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Lynn · Joined: 28 Jan 2003 Posts: 696 Location: in between

Do the students still stand to answer a question? When I was there many years ago, it was said that they were going to do away with that custom and just have the children remain in their seats to answer.

Glenski · Joined: 15 Jan 2003 Posts: 12844 Location: Hokkaido, JAPAN

I work in a private JHS/SHS. Never seen a student stand to give an answer in the last 4 years.

wangtesol · Joined: 24 May 2005 Posts: 280

I have been recently teaching in public elementary and junior high schools where some teachers would have the students stand up to answer a question, but it was not done 100% of the time. Although one teacher always had the students stand up at the beginning of the class to answer what time is it, day, weather.

wangtesol · Joined: 24 May 2005 Posts: 280

I have been recently teaching in public elementary and junior high schools where some teachers would have the students stand up to answer a question, but it was not done 100% of the time. Although one teacher always had the students stand up at the beginning of the class to answer what time is it, day, weather.

Brooks · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 1369 Location: Sagamihara

some strict Japanese teachers make their students stand up if they forget their textbook, dictionary, can`t answer the question, etc.

JimDunlop2 · Joined: 31 Jan 2003 Posts: 2286 Location: Japan

Depends on the teacher.... I'd say that in my own experience, 90% of grade 7 kids (chu-gakkou ichi-nensei) DO stand up to answer.... That, being a carry-over from elementary where also 90% stand... By grade 8 and 9, I'd say the number drops to zero very quickly (unless they have a very strict homeroom teacher)...

Sweetsee · Joined: 11 Jun 2004 Posts: 2302 Location: ) is everything

Used to see that in public high school back in the day, more than 10 years ago, depends entirely on the teacher.

guest of Japan · Joined: 28 Feb 2003 Posts: 1601 Location: Japan

I make my high school students stand for any kind or practice activity or reading demonstration. It helps elevate enthusiasm and and volume. For a quick question or any sort of translation I let them sit. It's also a handy way to deal with disruptive student or sleepers without resorting to scolding. Be careful with teenage male sleepers though. Biology may present them will an embarassing situation.

Sweetsee · Joined: 11 Jun 2004 Posts: 2302 Location: ) is everything

I do sometimes ask students to stand, in order to begin a communicative activity.

As recently as last year, I also asked problem students to stand, more to hassle them than anything else. Also, I had students come to the front of the class for oral work, don't anymore.

I might, and did in fact, ask junior high school and lower students to stand sometimes in the course of oral presentation.

Yeah, standing is good. Very important in oral communication, too.