Japanese Homework

I don't have that much homework, but I do have to study almost 4 hours every weekday. Usually do it in the college library where you can fall asleep for an hour or two if you're tired. It's almost always better to be away from home when studying unless you have incredible will power.

(ID #67708) Posted on 2007/12/24 05:44

reply to Ken's comment

id do my homework in a maid cafe...wait a minute...the maid would b the homework...

(ID #67709) Posted on 2007/12/24 05:44

reply to jonhohx's comment

I admit i was always bad . . . i did hardly study for anything after i turned 16 and that was the time when i got my first PC and internet.
(oh what a coincidence...)

So i would think it's really better to not be at home were also these tempting "hobbies" lure on your precious study time. ^o^ 

Ohh and i would prefer a Starbucks, i used to end up a lot in a bookstore which had a build-in Starbucks, i bought the books and went to get a hot chocolate and read them there. :)

(ID #67710) Posted on 2007/12/24 06:21

reply to Tami's comment

hmmm... homework, its been so long since I had those so I don't really remember anymore, however I often see students with a ton of books studing in coffee shops like starbucks. sometimes I'd even chance upon some having loud arguments and discussions on topics they are studing about. 

(ID #67711) Posted on 2007/12/24 06:29

reply to marvin's comment

I always do homework/study for exams at home and after a good nap (can't work properly otherwise, as I am rather nocturnal and my head and body complain otherwise).

I tended to be "Last Minute guy" some years ago, but give myself some sufficient delay to study material three times (At first, a light read, then a full learning and a final revision the eve of the exam). 
As for assignments, I still have to learn how to force myself (depends on the degree of bother the work implies).

This is how I work, and I'm sure this formula wouldn't function for many.

(ID #67712) Posted on 2007/12/24 06:30

reply to D_Blade's comment

This seems to be a phenomenon in Singapore as well, though probably not as well-established as in Japan.

I'm mostly nocturnal and prefer studying at night, and it's hard to find 24-hr fast food places (not all Macs outlets are 24/7) so I usually end up studying at home or in the school dormitory.

(ID #67713) Posted on 2007/12/24 06:39

reply to kureshii's comment

Maybe it's in my blood, but I used to do that all the time as well, but mostly in cafeteria settings even when it was quite a bit noisier than a library for example.

I actually think the still-quiet of libraries are a bit disconcerting. Is it an asian thing? I don't know.

(ID #67714) Posted on 2007/12/24 06:54

reply to shippoyasha's comment

On average last semester about 4 hours a day of homework. I tend to study in my dorm room if it is quiet; if not I book it in the library or find a vacant engineering lab.

(ID #67717) Posted on 2007/12/24 07:00

reply to -XYZPDQ's comment

Away from home is good. A GOOD study better helps also. Except the only to get space here is to go work in a library. Restaurants and cafes here are too small... Bummer.

(ID #67719) Posted on 2007/12/24 07:07

reply to djet0's comment

Most singaporean students get more than 7 hours worth of homework every now and then, it would certainly be weird if some student gets less than 7 hours worth of homework in a week tho (Either they're lucky, or they're simply lying about it =__=).

(ID #67721) Posted on 2007/12/24 08:06

reply to Elozt E. Elric's comment

Getting away from the computer is important, but what if you need your computer to do work lol?  Then the "dark side" comes along and tells you, "Move your clicker to the ero folder, yes, the dark side grows stronger in you"

(ID #67722) Posted on 2007/12/24 08:16

reply to syrix's comment

Very common here in US too (or at least here in california where I am)

...and its usually in starbucks

(ID #67723) Posted on 2007/12/24 08:25

reply to ChiisaiRamen's comment

I prefer the college library to a cafe. how are you going to study with all the manga lying around??
@syrix: i always fall to the dark side. no wonder my grades are dropping.

(ID #67724) Posted on 2007/12/24 08:26

reply to Setsuna-san's comment

Ahhh homeworks.. haven't got one in 8 months.. However, back then I used to get 7+ hours of homework per week.

