bumblingmumbler

So these past few weeks have been spent with the last of the 6 elementary schools that I cycle through during the year.

This last school is named "Yonan" Elementary School and it is the smallest as well as the most far away place of all the elementary schools.

As such, it is certainly the most disorganized but also the most loving school I have been to yet.

I was told I would be an assistant teacher to a pre-planned lesson plan but when I got there on my first day I discovered that not only was there no other English Teacher but that they had none of the materials that they implied they would have.  The result of this was a very embarassing first day of lessons and then after I had to make my own cards/materials for the class.

Now, one thing I did not expect at this school would be the post class meetings with the teachers.  As I found out, rather schockingly, they wanted me to teach them English as well.

So far I have had two sessions with them.

SESSION 1:
 - I taught them daily classroom commands in English.  Thus, when I said, "Stand Up" and 15 Japanese adults stand up and said, "STAND UP!!".  When I said "Sit Down," 15 Japanese adults sat down and said "SIT DOWN!!"  Then I had them play card games with classroom items.  But long story short, that was the first and last time I had the feeling of power in my hands.  And I have to tell you... it felt great.

SESSION 2:
 - We sang the Hokey Pokey together.  Ryan-sensei and 15 Japanese adults danced to the beautiful rythym of doing the Hokey Pokey for approximately 10 minutes.  And I have to tell you... it felt great.