Much Talent and Hard Work at Kano High School

If you walk through the hallways of my high school, you will see the many forms of talent the students; artwork, photography, poems, speeches, sports records, and awards. I noticed that Japanese students work very hard, and they want to do their best. Most students in my class alone, go to a private school after our regular school hours, and a lot of these students also belong to a club or sports team. Even on Saturdays and Sundays students will attend school to do extra work or studying.You can tell how truly tired they are the next day. They study hard, and always submit their best work. I have not yet seen any students in my class forget to do their homework. Don't get me wrong they make mistakes like most teenagers, and do silly things in class like text under the desk, fail a test or two, and talk during a lesson. Their not some type of crazy  robots, they just want to do their best and not disappoint their teachers or parents. I hope to pick up their studying habits and hard working ethics before I return to America because they will help me all through out life.

On a similar note, some Students from different grades have asked me to help them with their English work; which I'm more than happy to do. Two students at my high school have entered a local English speech/essay contest, with native English speaking judges. They have asked me to correct and make some improvements on their essays/speeches. The work they had before I corrected it was pretty good, I was impressed even though there needed to be a few grammar changes. I have been helping the students practice their public speaking and pronunciation, so then they won't be nervous in front of the judges. Also, another student has entered a interviewing contest for teenagers who want to be news reporters. She asked to interview me about what I think of my new life in Japan, why I choose to come here, how I like school, and compare/contrast my American life to Japanese life. She asked me some interesting questions! I was happy that she choose me to be interviewed, and I'm sure she will do great at the competition.

Be sure to check out the new photos of some of the amazing artwork I see at school on my Flickr page.
Thank You!