As for me, I have never been able to work on my homeworks outside of my room. It's habit I guess..

(ID #67725) Posted on 2007/12/24 08:30

reply to Benjamin Takeyo's comment

Danny, where's the 0 hours on the poll for us old folk like you and me? Got no homework, but I got plenty of bills to pay. DAME! 

(ID #67726) Posted on 2007/12/24 08:46

reply to FatBastard's comment

this kind of studying is pretty common here...especially around college campuses...college libraries and campus restaurants are popular spots for studying more so the library since they have comfy cushion benches for the weary to rest before the next class or for the much needed nap... 

(ID #67727) Posted on 2007/12/24 08:49

reply to silent1134's comment

I'm getting around 10 hours or so of homeworks a week =.=; and now I'm rushing over my holidays assignments before Christmas/school-reopen.

I'll try to use my spare time between lessons to finish chips and bits of homeworks, and the rest I 'll just do at home(it's homework after all!).

I only go for group studying in restaurants. If I do homework in restaurants with friends, I'll end up chatting and nothing will be done =/

(ID #67728) Posted on 2007/12/24 08:52

reply to andra's comment

I tend to do this too, but I don't go to any particular fastfood or restaurant. I just go where I want to dine and study at the same time! Though I do hold a higher preference for restaurants with pasta and Italian food, so I go to those places more often.

(ID #67729) Posted on 2007/12/24 08:54

reply to Hemisphere's comment

Poll needs revision. With the majority of votes above 7+ hours, I wonder if they are all like, 50 hours, or just 8-9. I guessed 8, then day there was no option.

(ID #67731) Posted on 2007/12/24 09:58

reply to MACdaddy's comment

i study  at Dennys a lot. because if i stay at home its more computer games and mroe computer games.

(ID #67732) Posted on 2007/12/24 10:50

reply to Helterran's comment

My French friend at uni likes to study in Mc Donalds because she can smoke there (we can't in our flats as they're owned by the stuffy uni) and also it's free heating (which is bloody expensive, as I'm sure you'll know!)

I prefer to study in my free periods at uni in the gaijin office where people who are/like guijins tend to hang out. That way, there's always a friendly person to help me out. 

(ID #67733) Posted on 2007/12/24 11:24

reply to cutetwirler's comment

That's strange, no one in Singapore's mentioned about this one yet...

People in the East region in my country adopt a different strategy.

We take advantage of a quiet vast area with air-con and free wi-fi and a spectacular view of an aircraft berthing/loading bay, at none other than Changi Airport.

(ID #67734) Posted on 2007/12/24 11:30

reply to AK-kun's comment

it's the same over here in singapore, students like to stay in fast food restaurants but not at those crowded/noisy ones like in the mall.

and also at the airport as it is very very quiet there.

when i was  a student i studied in my neighbourhood McDonalds as well or at the school library.

i cannot study at home as they are too many distractions. when i see my bed, i feel like sleeping, when i see my manga i feel like reading them. >_< 

lastly i preferred to study alone as well. i find it when a bunch of friends study together, we usually go off-topic and ended up chit chatting. >_< 

(ID #67735) Posted on 2007/12/24 11:38

reply to gordon's comment

Very much the same thing here in Malaysia. I know one Burger King restaurant that I always pass by which always have students working on their homework, often till' midnight.

(ID #67736) Posted on 2007/12/24 12:01

reply to Hangmen13's comment

doing homework is a pain in the @@

(ID #67737) Posted on 2007/12/24 12:19

reply to jackpunk's comment

Well if not for the education system, we will not have people studying at fast-food outlets, airports, etc. ain't it?
I guess that perhaps the education system is being too hard on us?

(ID #67738) Posted on 2007/12/24 12:21

reply to Makanator's comment

I mostly do my homework at home or in college library or computer room, cause it involves reports and programmimg.

(ID #67739) Posted on 2007/12/24 12:27

reply to CrazyAnimeTuga's comment

I usually study at home. I actually study most efficiently when listening to music and exchanging the occasional comment on msn (not to mention a cup of tea). That way I don't get desperately bored. 

