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[edit] How much Individualization?

I'm a bit confused about the level of individualization / choice available to Japanese students - especially those in upper secondary school. From the second paragraph of the article, "Students who do not plan to attend university are generally tracked into vocational departments in upper secondary schools." Are the vocational students in the same classrooms as the university-oriented students? In the "Lower Secondary School" section, are the "mandatory club meetings" offered in the same classroom as the regular classes? Do the mandatory clubs continue into upper secondary school? Do they transform into the vocational-technical programs? In the "Upper Secondary School" section, it mentions both a "general program" and a wide variety of "vocational-technical programs." How much opportunity do students have to switch between these programs? (Does assignment happen each trimester, each year, or upon entering secondary school?) Do students in different vocational-technical programs share a classroom with the general-program students for part of the day? Thanks for the clarifications. I've grown up in the U.S., and the system here is quite different.SMesser 00:53, 8 December 2006 (UTC)