Exam Week

Why do my students like me better during test week?

Sometimes they are real buggers to teach but they turn into little angels during test week and can’t get enough of talking to me. It’s very strange but I’m not going to complain!

Because they have tests this week I don’t have any official classes but I am spending all the afternoon and early evening practicing with some students for their eiken speaking tests. This is a kind of English proficiency test and while the questions seem easy enough, most students panic and the words “speaking test” and lose it. Thankfully I am seeing improvements so I am hoping for a 100% success rate!

My favorite student is going to Tokyo University on a full scholarship. I am over the moon, beyond ecstatic, jumping up and down happy for him and I know he is going to have a blast. He studied for 10 months in America and came back with brains and a little attitude. Unfortunately this meant a few teachers saw him as a trouble maker. However I have high, high hopes for him and I can’t wait for him to hit the big city.