(ID #67740) Posted on 2007/12/24 12:36

reply to Sakari's comment

I usually study at home. Unfortunatly Im easiely distracted if I dont have a major goal in mind.

(ID #67741) Posted on 2007/12/24 13:12

reply to Azael's comment

Personally, I can't focus at home. Just having the computer so close to me...
So I choose to take the train to go to the university it takes me 1 hour to go and 13 minutes more for the metro. But at least I know I'll be studying 2 hours a day... Sometimes it's hard to focus in the train too with noisy guys but most of the time it's ok. 

(ID #67743) Posted on 2007/12/24 13:49

reply to G4tsu's comment

I don't study nor do homework at home since the PC is all I care.. (I'd die not facing the pc). I do it at school, copy classmate's/ coursemate's homeworks.

(ID #67744) Posted on 2007/12/24 14:11

reply to samejima's comment

I can't vote because I don't go to school, thus don't have that kind of homework.

(ID #67745) Posted on 2007/12/24 14:25

reply to Dak Roland's comment

I try to do my homework anywhere I can, mostly at work or on the bus/train, since free time is something I usually don't have much of...

(ID #67746) Posted on 2007/12/24 15:21

reply to nunks's comment

stupid school never give me homework,

if they does, u have to do it in a group, and it is not studying, its like drama, novel, story of something, which is junk and nothing learn from that

or maybe they give us, but its a piece of sheet, i can finish it on my own in 3 hour or far less. 

i miss my old school (rain of homework)

(ID #67747) Posted on 2007/12/24 15:32

reply to hendrik's comment

Whenever I make homework (not very often) I do it at home (since I only make my homework on Sundays)...and always on the floor (don't ask me why).

(ID #67749) Posted on 2007/12/24 16:15

reply to JapanAnime's comment

well i'm home from college at 3pm after that i review whatever we did for the day(2hours) plus i do homework(2hours) before they're due soo... that would around 4 hours. 
i go to Starbucks when my parents are home they watch TV a lot when they get home and when they're not around i stay in my room

(ID #67751) Posted on 2007/12/24 17:27

reply to lin-da-kenobi's comment

it look like all us bloggers(net surfer) prefer to stay in the room than going outside eh ^^

me too, there's just no point to go outside anymore

(ID #67752) Posted on 2007/12/24 17:31

reply to hendrik's comment

I get around 4 hours of homework...
But I rarely do it...
that, or I just speed through it...
The odd part, when I speed, I do very well.  Better then when I focus on it...

(ID #67754) Posted on 2007/12/24 18:05

reply to Hyou's comment

I do alot of HW, rather than last year I used to slack alot, now that I'm trying to get in to a University... I'm trying real hard! I pefer doing my HW home or at school rather than going to resutrants, seems awkward O_o

(ID #67755) Posted on 2007/12/24 18:43

reply to Hachiko's comment

I hardly ever get homeworks (not sure why though as all my friends keep complaining that they get too much). when I do though I do it on bed, a cosy and relaxing place.

(ID #67757) Posted on 2007/12/24 19:00

reply to Yalari's comment

When I was in school, I tried my best to stay at school for around 4 hours since I can hardly be productive at home :p

(ID #67758) Posted on 2007/12/24 19:28

reply to moogle's comment

As a teacher, I do not condone studying in noisy areas.  No matter how one might try to convince me,  quiet area, open, with adequate temperature is a perfect setting for maximum retention.  Now if one must distant themselves from an intrusive family, then yes, I can see studying in a public place.

(ID #67759) Posted on 2007/12/24 21:44

reply to Neurorelay's comment

When I'm usually in a study group, we head down to the Starbucks on campus. Makes sense to me...

(ID #67760) Posted on 2007/12/24 22:10

reply to D-tronics's comment

I rarely do homework right now, I'm just to lazy and my school is pissing me off like it never did before...
When I study at home I usually put on some good songs and lie on my bed, it works best for me.

