Author Archives: Shane

So Much In Common

April 10, 2008 – 11:29 pm

Students who are “Normal” can get very comfortable with their teacher and classmates, so it’s always an interesting twist when a new face pops into class.
Recently, two of our more mature students had their first class together. The last time that Mr. T and Mr. S saw one another was at the Smith’s Halloween [...]

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Giving Directions

March 31, 2008 – 6:51 pm

Often lesson plans may seem like just that – a plan for a lesson, but there’s nothing more exciting than a lesson plan that has been put to the test and comes out on the winning end!
Shimokitazawa Smith’s youngest student had the pleasure of seeing the results of a successful lesson plan. Let’s call [...]

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The Turning Point

March 23, 2008 – 10:32 pm

The first year of teaching is always difficult, whether you are working for yourself or for a large company. Working for yourself presents a few extra complications and worries, and I must admit that I didn’t always have a lot of confidence in what I was doing or how I was doing things. [...]

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