Comments on: Tales from Middle School in Japan http://www.goddesscarlie.com/carlies-life/tales-from-middle-school-in-japan/ Learning Japanese through Drama, Food, and staring at Japanese boys Sun, 10 Apr 2011 12:52:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Theresa http://www.goddesscarlie.com/carlies-life/tales-from-middle-school-in-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-9110 Theresa Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:13:20 +0000 http://www.goddesscarlie.com/?p=2857#comment-9110 Interesting - on both accounts! Thanks for the reply Ka-Li! Interesting – on both accounts! Thanks for the reply Ka-Li!

]]> By: GoddessCarlie http://www.goddesscarlie.com/carlies-life/tales-from-middle-school-in-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-9105 GoddessCarlie Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:08:13 +0000 http://www.goddesscarlie.com/?p=2857#comment-9105 Well, my kids are all fairy well behaved (compared to what I remember about school!) but the teachers do discipline the kids. I teach at schools with small amounts of kids, I don't know if that makes a difference, but if I child is being a problem I notice that the teacher sits down and talks with the student. When a whole class is playing up, teachers will discipline the class. Hell, even one teacher yells at the kids when they are barely doing anything wrong. As for my name, maybe if I was american, but as an Australian I actually pronounce my name Ka-li- just like the Japanese pronounce it. Actually when I was new here I had to really pronounce the "r" sound for the americans to understand what my name is :D Well, my kids are all fairy well behaved (compared to what I remember about school!) but the teachers do discipline the kids. I teach at schools with small amounts of kids, I don’t know if that makes a difference, but if I child is being a problem I notice that the teacher sits down and talks with the student. When a whole class is playing up, teachers will discipline the class. Hell, even one teacher yells at the kids when they are barely doing anything wrong.

As for my name, maybe if I was american, but as an Australian I actually pronounce my name Ka-li- just like the Japanese pronounce it. Actually when I was new here I had to really pronounce the “r” sound for the americans to understand what my name is :D

]]> By: Theresa http://www.goddesscarlie.com/carlies-life/tales-from-middle-school-in-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-9088 Theresa Sat, 13 Mar 2010 22:35:40 +0000 http://www.goddesscarlie.com/?p=2857#comment-9088 Well, it makes me glad I only teach adults! You must really have patience to deal with the youngsters sometimes. I have a Japanese girlfriend who teaches 6th grade and she says that teachers are not allowed to discipline the children after first grade. They are supposed to have learned their manners by then, so she just stands up and teaches. The children can take out a book or not take out a book, pay attention or not, etc. Do you find this to be true? Also, do the children have difficulty saying your name? Some of my adult students still have trouble with that 'rl' combination. Well, it makes me glad I only teach adults! You must really have patience to deal with the youngsters sometimes. I have a Japanese girlfriend who teaches 6th grade and she says that teachers are not allowed to discipline the children after first grade. They are supposed to have learned their manners by then, so she just stands up and teaches. The children can take out a book or not take out a book, pay attention or not, etc. Do you find this to be true? Also, do the children have difficulty saying your name? Some of my adult students still have trouble with that ‘rl’ combination.

]]> By: pachipachi http://www.goddesscarlie.com/carlies-life/tales-from-middle-school-in-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-9087 pachipachi Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:46:20 +0000 http://www.goddesscarlie.com/?p=2857#comment-9087 Good luck handling that Bob kid. He seems to be a real annoyance. Good luck handling that Bob kid. He seems to be a real annoyance.

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