I feel like a native Am. Indian surrounded by the white man

by **Taro Toporific** » Sun Sep 14, 2003 2:03 pm

BYGONE BAY:
Tokyo Bay's past lies buried beneath a concrete wave
Asahi Shimbun / Aug 14
Now home to Disneyland and DisneySea, Urayasu was a living, breathing fishing town before land reclamation began. `I feel like a native American Indian. Suddenly, I'm surrounded by the white man.' --MASAO SOMA Urayasu fisherman....

by **cstaylor** » Sun Sep 14, 2003 7:45 pm

Or a native Japanese Ainu. A genocide a bit closer to home. :wink:

by **Col.Kilgore** » Sun Sep 14, 2003 7:49 pm

how dare you! don't you know the ainu 'welcomed the japanese in 1881' because they wanted to be part of Japan Inc. and trust their future to the wonderful and wise bureaucrats who rule her? Stop your filthy 'white man's propoganda now'! Well, so said a student of mine once.....he insisted japan had no minorities because they were all one big happy family!

by **cstaylor** » Sun Sep 14, 2003 8:20 pm

What kind of student was this? If the class wasn't about Japanese history, why talk about it?

by **Col.Kilgore** » Mon Sep 15, 2003 9:36 pm

oh what? so the whole topic of japanese history is off limits in the EFL classroom now? Jeez....

by **cstaylor** » Mon Sep 15, 2003 10:01 pm

Sorry, I just have too many bad memories of professors wandering off topic and into their own personal interests from college. No offense intended... if your students come back, you must be doing something right.

by **American Oyaji** » Mon Sep 15, 2003 10:05 pm

nooo.....

I dont think he's saying its off limits. I think he is saying its pointless.

It's an oxymoron. Teaching history in a Japanese classroom. BIG FREAKING JOKE. It's not history. It's revisionism. They cant even decide which version of lie they want to tell from decade to decade.

by **cstaylor** » Mon Sep 15, 2003 10:09 pm

American Oyaji wrote:nooo.....

I dont think he's saying its off limits. I think he is saying its pointless.

It's an oxymoron. Teaching history in a Japanese classroom. BIG FREAKING JOKE. It's not history. It's revisionism. They cant even decide which version of lie they want to tell from decade to decade.

And it doesn't do you any good to talk about it with them... I mean, the goal is to provide the students with English sufficient enough to pass TOEFL and other certificate examinations, not teach them useful skills like debate and critical thinking.

by **Col.Kilgore** » Tue Sep 16, 2003 5:52 pm

Ha!Ha!LOL

Good point CS....I assume you were being sarcastic?

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