Foreign Friday

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Speech contest
Towada City, Japan
Fall 1979
The local Japanese school hosted an annual English speech contest where the students recited memorized passages in English to a panel of judges. I was invited to judge the first year that I was in Japan. The contest was an opportunity to see the inside of a Japanese school, and I was delighted to accept the offer.

Note the various uniforms the students are wearing, the green chalk board and the posters on the wall. These students attended school six days a week.

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  1. KatherineJune 26, 2015 at 10:16 AM

    I like uniforms in schools and those are very neat. I think that would have been a fun contest to judge!

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  2. UnknownJune 26, 2015 at 12:24 PM

    Six days a week? Between that and their discipline, no wonder they take giant leaps in becoming excellent students.

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  3. kathy bJune 26, 2015 at 12:45 PM

    This is a great idea! Im going to suggest Zach do this. He works hard on Good Spanish Speaking skills with his students!

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  4. MartiJune 26, 2015 at 9:23 PM

    I wonder if they still go to school 6 days a week? Great way to encourage their language skills too.

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  5. BonnieJuly 2, 2015 at 7:28 AM

    Hum, did they give you a rubric? Probably not all those years ago.

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