(ID #67762) Posted on 2007/12/24 22:44

reply to Tempest's comment

Back in my school/university days, I usually tries to finish my assignment in between classes when the next teacher is yet to arrive. Bringing it back to the dorm is not a good idea as the PC is seductive >_

(ID #67763) Posted on 2007/12/24 22:59

reply to e-jump's comment

@yalari
that happen to me too, my friend keep complaining the amount of it, while i think my school nearly never give it

(ID #67764) Posted on 2007/12/24 23:09

reply to hendrik's comment

i see people do the same thing here in malaysia too..

(ID #67795) Posted on 2007/12/25 02:47

reply to Ishiro's comment

Just how noisy is a jap home?
And i fully under stand how a pc and tv can be distracting I cant study in my room Ive though about going out to study.

(ID #67805) Posted on 2007/12/25 05:20

reply to Celeron's comment

Manhattan has only one Barnes & Noble bookstore that has enough cafe space (they try to discourage use as a shelter for homeless).  But, that Chelsea (6th Av & 20 thSt) location looks very much like your photo.  
Because that B&N is near Fashion Institute of Technology, I can hear Japanese as I study my Japanese. I've ripped audio from text CDs to my music player so I can use store copies of the texts and so not have to carry that weight.
A change of scenery is essential; if I stay at home I'll always get pulled into my main PC.

(ID #67811) Posted on 2007/12/25 07:44

reply to fluxam's comment

i never did my homework or much studying when i was a student. it's a miracle i manages to get my diploma. lol. gosh i missed those schooling days.('~')

(ID #67816) Posted on 2007/12/25 09:30

reply to gordon's comment

I don't have homework per se, but I'm always trying to learn new things. Art and music have always been of particular interest, as well as physics (QM especially) and technology.

(ID #67828) Posted on 2007/12/25 13:51

reply to vbob's comment

I can understand that trend.
It's impossible to do something like that in Brazil, because McD's are usually too noisy here.
Also, the atmosphere is completely different... it's way more a smelly fast food filled with children, cheap tables and chairs and not confortable at all rather than McDs in Japan... where you have some nice chairs and tables, silent ambients and such to study.

Not so similar, but I also go out of the box to study. My house is not noisy at all... but the movement on the street in front of my house, even though it's not that noisy, still bugs me.

So I just study after hours... like 1am to 4am (weekends).
Not very good for my health, but I became accostumed to it on my university... where I had to go longs hours of studying. 7 hours a day some times.

(ID #67836) Posted on 2007/12/25 18:10

reply to XSportSeeker's comment

I'm use to seeing this when I lived in Florida.  I have never really understood how students could study in bookstores and cafes.  However I could entertain the thought if I lived in Japan...

Mind you, I'm strange when it comes to study.  If a place doesn't feel right, I'm just not going to get anything done.  When I first went to college, the libraries where great places for study.  

Now that I have returned to college again, I remember why I was glad to finish the first time. ^o^  I can't and wouldn't study in the library here.  I always try to remind myself that this place is more like a junior college than a four year university where I was in my younger days.  Students are not serious when it comes to study here...

I've heard many fellow student complain that their computer is a big distraction.  I guess I'm luck not to have that problem. ^^;  However it should be a distraction, I always have several around me.  Oh well, like I said, I'm a little odd when it comes to study. ^^;

This time I do a lot of my studying at home.  I'm comfortable and have everything near me.  Although, being a language major means you study all the time and everywhere.

(ID #67837) Posted on 2007/12/25 19:50

reply to Edward's comment

following the American Starbucks trend...

I do it all the time

(ID #67840) Posted on 2007/12/25 20:53

reply to liedphon's comment

Studying hotspots in Spore back-dates to at least 15 years ago. Back then, the most popular choice would be at the Changi airport's viewing gallery or its fast food restaurants, which will be closed by midnight. Away from home means distraction from the temptation of TV, PC, video games, mangas, nagging mum... and a very important reason... the air-con.

