how accurate I was being in nicknaming Kinokawa JHS ‘the Zoo’. The second years are the absolute worst, though the first years are training up a real treat. Yesterday it took three teachers to teach one class. Today I discovered the hard way that all teachers leave Akamatsu san alone to do what she likes […]
Category Archives: The ALT life
Before the third toga party, some flashbacks to parties of the past. The first, last December, originated as a denial of winter’s beginning. Photos behind cut
Great weekend was followed by two day conference – in and of itself nothing exciting. However, a chance to catch up with those living all over the ken (prefecture) and for me, the chance to spend two nights playing with poi and getting inspiration from Ches and Todd (new alt – good as Blair with […]
I somehow suspect that spending all morning with hyperactive grade threes, talking to them and playing games with them does not help the getting well process. Indeed, it could be said to hinder, nay, force backwards said process. On the bright side, Tracy advised me that tonsillitis is not contagious because it is a bacteria […]
I was going to put up the “what I’ve done” meme, but discovered bolding in word does not translate across to lj, at least not on this pc. Piff. Instead I’m going to share wierdness of the day – not especially wierd, but still different. The worst student in the school arrived mid-morning and has […]