i'm on such a buzz
on fridays i teach at primary schools. this means ichi nensei (first grade) to roku nensei (sixth grade). when i came to japan i had all of these preconceptions about what the school system (and the students) would be like. boy was i wrong.
in my experience, "discipline" does not exsist. so, by the time the kids get to junior high school they're all a bunch of sacks of potatoes.
which is why primary school (for the most part) is so much fun. the kids have not yet reached that phase of "i'm far too cool for this", and are quite 'genki'. (genki is a great word that means 'enthusiastic and happy'). so, i can walk into class, sing a song and do a stupid dance, and they'll love me for it. it just leaves me with such a good feeling...
in my experience, "discipline" does not exsist. so, by the time the kids get to junior high school they're all a bunch of sacks of potatoes.
which is why primary school (for the most part) is so much fun. the kids have not yet reached that phase of "i'm far too cool for this", and are quite 'genki'. (genki is a great word that means 'enthusiastic and happy'). so, i can walk into class, sing a song and do a stupid dance, and they'll love me for it. it just leaves me with such a good feeling...
posted by Justine at 9:40 p.m.
2 Comments:
sounds nice!
tomorrow i'm babysitting my little darling- i can't wait! he's 1.5 and really sweet. he just LOVES it when i come over- i'm not too sure why he's taken such a shining to me! but its really fun cause he's all smiles. little kids are so great. i'm afraid of teenagers though.
yes...teenagers.
they can be quite the little bastards.
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