Daily Archives: July 2, 2007

Re-enforcing student progress at Smith’s School of English, Kyobashi

Today I had a red man-to-man student. This student is an extremely cheerful and bright young lady and she is always a joy to teach.
One thing that I like about this student is that she always takes down notes in her tiny little character notebook. I was curious about what she had been writing in [...]

Day Trip around Lake Biwa

I have wanted to take a trip around Lake Biwa for several years and this past Sunday I was finally able to. I had heard that it was beautiful, especially the northern part, but without a car it would be pretty inconvenient.
琵琶湖,、 淡海、びわ湖 (The Japanese Name)
http://info.biwako-visitors.jp/biwakonotabi/english/menu.html
Well, a few weeks back one of my students mentioned [...]

my students

Going to work each and every day is a treat. Each week they come in with a story or something funny that never fails to make me laugh. We often say that laughter is the best medicine but I think this can apply to English as well. If you’re enjoying yourself during class then English [...]