Edit: Update. I spoke with the 2nd Grade homeroom teacher and apologized for causing parents to complain. I reworked the worksheet to have boxes where the kids can draw the fruit they like instead of write. She was really appreciative and seemed to accept the apology. (You never know here because no one shows their true thoughts or feelings.) I’m still frustrated but I’ll get over it.
So long story short: last week, I gave my second graders a little worksheet where they had to choose fruits from the board and copy them onto the page. Super easy. No thought needed. They loved it. Had several ask me how to write the letters. It was so much fun for everyone.
I was asked just asked to change that lesson for the remaining 2nd grade classes because “parents complained that it was too hard”. I know for a fact that they didn’t because no student took the paper home. It was the homeroom teacher.
The teachers here REFUSE to push the students even a little bit. SCHOOL SHOULD HAVE MOMENTS WHERE THINGS ARE HARD!! Besides, copying words on the board is not hard in any way. Working as an alt has made me realize just how uneducated Japanese really are.
TLDR: Got told to change an assignment because it’s “too hard” and I know it’s not.
by Taido_Inukai
