The art of teaching is the art of assisting discovery.

-Mark Van Doren
I see myself as tour guide and I take my students on many adventures. I tell them a little bit about the places we are going and give them some ideas of things to do and look for. When we arrive at our destination I answer any last minute questions, give them a time and place to meet, and send them off to explore. I follow them for a while, but soon I fall back and let them go their own way. Of course I worry about them, but I'm confident they will be able find their way back if they get lost.

I wait excitedly for their return. When they get back they are usually very tired, but also very surprised and proud of what they were able to accomplish. When we sit around and share stories about the adventure I'm able to see things again through fresh eyes, rediscover things I had forgotten, and I always learn something new. I can't image doing anything more exciting or more rewarding. I'm looking forward to my and my students next discovery.

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This is short video of what a typical homeroom looks and sounds like here in Japan.

I've been extremely busy and haven't been able to do much with the show and site. New episodes ARE on the way so please stay tuned.

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This is a slideshow of some pictures I took of my students during graduation on March 1st. They were my students for the past 3 years. Now they are all headed off to University and their new lives. I will miss them greatly. They are a fine group of young men and women and I was very fortunate to have had them as my students.

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In this episode John and I talk about the last few weeks at school, entrance exams, graduation, the JET Program, and lots of other good stuff.

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In this episode Chris joins me to talk about running, recent news, wine, living in Japan, teaching, and many other topics.

Please go over to Guzen Media Japan for the links that we talked about in this episode.


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