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PTA Day was actually enjoyable than I thought.  No one told me that junior high students would be visiting Fuetsu!  I was pleasantly surprised to see them.  The junior high students came to get a sneak-peak of classes.  Most of them are interested in attending Fuetsu and some of these students are interested in the International Studies Program.  Being that I was the only ALT at school on Saturday, about 10-12 junior high students and 3 or so moms visited my public speaking class.  I forced my students to give a presentation on Saturday, only giving them two days in class to prepare.  Considering those limitations and that they had an audience, they did well and impressed the junior high students and moms.  I hope we encouraged them to apply to the program and didn’t scare them away. X_X

If you didn’t know this, my undergraduate majors were International Studies and Middle School English/Social Studies Education.  While I’m really REALLY happy I was placed in two high schools, especially one international studies high school, I still have a special place in my heart for middle/junior high school students and get excited every time I see them.  Teaching international studies high schoolers is a much better fit for me though as I can help them prepare for studying abroad, applying for Japanese and foreign universities, and can overall communicate a lot better with them.  While I think I could encourage junior high students to pursue international related careers, I don’t think I would be utilized as well in a Japanese junior high school.  I should try visiting a junior high school sometime though.