入学出きた！Son is now in junior high school! The ceremony was fairly quick, even with calling all 270+ students' names, and the requisite speeches, standing, sitting and other greetings. His homeroom teacher is Ms. H, and son's impression is nice, but very firm. That's a good thing. The textbooks look interesting, think I might try reading them too--still need to work on my Japanese! (Photos soon, no time yet!) My other lasting impression (well, reinforced impression) is how junior high in some ways is almost military-esque. The rules for uniforms are extremely strict, and the style for roll call, the marching order, and other things. Son is fairly pleased with his class, and I am too. Sorry there aren't better pictures though...
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Middle school is the roughest year as far as wanting to be grown up and do grown up things. I'm glad to hear the Japanese know this and are very strict. I wish our schools were more like that! They'd have a lot less trouble!
ReplyDeleteStrict is good, inflexible is not. Also, allowing leniency for one child in the class and not another for the same thing is a little problematic.
ReplyDeleteBut so far, youngest (one week in) is pleased with school, and working steadily at homework etc.