Liking children is the number one requirement for an educator. 1982. #education #publiceducation #teach #teacher #teachers #student #students #1980s #ltes #lacktuscaroraelementaryschool #elementaryschool #elementaryschools #teaching #educator #educators #countrykids

I taught 25 years at the Lack Tuscarora Elementary School outside Honey Grove. The Pennsylvania landscape provided ever changing beauty. 1995. #ltes #lack #lacktuscarora #lacktuscaroraelementary #lacktuscaroraelementaryschool #elementaryschools #elementaryschool #selvan

A total of 281 teachers and staff at kindergartens, public elementary, junior high and high schools in Japan were disciplined for sexual offenses in fiscal 2024. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/23/japan/crime-legal/sexual-misconduct-educators/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #mext #elementaryschools #juniorhighschools #highschools #children #sexcrimes #kindergartens #teachers #surveys

The ruling bloc and opposition Komeito agreed to pay a monthly fee of ¥5,200 per student to make public elementary school meals free, starting in fiscal 2026. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/18/japan/ruling-bloc-komeito-school-meal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #ldp #jip #komeito #schools #elementaryschools

More than half of cases of sexual deepfakes targeting those under 18 and reported to Japanese police were created by classmates of the victims, National Police Agency data have shown. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/18/japan/crime-legal/half-deepfake-classmates/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #npa #japanesepolice #ai #children #socialmedia #deepfakes #elementaryschools #juniorhighschools #highschools

“Politics and daily life in Japan are very separate” — Chinese expats recount their parenting challenges and the conversations on identity they’ve had with their Japan-raised children. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2025/12/15/issues/chinese-children-raised-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #community #issues #expats #immigration #china #chinajapanrelations #mixedrelationships #elementaryschools #juniorhighschools #highschools

Police have arrested an elementary school teacher in Okayama Prefecture, marking the seventh and final arrest in a group of teachers who allegedly shared voyeuristic videos of school girls on social media. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/07/japan/crime-legal/final-suspect-teacher-sexual-images/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #socialmedia #elementaryschools #children #pornography #okayama #aichi

Teachers in Japan are paying out of their own pocket to prepare teaching materials and other supplies that are supposed to be covered by the schools’ budgets, according to a nationwide survey. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/13/japan/school-teacher-payment/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #schools #elementaryschools #juniorhighschools #hiroshima #education #teachers

Police have served third arrest warrants on two elementary school teachers linked to an online chat group sharing secretly taken images and videos of girls. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/12/japan/crime-legal/third-arrest-girls-images/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #nagoya #children #elementaryschools #childporn #sexcrimes #yokohama

The education has highlighted issues with third-grade junior high school students answering description-type questions in a national achievement test. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/01/japan/japanese-description-tests/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #mext #children #education #elementaryschools #juniorhighschools

Since the age of 7, Japanese schoolboy Shun Sasaki has been offering free guided tours to foreign visitors at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, ensuring the horrors of nuclear war do not fade with the passage of time. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/31/japan/society/hiroshima-schoolboy-guide/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #hiroshima #schools #elementaryschools #children #atomicbombings #wwii #english #volunteers

The average correct answer rates in the Japanese language and math sections of a national achievement test for students in Japan fell from the previous year, with students particularly struggling with writing tasks. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/14/japan/japan-national-achievement-tests-math-japanese-language/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #mext #students #elementaryschools #juniorhighschools

Aichi Prefectural Police have arrested two elementary school teachers for allegedly taking "upskirt" photos of children and sharing them through a private social media group. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/25/japan/crime-legal/teachers-arrest-photos/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #juniorhighschools #elementaryschools #children #aichi #socialmedia

Elementary school children in lower grades in Sendai are being given priority for after-school care programs, leaving many upper-grade children without a place to go. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/16/japan/after-school-care-sendai/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #schools #elementaryschools #children #sendai

Cases of children running out into the street accounted for more than 30% of serious traffic accidents that killed or severely injured elementary school children in Japan, a government report said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/10/japan/traffic-white-paper/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #elementaryschools #children #trafficaccidents

Personal computers and tablets allocated to elementary and junior high school students across Japan for classroom use are now reaching the end of their service life, prompting questions about disposal. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/06/japan/student-device-renewal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #schools #education #elementaryschools #juniorhighschools #computers #tablets #recycling #localgovernment #privacy

The competition rate of employment examinations for public school teachers in Japan hit a record low in fiscal 2024, reflecting the mass departure of teachers who reached retirement age and a decrease in applicants. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12/27/japan/school-teachers-decline/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #mext #schools #teachers #education #elementaryschools #juniorhighschools #highschools

"The Making of a Japanese” director Ema Ryan Yamazaki shot hundreds of hours of footage to capture character-building lessons that Japanese children learn at school. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2024/12/09/film/ema-ryan-yamazaki-documentary/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #film #documentaries #emaryanyamazaki #schools #setagayaward #tokyo #elementaryschools #education #japanesefilm #children

Malawi, one of the world's poorest countries, is doing something simple but incredibly effective: Giving children a tablet for one hour a day to use in class. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/10/18/world/malawi-tablets-schools-solution/ #commentary #worldnews #education #school #elementaryschools #children #teachers #parenthood #malawi #tech

Japan will build hundreds of schools in Afghanistan — that's not necessarily a good thing, as such projects prop up the Taliban and its draconian policies against women. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/10/03/japan/japan-aid-taliban-afghanistan/ #commentary #japan #afghanistan #taliban #development #aid #schools #education #elementaryschools #women #women039sissues