I had the last lesson with a student I have worked with for 4 years. She was in 6th grade when we started, and is in 9th grade now. She has grown beautifully, and has acquired the Japanese language satisfactory. I look back on our work, and come to a state of sadness as we concluded our 4 year journey of Japanese learning. She was saying she might come back in the summer time, but I thought that I may never see her again.
At this point I wondered what as a teacher I stride to teach, and pass on to my students. First of all the language. This is a given. However, as students grow, and their abilities grow, there are things that become possible in the classroom. Like journaling, topic discussions, and writing prompts, etc. Through these topic/themed lessons I get to interact with students in different ways other than just teaching the basics of the language. I find that most of my students has great literary insights, and understanding of their environment. I hope that while saying farewell to my student that there are some aspects of my lessons that she can apply to her life, and carry with her.
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