The airport, back then, allows 24hrs access, a viewing gallery of planes landing and taking off, lots of flat ground to catch a quick nap. Of course, there will be bad apples who would sneak off to a quiet corner to make out (and beyond). Its popularity led to a studying lounge being built, and taken down later.  There were increasing problems such as disputes and hanky panky.

In the past, studying in the public library is discouraged. So, fast-food restaurants will be a next popular choice. The noise can be drowned with the blast of the walkman. Of course, with the latest coffee drinking trends such as Starbucks, the students are now spoilt with choice. 

Sights of students in fast-food restaurants are a common sight, especially nearing the exam period. Of course, restaurant managers will be pressed to discourage students during peak hours, as customers have trouble looking for a table for meals.

(ID #67844) Posted on 2007/12/26 00:30

reply to maxel's comment

lets just say 7+ is a bit low to say as it is ^_^;

(ID #67845) Posted on 2007/12/26 00:55

reply to laughingman's comment

We have libraries in every suburb here in addition to school and university libraries so it's not like there's no space to study. I usually study in between classes and a bit at night. Working makes it a tad harder.

(ID #67846) Posted on 2007/12/26 00:56

reply to nivexus's comment

ha, I live in res and yes I can't help get distracted by computers every 10 minutes or so....
it's really frustrating and i know it's not right but there are just so many things I want to constantly check on my computer (in psychology they call it variable ratio intermittent reinforcement and it's where addiction occurs......)  
But I'm far too lazy to go to libraries to study.....
sign....

(ID #67897) Posted on 2007/12/26 15:29

reply to howie huang's comment

hahah...ever since I was in high school up till I graduated college I always do my homework hours or minutes before the deadline (depends upon the length of work that needs to be done). ^^  procrastination is my best friend...the results are 95% always better than me doing them ahead of time. heheh. no idea why though. 

(ID #67898) Posted on 2007/12/26 17:11

reply to BeLe's comment

I spend every waking day of my life in front of the computer or in school. We get tons of homework everyday and group projects every week. I swear I'm going to be dead before I start saving lives (pre-med student)..

So yeah if we can't go home because of group work and stuff we usually study in restaurants and coffee shops. Easy access to everything: internet, food, library, and last minute consultations with professors.

(ID #67907) Posted on 2007/12/26 23:11

reply to asrai's comment

does doing homework inside fast food joints help a lot? i mean... if you're distracted because of the computer.. you'll get distracted too because of the food... and besides.. when i was studying... if i hang out on restaurants... i like to look at girls passing by.. ehehehehe

(ID #67913) Posted on 2007/12/27 02:04

reply to Potpot's comment

Won't mind hanging out at a restaurant just to look at the Japanese senior high/high school girls (Cute/Hot ones preferably) ^^;

(ID #67947) Posted on 2007/12/27 09:29

reply to windbell's comment

I hate homework so it's very rare that I actually spend time doing them.

We used to do our homework in Starbucks and other cafes too when I was in college (which was last year). I still see underclassmen do that.

(ID #67972) Posted on 2007/12/27 21:16

reply to coeli's comment

i usually go to the library because it's cooler there and quieter.  when i get bored on my homework, i just walk around and checkout the books.  going to mcdonalds or starbucks is way to distracting not too mention expensive for me.

(ID #68009) Posted on 2007/12/28 04:27

reply to saragnayan's comment

For me, the school is the best place. quiet, not to mention the presence of peer pressure...

(ID #68136) Posted on 2007/12/29 17:26

reply to radical anime fan's comment

back in college i used to have classes only for 4 days. but i often hang out at the starbucks near our campus even on my 1 rest day which is most often than not a wednesday. that's where i usually would do my studying. my friends followed suit after. :)

(ID #233695) Posted on 2008/07/09 11:00

reply to coffeebugg's comment

It's all about distractions. At home I have all my stuff (manga, dvds, figurines, pc full of crap) to play with, plus my bed and a fridge with food. I NEVER get any homework done at home, so I rather finish quickly in the library and come home so I can relax.

(ID #294649) Posted on 2008/09/08 16:44

reply to Yaku's comment