive so I heard.

Oh, how interesting! What is best and worst in China compared to Sweden?

How did you know?! 😝

@@LivingSwedish The looks (as you probably understand). I guess your shared genes are fairly common in Germany? (Not so much here in Sweden, I can say.)

What didn't you like when growing up in Sweden? I can imagine an international school in Germany is very different from the usual schools in Germany 😅

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Schools have too much stress, my daughter who is 11 years old is super stressed about school and they give her homework every week. She never feels free and there's always something she feels society is demanding of her... she is ELEVEN!! They shouldn't be stressed out about anything!! I believe Sweden is on a hard and steady decline, like every other European country. We, as a family, are strongly considering moving to my birth-country, the Netherlands.

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Some of us do. But the people who destroyed it doesn't.

Too many choose to be friends with children and not be responsible adults and parents. (Instead, they try to parent each other on social media.)

@@dansihvonen8218 Yep. Also many parents demand of teachers to set a higher grade on their children than what the child performed. The whole world really is inverted logic today. I wonder how long until it completely collapse. Reality and fact don't care about feelings.