Describes the Beginning Teacher Effectiveness Training program, intended to help beginning teachers eliminate unnecessary daily decisions, establish effective routines, and use effective teaching practices, by close cooperation with a mentor (an experienced colleague) and through encouragement, praise, and reassurance. (SR)

Offers an overview of Japanese public lower secondary school education (the equivalent of American grades seven through nine), discussing school system organization, school customs and rules, school structure, and students' preparation for the future. (SR)