Teaching English in Japan
Travel Videos from Around the Web
The following are some of my favorite travel-inspired video clips. I’m sorry they’re so small! I have no idea how to make them bigger… Enjoy. : ) The English Teachers Series This is the first episode in a series that centers around English teachers in Japan. I love the Neville character. He reminds me a … Continue reading
Are Japanese and American Children Really all that Different?
I spent all of last week shuttling back and forth between my old job teaching (mostly North American) pre-schoolers at an International school, and my new job, teaching ESL at a Japanese after school preschool program. The whole experience was exhausting (imagine working for nine hours straight, all of your students under the age of … Continue reading
She’s a Super Freak
Two months ago, a mentally-unstable man that I met on the train in Saitama, took one look at me and announced in a loud, prophetic voice: “You are too young to be in Japan.” Once I got over the shock of being addressed in this manner (in English!) I laughed it off, saying “Buddy, I’m … Continue reading
Teacher Barbie
I tend to treat my private lessons with my Japanese teacher like therapy sessions. I’ll tell her about how one of my student’s is abusing me. I’ll show her the bite marks and the bruises and share horror stories involving chalk dust thrown in my eyes and markers hurled at my head. And then I’ll … Continue reading
The Lazy Teacher’s Guide to Teaching English
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/136/318034222_9bb1321722.jpg “Lisa, if you don’t like your job you don’t strike. You just go in every day, and do it really half-assed. That’s the American way.” – Homer Simpson Last Thursday, dressed like Minnie Mouse and sick with the flu, I sang the Hokey Pokey song to a classroom full of gawking parents and students. … Continue reading
