Just came across this documentary by the Canadian CBC’s The Passionate Eye. It tells of a teacher from Kanazawa and some of his teaching methods that he tries to use to create a bond between the students based on empathy and thoughfulness.
Yesterday I had my last day, my last Good-Bye song, my last lesson and my last send-off. It was a good day; All four lessons went reasonably well and we had a good time together. It was an emotional day; Singing the Good-Bye song with seven pairs of big, four-year-old eyes looking up at me (well, Nene is only three).
The last student I saw off was Yuto. His father came to pick him up along with Yuto’s younger sister, Rio. He took our picture, I shook their hands and we thanked each other for the time we’d had together. Yuto and I waved to each other until the car was out of sight and I returned to the classroom to wipe the tears from my eyes.
I’ll miss my kids.
So, this week is the last one teaching for Peppy Kids. Last week I was at Hikawa Shinji classroom and this week I’m at Matsue Kita. I’ve been doing fairly standard lessons with the last few minutes sitting down, thanking them for a great time and giving them a candy or two. For a couple of higher level classes (junior high school students) which are the most textbook oriented, I’ve brought out some treats and we’ve sat chatting a bit. The material this unit is “I wonder…” which merges well with chatting about the future (who the new teacher will be, where he/she will be from, whether he/she has a monkey…).
I’ve also gotten a few presents from students. My favorites are the letters, self made things like drawings and cookies are a close second, but they’re all so nice! POM-juice jelly, christmas biscuits, flowers, drawings and a towel. Gotta love those kids!
In other news; we’re screwed: Too Late? Why Scientists Say We Should Expect the Worst.
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