Chapter 6. Developmentally appropriate practices vs. parental wishes: The eikaiwa owner's quandary by Lesley Ito
Abstract
In this chapter, Lesley Ito provides insight into the tensions that she must negotiate as an eikaiwa owner in responding to demands from parents that clash with her teacher beliefs. She describes how she has been able to use her professional expertise to negotiate these difficulties. She also shows why, due to her concern for the wellbeing of young learners at her school, she has continued to resist “common-sense” assumptions on standardised testing from parents and society-at-large.
About the Contributor
Lesley Ito is a well-known teacher, teacher trainer, school owner, and award-winning ELT materials writer based in Nagoya, Japan. She has taught in Japan since 1992, and is the owner of BIG BOW English Lab, an eikaiwa school for children with a CLIL curriculum and a strong focus on literacy. She received her MSc in Teaching Young Learners from Aston University in 2018 and is the current publications chair of the School Owners SIG in JALT.
Citation
Ito, L.(2020). Developmentally appropriate practices vs. parental wishes: The eikaiwa owner's quandary In D. Hooper & N. Hashimoto (Eds.), Teacher narratives from the Eikaiwa classroom: Moving beyond “McEnglish.” (pp. 73-81). Candlin & Mynard. https://doi.org/10.47908/13/6
In this chapter, Lesley Ito provides insight into the tensions that she must negotiate as an eikaiwa owner in responding to demands from parents that clash with her teacher beliefs. She describes how she has been able to use her professional expertise to negotiate these difficulties. She also shows why, due to her concern for the wellbeing of young learners at her school, she has continued to resist “common-sense” assumptions on standardised testing from parents and society-at-large.
About the Contributor
Lesley Ito is a well-known teacher, teacher trainer, school owner, and award-winning ELT materials writer based in Nagoya, Japan. She has taught in Japan since 1992, and is the owner of BIG BOW English Lab, an eikaiwa school for children with a CLIL curriculum and a strong focus on literacy. She received her MSc in Teaching Young Learners from Aston University in 2018 and is the current publications chair of the School Owners SIG in JALT.
Citation
Ito, L.(2020). Developmentally appropriate practices vs. parental wishes: The eikaiwa owner's quandary In D. Hooper & N. Hashimoto (Eds.), Teacher narratives from the Eikaiwa classroom: Moving beyond “McEnglish.” (pp. 73-81). Candlin & Mynard. https://doi.org/10.47908/13/6
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Title: Teacher Narratives from the Eikaiwa Classroom: Moving Beyond “McEnglish”
Editors: Daniel Hooper and Natasha Hashimoto
Publication date: February 2020
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Title: Teacher Narratives from the Eikaiwa Classroom: Moving Beyond “McEnglish”
Editors: Daniel Hooper and Natasha Hashimoto
Publication date: February 2020
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