Fall is in the air and I have a love-hate relationship with it. On the one hand, I hate it because it means that winter’s near, and I don’t like cold weather all that much. Yes, I’m from Canada, but still… On the other hand, I love it because it means that the colours will […]
Making Mistakes And Forgetting? Don’t Worry!
Hello, Tom from SSE Katsura here to talk about two things that cross our path every time we try to learn something new. Making mistakes and forgetting. They can’t be avoided. It is important not to let them demotivate us and rather accept them as a great learning tool. In this blog I’d like to […]
Student-Driven English Lessons
Let’s talk about the benefits of student-driven English lessons. Hi, it’s Derek from Smith’s School of English Tsukaguchi. Today I will share how I use student-driven lessons for coaching English in Tsukaguchi, Japan. Teacher-Driven Lessons Japanese who join Smith’s School of English Tsukaguchi have all studied at least 6 years of English in Japanese public […]


