After writing about aspects of the Japanese school system for the past two days, I really wasn’t planning on going on about schools today. After all, I need to talk about comic books and movies. Maybe plug some of my other projects, such as a novel and assorted podcasts. But, this week was the first … More A Reason to Teach
Part 2 of a 2 part series. The first can be read here. 5) School Uniforms Yep, school uniforms are a part of daily life here in Japan. It seems a lot of public Elementary schools (ES) don’t have uniforms and many private ones do. Of course, there are exceptions on either side. For Junior … More Responding to 8 School Rules in Japan (part 2)
I’m currently sitting in a train collecting my thoughts. This morning was the graduation and luncheon at the elementary school I work at. Regular readers might know that this is my third school year working here, even though I started near the end of that first school year. On the whole this school has been … More Graduation 2017
From around noon the weather shifted. At the start of the day it was reasonably warm, for early March, and the sky was decently blue. Then the clouds came and everything turned grey. Rain was soon to follow. This actually fits rather well with the day. It is nearing the end of the school year … More Tears and Rain
Deadly Troubadour 