Kaori is a machine |
I like genius students. Seeing Kaori get into high gear, blasting through English activities, while other students are still stuck in neutral, makes me wonder how I can cater more to her abilities. U...
Posted by on Tue, 20 Nov 2007 17:09:00 GMT |
lost in a wilderness of plain |
Last Friday was my first day teaching at a new elementary school (my third one). Akazu is the smallest elementary school I've worked in so far, with only one class per grade, and a total of 148 studen...
Posted by on Mon, 12 Nov 2007 12:27:00 GMT |
The phenomenon of over simplification part 2 |
I've prepared 'scrambled sentences' based on the lesson's grammar point. As students are trying to figure out the sentences and are actually thinking, the JTE gives them the complete sentences in Japa...
Posted by on Mon, 05 Nov 2007 18:20:00 GMT |
the good and the bad |
As it turns out my speech competition champs (Kaito & Miki) are heading to the prefectural speech competition, which is fantastic. It also means that, I've once again, have lost my free time at s...
Posted by on Thu, 01 Nov 2007 16:32:00 GMT |
wot is that boi? |
As a the lesson's warm-up activity, the JTE asks the students to write down an English translation of two Japanese spoken phrases. I usually walk around, observing the differences between the students...
Posted by on Wed, 31 Oct 2007 12:52:00 GMT |
the phenomenon of oversimplification |
Why? Why? Why? As an ALT, I'm required to help the JTEs by team-teaching with them and by preparing activities that are centred around that lesson's grammar point. As with most ALTs, we are under re...
Posted by on Mon, 29 Oct 2007 19:40:00 GMT |
Nipples! when in Utsunomiya& |
I've been living in Utsunomiya for a while now. &and it ain't bad. Don't get me wrong, I'm beginning to like the place& After living close to Nagoya for a year, I was kinda disappointed at first. Ok...
Posted by on Thu, 25 Oct 2007 18:28:00 GMT |
Monsters and Candy |
I had my first Halloween lessons at the elementary school. It was fantastic. The kids were loving it, doing activities, colouring, and cutting out masks. At the end of the day I was exhausted. The le...
Posted by on Thu, 25 Oct 2007 13:11:00 GMT |
War Map |
So we're about to start the lesson and the JTE that I'm teaching with, kinda shouts at me, "there's no WAR MAP!" Although surprised, my reaction is an instinctively routine nod of the head and an "ok....
Posted by on Tue, 23 Oct 2007 16:49:00 GMT |
Amongst the little ones |
Apart from teaching at a junior high school, I'm also assigned to three elementary schools. I visit these schools on a rotational basis, one school per month and once a week (on Fridays). I'm enjoyin...
Posted by on Mon, 22 Oct 2007 00:44:00 GMT |
