As regular readers know, my daughter, Lily, attends a public single-gender middle school that somehow has attracted international attention.
Today a Japanese film crew spent the day with them and interviewed Lily and two of her friends through a translator. They also filmed the teachers and the classrooms a lot.
"Mom, they stood this close to me and talked. Then the translator would say what they just said. It's a good thing I don't have personal space issues because they were this close," she said.
Sounds to me like she does.
Don't know who it was, where or if it will be broadcast or anything else, but if you see a Japanese production about single-gender middle schools, Lily is the one who talks about how much better Algebra is in a single-gender environment, though it's still a math class.
Single gender middle schools are brillint. I wish we had here.
How cool for Lily to have that experience!
Kimberly
Posted by: I Gallop On | February 07, 2008 at 06:40 PM
"personal space?" how old is she again? :)
Posted by: lori | February 07, 2008 at 10:54 PM
"personal space?" how old is she again? :)
Posted by: lori | February 07, 2008 at 10:54 PM
That is cool!
Posted by: Anwyn | February 08, 2008 at 12:24 AM
I KNEW IT... I knew this would happen!
The minute I dropped my subscription to the Japanese channel...
Posted by: Angry | February 08, 2008 at 12:39 AM
Anne, Thanks so much for stopping by! I really appreciate it.
on to business..
They have public single gender schools in the US?? I did NOT know this. I like that idea. You've given me something to Google or Wiki!
And it's great she was interviewed, how exciting! And I wonder what the story was on and why they were doing it.
This demands research!
Posted by: Jillian | February 09, 2008 at 04:40 AM
Ooooo. I hope we get to see the broadcast!
Posted by: groovyoldlady | February 11, 2008 at 01:41 PM