In Japan, students are responsible for cleaning public schools.

You have probably heard of the Japanese custom of taking off shoes before entering the house and other places, especially so as not to ruin the floor of the place, the tatami. This also happens in public schools where the floor is not made of bamboo - teachers, students, visitors, and other staff also take off their shoes and dress others that are appropriate. The reason is simple: Practice helps keep the place clean.

Cleaning is even done by the students themselves as a way of emphasizing existing equality and teaching young people the concept of respect and responsibility - and showing that there is no reason to feel better than someone who does this kind of work. . The very act of getting all the people present in the place to take off their shoes - which, it is worth noting, is something obligatory but a custom - also serves to reinforce the egalitarian culture.

Other practices were also thought to support thinking, such as the adoption of standardized uniforms in all schools. As such, there is no room for exhibitionism and status demonstrations deemed unnecessary, limiting distractions and limiting the focus on education.