The other day I was thinking about the role of listening in the 英会話 (eikaiwa) industry here in Japan. A lot of students in my school (スミス英会話生駒) have trouble repsonding because they have trouble with listening.
Exam Time at Ikoma
Here in Ikoma, we are having the annual JAPEC test for out kids classes. It is voluntary for all students, but a large number choose to take the test. The kids all love it, too. This year, however, I noticed that the level is substantially higher than last year. I helped them prepare based on […]
Toddlers: How I Set Up Rapport With Them
I have kids in my school. Many people don’t like teaching kids, but I do. They work for me, and they are (almost) always enthusiastic. They have a lot of energy and teaching them is often close to playing. Well, I also have a boy who is one year seven months old. Baby? No. Toddler? […]