Insanity is doing the same thing again and again, expecting the results to change. If that is true, then perhaps the fact that classrooms are operating the same way now as they were 100 years ago shows that we may be going insane. Some things have to change. Classrooms cannot stay the way they have always been. And indeed, they are changing, because they are … Continue reading How Should I Teach Students About Other Cultures?
This year, I came into contact with a public school with a lot of ambition. Since they opened (roughly 20 years ago), the principal and the teachers have been working tirelessly to create a learning environment that instilled curiosity, built character, and made learning an experience to cherish. Indeed, if there really was a school that could do all that on a consistent basis, I … Continue reading 3 Big Ways to Improve Public Education
As I stepped off the plane with my fellow volunteers, we looked around at the foreign scene in front of us. Screens saying, “Welcome.” Others saying, “Youkoso!” Was I really in Japan? I was. And no amount of language training had prepared me for the barriers I would face in the weeks to come. I struggled to grasp even a drop of the fire hydrant … Continue reading 8 Tips for the First Week of Student Teaching
Onward! Japanward! 