Daily Archives: June 27, 2007

Growing Stronger…

June 27, 2007 – 9:10 pm

Last Friday, I had a big observation lesson (kenkyu jugyou) at one of the Junior High Schools that I teach at and as usual the stress nearly killed me, but it made me stronger. First, here’s a little background information. Observation lessons are quite common in Japanese Schools. The purpose of the lesson [...]

By MikeTsuruhashi | Posted in English School Articles, Franchise Owners' Speak, SSE Tsuruhashi Corner | Comments (0)

Amazing Trial Lesson Results!

June 27, 2007 – 7:46 pm

At Smith’s Tsukaguchi School, I recently received a fax from head office, written by Mark Smith himself. On the fax Mark wrote:
“Dear Derek,
We were having a look through trial lesson results and came across some interesting numbers.
8 trial inquiries
8 phone calls converted to trials
6 of 7 trial lessons converted to students, 1 trial lesson [...]

By Derek | Posted in English School Articles | Comments (0)

Good Material for a High Level Student’s Lesson!

June 27, 2007 – 7:16 pm

This is a great story to use in a high level student lesson! A DC Judge whose suit pants were lost by a dry clearners sued the dry cleaners and finally after two years his lawsuit was thrown out and he was required to pay the legal and court fees of the dry cleaners [...]

By Al Bartle | Posted in English School Articles, SSE Okamoto Corner, high level students | Comments (0)

Kid’s Lesson Materials

June 27, 2007 – 5:03 pm

I have one student who is 6 years old and recently returned from Canada. She reads at nearly the 3rd grade level but does not always understand the meaning of what she reads. She can sound out almost any word. Her writing is still in early stages. She has not had [...]

By Al Bartle | Posted in English School Articles, SSE Okamoto Corner | Comments (0)