February 18, 2011
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Little Brother is in ninth grade and is taking high school entrance exams. While cleaning his room for him, I found this. It is a cloth practice sheet from his seventh grade sewing class. He had to follow these … Continue reading
April 6, 2010
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These girls are on their way home after a short day at school. They’re not carrying their usual school bags. They probably took their desk boxes to school in the bags they are carrying. From the field looking into the … Continue reading
October 17, 2008
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Little Brother is in public junior high school. This is his school’s lunch apron and bandanna. Each week a different group of students serve lunch to the rest of the class in their classroom. They wear aprons over their … Continue reading
June 6, 2007
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Little Brother has been taking a water bottle to school since Monday. He prefers one that has a cup. He also prefers to take mugicha or barley water instead of water. At his elementary school, teachers announce when they … Continue reading
May 14, 2007
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Everyone seems to carry packages of tissues with them at all times. Papa, Big Sister and Little Brother carry a handkerchief and at least one package of tissues in their pockets. (I carry mine in my bag.) They need … Continue reading
April 29, 2007
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Handkerchiefs are needed at school because there are no paper towels in the restrooms. (Some public rest rooms now have paper towels.) The Thomas and the Shinkansen, Japanese bullet train, handkerchiefs were Little Brother’s in kindergarten. The one laying … Continue reading
April 24, 2007
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This notebook is sometimes used for writing down assignments or announcements, but it is also used for communication with the teacher. When a student is absent, a parent must write a message to the teacher in this notebook. At … Continue reading
April 24, 2007
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This is one of Little Brother’s notebooks. Many designs are available. This one supports UNICEF. Some notebooks have marks on them. The triangle and the hands that form the “e” tells that the notebook is kind to the environment. … Continue reading
April 23, 2007
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Little Brother had Japanese class every day last year (see the schedule posted on April 18). These were his kanji books. Each book had a chart of new kanji in the back. There were a total of 156 in … Continue reading
April 20, 2007
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Little Brother used these math books in fifth grade last year. They are long, narrow books. There are 40 pages in each book. The book on the far right is the answer booklet. Do you recognize the character on … Continue reading