The Slide of the School
Yesterday two of my teachers were discussing how they could get moved from this school. In Japan, you have no choice as to which school you work in; the prefecture (in the case of High School) decides it for you. One of them suggested that another teacher was prematurely moved out of a bad school because he got into a fight with an "important person" at the school. Both of them then proceeded to muse about who they could fight for maximum possibility of transfer.
It brings to mind a few things:
- The level of my school really has dropped that dramatically in only a single year.
- The prefectural educational system may be in need of some changes...
- A fight...! You don't see those much in Japan, especially amongst teachers. Just the idea of that certain teacher (a smurfy kind of guy) in a fight is giggle-worthy.
Comments
>>A fight...! You don't see those much in Japan, especially amongst teachers. Just the idea of that certain teacher (a smurfy kind of guy) in a fight is giggle-worthy.
So is the use of "giggle-worthy."
Posted by: roy | September 28, 2006 2:10 PM
Hence its use!
Posted by: Justin | September 28, 2006 3:24 PM
I'm still trying to decide whether to giggle over "smurfy".
He's blue or something?
Posted by: Ibadairon | October 5, 2006 11:00 PM
A smurfy guy?! Oh, good god, is he still around? If this is the guy I knew from the Gyoda Education Department, Beth and I would gossip about him all the time - if he is the flute player! All the Japanese men would tease him about the flute-playing and, um, other things.
Ha ha ha!
But anyhow, changing schools, I didn't know Shinshukan or whatever it's called is a bad ass school. Looking at your photos it seems like it's gone downhill. Probably some of my junior high students have gone bad or something. Little turds.
Posted by: Maktaaq | October 20, 2006 10:03 PM