🇯🇵🇺🇸Why U.S. teachers can often leave around ３student dismissal—and why Japanese teachers work such long hours
The Reality of U.S. Teachers’ Contract Hours (U.S. vs Japan teacher working hours) First, a reality check: many U.S. teachers do work beyond the bell (grading, emails, planning at home). But compared with Japan, it’s much more common that their required on-site time ends close to student dismissal because of how the job is structured and contracted. U.S. Contract…