TIL most Japanese schools do not employ janitors or custodians. The Japanese education system believes that requiring students to clean the school themselves teaches respect, responsibility, and emphasizes equality.

http://www.ehow.com/about_6127367_do-students-shoes-off-school_.html?dmsp=manual



Submitted February 14, 2015 at 10:13AM by Ze_maestro http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2vuffa/til_most_japanese_schools_do_not_employ_janitors/