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27 April 2010

Book "America's Poor Class Education field report" by Soichi Hayashi

The author of the book is Japanese sports journalist who worked as a part-time teacher in a chartered high school in Reno, Nevada 2006. The students come from very poor families and dropped out from regular school. Most of them live with single parents. They do not have good knowledge nor manner. They grew up in a very bad environment where parents don't have money and time to take good care of them. The author witnessed the reality of America's poor bottom class. The author himself grew up in the similar environment in Japan so he somehow felt mutual with them. He had guts and loved...

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19 January 2008

"Freedom Writers" reminded me of Joyce

The film was about a woman who taught English at Long Beach High School. The school became decayed after integration program. Non-white students occupied the school and then good white students had gone. Most of the students had problems in their families. A young teacher, Gruwell played by Hillary Swank taught her students how to live with confidence. It is based on a true story. The main...

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16 February 2007

Debate on English education in elementary school

Mr. Ibaki, the Minister of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), has been creating a stir with his opposition to English education in elementary school.  I...

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12 February 2007

Blond and blue or green eyes teacher Wanted

18 May 2005

L and R, are they really different?

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