American Teacher in Japan

[Brynn]

http://outpostnine.com/editorials/teacher.html

 

[FuzzyLogic]

There's more of course, but getting into it would require writing more of a novel than I'd like to. Unfortunately, Japanese Jr High Schools at least, have two rather silly rules.

1. The students have the right to attend class. So, no matter what they're doing, we can't kick them out. Also, there's nothing like detention.
2. No matter what, a student will pass through the grades and graduate. Even if he/she does ZERO work.

Think about that for a moment. You're 14 years old, in school. Someone tells you you can talk, skip class, basically do whatever you want, and not only *not* get in trouble for it, but you're going to graduate anyway? ....Yeah. So, this year we've got a lot of bastards. I consider it a good day when they all decide to skip, or put on their headphones, head for the back, and go to sleep.

Suddenly Battle Royale makes a whole lot more sense after reading that chapter

 

[Chilly]

hah, BREASTS!

/edit aye battlr royale does indeed seem more likely

dodgedick...

 

[babs]

best quote by far

Anyway, she almost agreed with me on that point. Almost. Until the girl ran by screaming at the top of her lungs "Breasts! Breasts!"

She doesn't even have them. And since she's Japanese, she probably never will.

 

[Skyler]

Great link

 

[Gumbo]

This is a very good book about one guys experience in Japan, very different to that site, but good nonetheless.

 

[Uncle Sick]

Hehe... a friend of mine, who's a hilarious guy, will move to Korea this summer to do the exact same kind of thing. I'll have to give him that link, though I think he'd actually enjoy some 'Kancho' (fingers up the butt).

 

[Ch3tan]

It's actually a little disturbing to think that my life now includes a little Japanese girl who will randomly teleport into a place, yell "breasts!" at me, then teleport out as quickly as she came.

Sheer class.

 

[Tilda]

I can't marry him, he's got a big head!

and...
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