July 2003 -2-

Monday, July the 14th, 2003
I asked the sub-principal to make contact with Sakai Ro Gakko, and also handed out a paper to visit Suzuka International College to him. Readiness to acquire ASL is getting ready, although it is doubtful if I will actually learn it. It seems that I would not be an only one to learn it as an English teacher in Osaka Prefecture. I have got some response on the paper for Dai-ichi-hoki from T and K. I should go on by adopting some information given by the other teachers, and should rewrite the application paper within a few days, so that I can get the final go.
Tuesday, July the 15th, 2003
Most of my time was filled with the daily routine work today, such as grading students, doing something on scholarships.... The most profitable one was taking a contract with a person on ASL. I should look forward to hearing back from her. The articles in Gengo shows that we have some delicate issues on SL.
Wednesday, July the 16th, 2003
I visited Kansai International Center with K Jr. and ate lunch. It was rather hot. We bought some textbooks for introductory Japanese. One of the clerks at the shop was a graduate from I HS. It was a god start of visiting the center as an English teacher at I. Most of the other time was occupied with the work for scholarships.
Thursday, July the 17th, 2003
Not such a productive day. I had 3 classes in a row, enough for the morning. Anyway, M gave me a go. I can move on with the Daiichi-hoki's project. I dropped on the post office and ATM, and bought brans, prunes, and blueberries, another daily routine. I have finished with all the classes in the first term. What I have done, and what I haven't done in these 3 months are something I should look back. That will show me my strength and weakness. The clearest right now is I will not have an exam to be a sub-principal at least this year. My transfer from S to I itself shows my fate, to live as a specialist rather than a manager or a generalist. The management itself is, however, very important. Even if I do not make a principal, it does not mean that I do not have to manage some teams in school. To live as a specialist, I should be good at managing English teachers, some committees, and so on. I must keep studying management, and studying management along the line of cognitive school also gives me an insight into the development of cognition.
Saturday, July the 19th, 2003
Individual cognition needs a certain amount of time. Mass cognition needs the share of the time.
Sunday, July the 20th, 2003
It is very interesting that K Jr. pointed out the similarity between the school and the Rotary Club, against the indication for difference between private corporations and public schools. The schools are somewhat similar with voluntary organizations. The similarity has been figured out by some books on the knowledge management.