Classes Day 1
tokyokevinI started school today. For my third-year students I have an activity where we look at how much each class session costs them. We divide tuition (about ¥1.2 million, or…
Luis Finds creepy sign for Women’s High School
adminLuis over at Blog from another Dimension found a really creepy High School advertisement. For my students: There are different ways of doing things, and when you think of doing…
Vonnegut’s 8 Rules for writing fiction
Kurt Vonnegut is in my top 3 writers. Here are 8 reasons why. From the entry in Wikipedia. In his book Bagombo Snuff Box: Uncollected Short Fiction, Vonnegut listed eight…
Banned Books Week
Last week was banned books week. All over the world, books are continually banned for their content. At this Interactive map of banned books, you can find out which books…
Barack Obama’s Inauguration Speech
Ogawa-sensei remembered that I had brought Obama's acceptance speech to Cosmos Festival in November. He asked me if I had a good copy (better than the one on YouTube). Ogawa-sensei,…