MuscleMan
In response to the expected overflow of request for an explanation about my imminent (<-- sp?) danger at my next school, I am writing this.
It's called 'Kouryou', the school that is. It's like the inner-city of Seto, apparently. I've never been there, but only heard stories. Most of the stories are about fights between students, students attacking teachers, or the police be called to the school.
My opinion is a little different. I expect that attitudes towards learning will on average be much lower, and disruptions during class (talking, tapping fingers, walking around the class, etc.) will be much higher.
Looked at in perspective:
a) students talk in class at every school
b) they walk around and disregard the teacher on a fairly regular basis at my old school too.
c) police coming to your school in this country doesn't mean a thing. Police respond to anything in force (like the team of two who called in three backup units to filled out my stolen bicycle report.)
d) students fight with each other as a response to the lack of attention paid to teaching to the needs of the individual, which is replaced by an overwhelming pressure from society to acheive academically at a young age which requires the student to keep pace with the learing rate of the entire class, or be outcast from any possibility of a happy life.
so... don't worry about me.
posted by Graham @ 10:37 PM
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Maybe this will give you the opportunity to become the new school basketball coach like Coach Carter (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0393162/)
You'll lead the team to victory, become the town hero, and then everyone will start crying because you da man. Roll credits ;)
Your taser and brass knuckles are in the mail.
still haven't watched that one. But it's on my training schedule, along with kung fu and portuguese lessons.
Have you seen the new Times Asian magazine? The featuring article is called "Are we pushing our kids too hard?" The article talks about pressure placed on kids to do well in school-and well just about anything they do in life- in China, Korea and Japan. The opening paragraph describes a program in China, an EMBA for youngsters-between the ages 2-6. E stands for early. There is even a little test you can take to see if you child is suffering from too much stress. I sort of suggested we post the test in our English school...needless to say my boss didn't think it was such a good idea. Maybe bad for business. Anyway, it is an interesting article. Check it out if you have time!
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