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
I’ll be honest, I don’t believe my SPED exam was an accurate representation of everything I’ve learned this semester, but I did appreciate how it was a bunch of case studies. That was great. I’ve been working so hard to get everything done this week that’s needed to be done. I dropped the ball last weekend because my husband and I moved apartments. Today, we … Continue reading More Seeing Things through Their Eyes
Onward! Japanward! 