I just finished my last 1st and 2nd grade class for my fave school. Again I am feeling pretty sad about the fact that I won`t be here anymore. I do love this school. It`s weird...it feels like the teachers here are less obsessed with doing everything for the kids...but the kids are generally a lot better behaved...and humble..and innocent. Whereas at my other school....everything is done for the kids...I know it should be like that..but it`s more than that...it`s this obsession...of being these happy clowns...almost patrionising for them. But I think it backfires a little....the kids..aren`t that thankful in my opinion...and act more spoilt...and less like they care about stuff....so I don`t know what the difference is, but there certainly is one.
Yesterday I had my last grade 6, 4 and 2nd grade classes at the other school..the hated wednesdays. Of course...they didn`t behave any better...6th grade were all in some mopey pubescent high (aka I don`t give a damn..I am gonna do EVERYTHING in slow motion, just to make the point that I don`t give a damn). 4th grade were actually a little better...they got addicted to my fire water storm game so we played that like 5 times. Though I still don`t get this aversion between the boys and girls which is so high that even at a chance of winning , a girl will lose via free will if the cost is to touch a boy. Strange children. It`s the other way too...but still...guys you are only 9/10 years old....there shouldn`t be any sexual tension between you yet!
Grade 2 were angels...as always, they`re actually a highly intelligent bunch of kids...I am very impressed. I wonder what factors make some classes real good and some not at all....something like the collection of kids that year...along with the teacher`s inlfuence. But they all get taught different subjects by different teachers...so it can`t all be the teachers fault. I guess it`s to do with leaders too. Some children are more natural leaders...and polarise the group in one direction. Whether that is `intelligent good` or `rebellious stupid`...I guess...is probability.
I do wonder what our parents must have thought of our outbursts of drama that came on such a regular basis. To us it must have been very important to make that point....and our parents must have thought what I am thinking on a regular basis; "get over it". I wonder if I`ll be a mean mum as a result. I guess this has shown me a little more about children...and what they are like...not quite as straightforward as a developmental psych class I must say.
Wednesday night club was great again of course. We went for some pasta! But with a twist...as always...we are in Japan after all...so on the menu they had dishes like sausage of frank which I roasted myself". Interesting.....We then went for nomihodae at this bar and all of the durnken young japanese people inside were staring out the window at us like we were some exotic species of bird. One of the guys came out and told Ikumi that everyone inside thought I looked like Angela Aki (popstar who wrote one of the final fantasy songs). HAHA! ohhhh yeah! They then wanted pictures taken with all of us. Take pictures of the strange foreigners with their weird coloured hair!!!!!! Oh I do love Japan.
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Girls are gross, who'd want to touch one?!
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