Wednesday and Thursday are my easy days, with only three classes each day. Today all my classes went really well. I’ve decided that in the class that I teach alone, I will try to use more Japanese to explain some concepts. I used quite a bit today and it worked really well. The students paid a little more attention and were more patient with my English questions.
During my first year class, one of the boys in the class was impressing his friends by drawing a picture of a naked woman, and the attention to detail was startling. He asked me what I thought of it and I explained in Japanese that drawing something like that was not appropriate for the classroom. He looked nervous but still kept at it. After class I mentioned it to the very stern Ms. Terano, and she said she’d have a talk with him. He’s going to love that little chat.
I spent a lot more time today walking around and chatting with students instead of hiding in the teacher’s room studying. As usual it’s good for the students to have a chance to chat in a non-classroom environment, and it’s good for my ego to leave a trail of giggling girls everywhere I go.
After school I stopped in to do a shopping trip at my local grocery. It’s probably one of the last few times that I’ll shop there. Ito Yokado will open up in a couple of weeks, so the little grocery store will be obsolete. Don’t shed a tear for them, though. Today they were out of orange juice and chicken. I made do with shrimp and grape juice, but it’ll be nice to shop at a place that has what you want, every time.
It was shrimp (instead of chicken) curry and rice tonight, and some listening comprehension homework for dessert. I did a little cleanup after the big storm yesterday, chatted with Kuniko via e-mail, and had a nice quiet evening. Tomorrow is another easy day for me, and the weekend is fast approaching.
