Editor’s note: Names in this blog post do not reflect reality.
My profession of teaching English to Japanese kindergarteners is coming to a close. Before it does, a brief reflection on the honor and privilege I’ve had to teach kindergarteners in this country.
In the past few months, my Japanese listening skills improved. Students are required to only speak English in my lessons. But they are kids, and kids usually say what’s on their mind, the way they like to say it. In my role as teacher in these closing months I could understand not just what the students said to me in Japanese, but also what they said to each other, and to themselves. Today I share those moments with you.