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| Oppama J.H.S.(追浜中) | |
| Takatori J.H.S.(鷹取中) | |
| Taura J.H.S.(田浦中) | |
| Sakuradai J.H.S.(桜台中) | |
| Sakamoto J.H.S.(坂本中) | |
| Iriyamazu J.H.S.(不入斗中) | |
| Tokiwa J.H.S.(常葉中) | |
| Kugo J.H.S.(公郷中) | |
| Ikegami J.H.S.(池上中) | |
| Kinugasa J.H.S.(衣笠中) | |
| Ohyabe J.H.S.(大矢部中) | |
| Ohtsu J.H.S.(大津中) | |
| Mabori J.H.S.(馬堀中) | |
| Uraga J.H.S.(浦賀中) | |
| Uenodai J.H.S.(上の台中) | |
| Kamoi J.H.S.(鴨居中) | |
| Iwato J.H.S.(岩戸中) | |
| Kurihama J.H.S.(久里浜中) | |
| Shimmei J.H.S.(神明中) | |
| Nobi J.H.S.(野比中) | |
| Kitashitaura J.H.S(北下浦中) | |
| Nagasawa J.H.S.(長沢中) | |
| Nagai J.H.S.(長井中) | |
| Takeyama J.H.S.(武山中) | |
| Ohgusu J.H.S.(大楠中) | |
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Joel Rush Taura Junior High School |
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This has been a great year at Taura Junior High School! The students are quite spirited and very fun to teach, the Japanese English Teachers (JETs) have been really kind, helpful and a pleasure to work with, and the rest of the faculty has also made me feel most welcome. It has been less than one year, but my time as an Assistant Language Teacher (ALT) at Taura has already proven to be one of my most rewarding experiences as an English teacher. An essential aspect of this has been team teaching with the JETs. For me, this has really been my first time to work in tandem with other teachers, so it has been a learning process. One thing that has been great is how attuned the JETs are to the needs of their students. They know their students very well and clearly care very much for them and their educational interests. Also, there is a richness of ideas in planning and teaching lessons that goes beyond what one teacher could do alone, since we bring very different skills and backgrounds to the classroom. This really can make a more interesting, productive and fun learning environment. The enthusiasm of the students, however, is what really energizes the educational atmosphere. One of the most enjoyable aspects of my ALT experience has been interacting with the students outside of class. I'm constantly impressed by the eagerness of the students to try and communicate with me, even if only quickly in passing. I often suspect, when encountering a chorus of "Hellos" and giggles in the hallway, that a student has dared his or her friends to speak to me, and am always happy that they walk away having had a successful and fun communication in English. Recently some of the students have been raising money for Niigata earthquake victims, which is not easy to explain in English. So when I go by they usually greet me with something like "Money, please!" Their willingness to try is great to see, and through their efforts, encouraged by my "Why?"s and "Huh?"s, they finally are able to communicate the basic idea in English. At which time, of course, I make my donation. I love seeing the students do this because it not only gives them a chance to use English, it allows them to see clearly that they can use English to communicate important information and accomplish things . Last Friday I saw something which to me sort of symbolizes the potential of what we -- the students, the JETs and the ALTs together -- can do in English education. In a first year class we played a vocabulary race game in which the students had to say as many words as they could in English from a given category such as fruit or animals. After class one of the students came into the teachers' room to ask Mr. Kikuchi, the JET, a question. She asked and he replied in Japanese, but then the unexpected happened. She said "Thank you" in English, without even realizing what language she was speaking. She was a bit embarrassed, but to me it was a fantastic sign. The English language part of her brain was active, and she was really internalizing the language. The point which I took away from that, the potential there that I can see every time I go to Taura JHS, is the chance that English can become a living, breathing language to the students, the possibility that they can really use and enjoy English in a way that is meaningful to them, and that makes English their own language. I hope we all are having, and will continue to have success towards this end, and I'm really looking forward to the remainder of the school year! |
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