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Comment on Tales from Middle School in Japan by Theresa

Theresa — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:13:20 +0000

Interesting – on both accounts! Thanks for the reply Ka-Li!

Comment on Breathing Again by Amanda aka yumyumsesame

Amanda aka yumyumsesame — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:21:21 +0000

Your mind maps are very neat! Mine always end up going in all directions.

Do you think you’ll write this one for NaNoWriMo?

Comment on Why books for 10 year olds are easier than books for 5 year olds by GoddessCarlie

GoddessCarlie — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:10:31 +0000

Sure, hopefully I’ll do up a review soon!

Comment on Japanese Commercials by GoddessCarlie

GoddessCarlie — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:09:09 +0000

Not a problem!

Comment on Tales from Middle School in Japan by GoddessCarlie

GoddessCarlie — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:08:13 +0000

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

Comment on Japanese Commercials by Galaxico

Galaxico — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 05:29:31 +0000

…and if it’s not insurance, it might be alcohol =P

Thanks again for the plugs and this is a great article about CMs!

Feel free to let me know if/when you see any especially awesome CMs, since you live in Japan too =)

Comment on Actor Profile: Mizushima Hiro by ange

ange — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 15:18:02 +0000

he really ROCK you know??!!!…
i always admire him..
like you do…

Comment on Tales from Middle School in Japan by Theresa

Theresa — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 22:35:40 +0000

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.

Comment on Tales from Middle School in Japan by pachipachi

pachipachi — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:46:20 +0000

Good luck handling that Bob kid. He seems to be a real annoyance.

Comment on Why books for 10 year olds are easier than books for 5 year olds by pachipachi

pachipachi — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:42:53 +0000

So if you find nice japanese books (on the story side and on the ‘aim for beginners’ one too), I will be really interested in a review of them

So that I can prepare my next purchase on japanese amazon… I’m already tempted by buying the volume 2 of the set I’ve mentionned