Escalator school

An escalator school (エスカレーター学校, esukareitā gakkō)[1] (also esukareitā kō (エスカレーター校) and esukareita kō (エスカレータ校))[2] is an educational school that offers education from elementary or middle (or even from the kindergarten) until university. Escalator schools are so called because students usually rise to the next grade without having to take entrance exams. While many Western private schools are this way, escalator schools are far more prevalent in Japan and in the Philippines than in other countries.[3][4][5][6]

References
  1. WWWJDIC entry for エスカレーター学校
  2. WWWJDIC entry for エスカレーター校; エスカレータ校
  3. Ishikida, Miki (2005). "Japanese Education in the 21st Century". iUniverse. p. 93. Retrieved May 19, 2020 – via Google Books.
  4. Wray, Harry (1999). Japanese and American Education: Attitudes and Practices. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 140. ISBN 9780897896528. Retrieved May 19, 2020 – via Google Books.
  5. Timsit, Annabelle (January 13, 2018). "Overhauling Japan's High-Stakes University-Admission System". The Atlantic. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  6. Teru Clavel (February 16, 2014). "Prepping for university straight from the crib". The Japan Times. Retrieved May 19, 2020.

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