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Students in Japan fully participate in the maintenance of their school daily. They also assist with setting up and handing out lunches to their peers. It starts from the first first day. They dust and mop floors, clean boards and desks, take trash out and even assist with cleaning the gym after their particular sport is done. When you have students involved in their school they are invested in it as well. For whatever reason, we have shied away from it here in the US.

Side note: the students have far superior test scores and results in Japan as opposed to the US as well. One might believe it was because the entire family was involved in the process but many high school students live on their own in cities and go to specific high ranking schools while the rest of their family stays back in their hometown. Teenagers, living alone, study and take school seriously. Can you imagine what a mess that would be here? We are doing it wrong and instead of trying to change course we just keep doing the same thing hoping it will work out.