Ms . Nori

Ms . Nori teaches the secondary home language Japanese class . Aside from teaching secondary she also supports the Japanese department by assisting other teachers in their classrooms .

Ms . Nori said that she wants students to have fun while learning in class . Creating a fun mood allows students to talk about their thoughts and feelings without feeling scared .

Her class is known for having friendly , talkative , and respectful students .

Ms . Eriko

Ms . Eriko is the elementary school teacher for first to fourth graders .

Many students now in secondary mostly had been taught in her class . Her students note how Ms . Eriko tries to make the classes have fun while learning .

Ms . Eriko said students who have fun have more interest in having knowledge . She loves finding silly mistakes in her student ’ s work and thinks about how she can lead them to the correct answers .

She likes to keep good and fun relationships with students and she treasures communication skills .

Mr . Toshi

Mr . Toshi teaches Japanese as a foreign language in the secondary department .

He started teaching in Japan right after graduating from college , and from that time he remained a teacher .

Mr . Toshi mentioned that he tries to look at the personality of each student face to face . If he can assess the students one-on-one , he finds it easier to target his lessons to their learning styles .

He feels it is important to practice communication , so his classes have many discussions .

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