投稿日時: 2019/11/20
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For the past two weeks, Tiffany and I have been doing 1-on-1 conversation practice with the first year students. We had a lot of fun, and it was very interesting getting to chat with students, rather than standing at the front of the class.
A few conversations reminded me of my own time in 高校. In the UK, this is often referred to as Sixth Form, and it’s very different from Japan.
Rules are far less strict – most sixth forms will have a smoking area for students, and a student’s actions outside of the classroom are of no concern to teachers. However, students aren’t completely wild. Every night at minimum 4 hours of homework is set, and failure to complete it can result in a student being expelled. Despite this, my friends and I also spent a lot of our free time making music, skateboarding and playing video games. Not long after this photo was taken, I would discover a song called Linda Linda, and hear the Japanese language for the first time.
- Jacob