Class Breaks in Tokyo More Suited for Children
As the bell rang ending my first forty-five minute English lesson I expected the Japanese teacher to switch to the next lesson as would typically happen in an American elementary school. Instead, the third graders I was teaching immediately packed their notebooks into their desks, stood up, slid their chairs under their desks and scrambled down the stairs to the outdoor field as fast as they could. The teacher stayed in his desk and continued grading ... Full Story »
Posted by Dale Penn
In the US exercise is being reintroduced to the school day, but to fight obesity rather than to promote academics. If we play our cards right maybe we get a twofer.