In a Japanese classroom the clock is always on the wall behind the teacher. I have asked many people about this but have not yet been able to determine why, other than that it has always been done that way. The clock position does not help the teacher time the class and its activities - the only valid use of time in the classroom - but it does allow the students to watch the clock as it slows to a crawl. I wrote the following fib about this.
clock
on
front wall
hands moving
over the teacher's head
time slows for those who can see it
About Me
- Charles
- Nakagawa-machi, Chikush-gun, Fukuoka-ken, Japan
- I have lived in Japan since 1976 and now consider it to be my permanent home. I have a very varied background having studied engineering, Japanese and East Asian studies, and education at the university level. I spent ten years in the Army where my job involved Area Studies, mostly in East Asia. When I started to teach in Japan, it was at a post high school level and, after I completed a PhD in education, I moved to a university where I become a full professor. After retiring, I taught part-time but am now completely retired and spend my enjoying myself. I am reasonably fluent in Japanese and at present all of my friends are elderly Japanese.
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