Who is the teacher?
In a classroom filled with youthful cheer,
I stand before them battling my fear.
With eyes so bright and minds so keen,
They grasp the world like I've never seen.
These little scholars, so clever and spry,
Are whizzing past me; oh how time does fly!
I teach them with love but deep down I know,
In the race of the minds, they steal the show.
So here I stand, a guide in their quest,
Learning from them, though I'm no longer the best.
With every lesson they teach me anew,
These little bright stars, my heart they imbue.
- Michael.
Old skills, New Skills
Throughout our lives we learn a lot of skills and hobbies, Some of them are very new, we may be the first people ever to try them, such as VR and programming, And some are as old as humanity itself, things like cooking and drawing.
Recently I have been practicing a very very old skill. I was inspired by one of our students to practice embroidery.
this student, `M` has made some of the most detailed embroidery on her pencilcase, recreating a scene from a movie that we both adore, and she even gifted me an embroidered brooch. because of her excitement and incredible skill, I have taken up my embroidery practice and am setting my mind on this new-old hobby.
-Jordan Sensei
Tests and Trials
In all my time at Amity, I knew that our students worked hard and pushed their limits to learn the English Language.
Recently however I have gained a new perspective on just how difficult it is for them.
When I was in school, my workload was light and I only had to spend a few hours studying,
It is very different here in Japan where studying is almost a full time job for our students.
I didn`t fully appreciate how challenging it is to study a language on top of that full time commitment until i got my hands on a Japanese vocabulary book and decided to try my hand and the JLPT exam.
I`ve got a new level of admiration for the students who come to classes every week, And prepare for Eiken Exams, And study for school, AND have club activities and sports!
You all work so incredibly hard!
-Jordan Sensei
文法クラスってどんなの？
みなさんこんにちは！
本日は中3文法クラスのお話をいたします。
中3生4人のこのグループ。
とても仲が良く、いつもワイワイとレッスンを楽しんでいます。
前期は、中2の復習や、中3で習う文法の復習をし、後期になった現在は入試問題を解いています。
しかし、ただ解くだけではありません。
皆で答え合わせをした後は、どうしてその文法になるのか、どんな熟語が使われているのかを自身で考えていただき、先生のようにみんなに教えてもらいます。
これからは英作文問題も増えてくるので、自身が書いたことを発表してもらったりもする予定です！
言語を学ぶ上で、もちろんインプット(聞いて、読んで学ぶこと)はとても大事ですが、その後のアウトプット(話す、書くこと)もとても重要です。
このクラスでは、常にインプットとアウトプットが行われており、友達同士で教えあうということもよくしています！
ただ聞いて学ぶだけではない文法レッスン、入試に向けてまだまだ頑張りましょう！
福田
Feeling the groove!
One of my favorite students to write about is my P1 student "K".
She is such a bubbly, fun and really smart little girl and almost every lesson is filled with surprises and laughter.
This week her mother showed me, she has been watching Michael Jackson music videos and dancing.
"Whose bad?" seems to be her favorite song and she has been dancing and saying "whose bad?"
It has to be the funniest and cutest thing I have seen in while! She even twirls around saying it and dancing.
I am so happy that she is being exposed to English music. She has such great listening and understanding!
It seems this week is the dancing week, because two of my Baby students were also dancing in their lessons.
BabyD student "A" and BabyB student "R" both got their groove on in our lesson.
Dance fever has clearly been making its rounds to all the little ones. I am just happy I got to see it!
- Khanya (Kay) Sensei
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