Both dramas feature a strong willed female character trying to change/deal with issues that happen in school and helping students by making them see their mistakes and how to correct them.
Only in Gokusen, the main character is a teacher.
Only in Gokusen, the main character is a teacher.
They both have an adult trying to understand her students. While 35-SNK, she is a 35 year old going back to high school. In Gokusen, she is a teacher. Both female leads have secrets that they have to hide.
This is a also a Japanese Drama set in high school which tackles similar themes to Switched and so much more. It deals with the dark reality of today's high schools and what it is like to be in one. Quite serious and psychological but also quite meaningful in the sense of what it is trying to portray even though it can be over the top in some areas sometimes.
Both series focus on a non-traditional main character; 'Ore no Sukato' focuses on their gay homeroom teacher, and '35 sai' focuses on their 35-year-old transfer student. The series' focuses on individual students on a per episode basis, while tying the class together with the overarching plot line, that cumulates at the end.
Another drama series that deals with bullying in a high school, along with slowly destroying a rank system among the students that's common in most bullying-centric dramas. I recommend mostly for both main leads focusing on trying to change the class they are part of, plus gaining friends along the way. Though the reasons are both very different and the roles are too (one is a teacher, the other is a transfer student) I consider 35-sai a classic drama that any should watch if they enjoy dramas that focus on school bullying and the Japanese educational system.