discipline – THE LONG COUNTDOWN

Don’t Forget Your Pencil!

October 25, 2007October 25, 2007 Nick RamsayESL

Time forÂ a quick rant about my job as an English teacher in Japan. BeforeÂ continuing, pleaseÂ read my disclaimer. This post is about children who forget to bring a pencil to class. Do I even need to say more? Surely that’s like going swimming without you’re trunks! If you’re going to school, take a pencil. It really shouldn’t be any more complicated than that, right? Why then,Â do I have kids who repeatedly […]

No discipline in Japanese schools?

October 15, 2006January 3, 2008 Nick RamsayESL

One of my students is an elementary school teacher, and she loves talking about her job. Saturday was Dreamwork Day at her school so she was a bit tired by the time she came to class. “Dreamwork Day? Sounds fun!” I said, but then she explained that all the teachers had to clean the school to give the students a dream… erm… yeah, a clean school should encourage children to […]