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Sodium reacts with water. 12 months after dispatch

I had two classes. One was form 1 chemistry and the other was form 2 chemistry. I conducted the experiment in order to let the students understand how dangerous it is not to follow instruction. (The student is conducting the experiment.) […

This is my diary about spending time in a school in Malawi. ~赴任後12カ月~

I am so tired today, I told my students that I am not their friend and their sister because some students sometimes spoke to me in a friendly way. I just keep the distance from my students. I have to maintain my relationship with them as a…

■武道をやって気づいたこと■ ~赴任後9カ月~

英語で一日の振り返りをまとめてみました。 Today, I did not join the judo training. I was just an observant. A secondary school student sprearheaded the judo trainee's class. When he found someone making mistakes or showed bad behaviour, he …

全学期終了 まとめ ~ 赴任後9カ月~

今日で、Academic year が終わりました。 校長のお話とかのまとめです。 Boys want take risk.They want to be stronger.They want to compete.They want to be better than other boys.They want to get more attention from me.He check my patience.He ex…

Japanese greeting ~赴任後8カ月~

日本の挨拶を3タイプに分けて、ちょっと分析してみました。 In Japanese way, being polite means respecting others Different degrees has different meanings, this way means just a greeting.We have 3 different ways to bow (informal, formal, and v…

Graduation ceremony ~赴任後8カ月~

I attend the graduation ceremony at my secondary school. What's the difference? MalawiThey start singing the national anthem and a speech is given by the head teacher and several student and honor of guest. The student do a career performa…

Learner-centered  ~赴任後8カ月~

What is Learner-centered Teaching? The term, "learner-centered" describes a concept and a practice in which students and professors learn from one another. It proposes a global shift away from instruction that is fundamentally teacher-cent…

There are differences between Malawi and Japan ~赴任後8カ月~

Malawi They are pround in Malawian although the country is poor. They are willing to sing their National Anthem. They love Malawi. Japan Japanese people don't want to sing our National Anthem. They do not want to be forced by the goverment.

The punishment  ~赴任後8カ月~

The punishment is very common means of maintaining displine in schools in Malawi.I use punishment as a means of decreasing the probability of an undesired behaviour happening again. I am not used to this culture.Punishment is meaningless i…