Did
you know, in America we don't have days off for sickness in school?
In Japan lots of schools have days called 学級閉鎖
(gakkyu-heisa), which is a
temporary closing of certain classes due to the majority of the
students being absent from a sickness. For example, if one class of
sixth graders had more than half of its students absent because they
were sick, they might suspend classes for that one class for two to
three days.
I'm
sure it's possible to have this kind of closing in America, but I've
never heard of it. In America, it's not normal to close one school in
the area and the others remain open – let alone, one class in a
school close while the other students come to class.
I
think 学級閉鎖 is very
strange, but mostly a good idea. It helps keep sick students at home.
It helps make sure the entire class is mostly on the same page of
their classes. But I do think it's pretty weird to have one class in
an entire school just not come. But I'm sure American schools do
things that Japanese people find really weird.
ね、アメリカの学校で学級閉鎖はないことを知ってますか？
アメリカで学級閉鎖は絶対できると思いますけど、私は聞いたことがありません。アメリカでは市内に一校だけを休校にすることは難しいので、学校で一クラスだけを休校にするというのはもっと難しいことなのです。
私にとって、学級閉鎖はとても不思議な感じがしますが、とてもアイデアだと思います。病気の生徒は無理しないように家でゆっくりできます。そして、元気な生徒だけ授業が進むということがありませんから。でも、まだ一クラスだけ休むということはとても変だと思います。まぁ、多分アメリカの学校についても日本の人にとって「不思議だな！」と感じることもあると思います！
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