OK, another new rule, no Genki English shows in the gym in August nor September! Today’s school was in the mountains and was really, really old ...

Last year I taught all the grades here in the “Show” format, which basically means all the Genki English rules and all the basics at a bre...

After the Summer rush of workshops ( as teachers have no classes and can take the time to train) September is usually a quiet time for me. Last year I...

After the hustle and bustle ( and 3 or 4 Starbucks per block ) of Tokyo it was a shinkansen and two hours of local trains to get to the heart of Nara ...

One of the things I’ve found over the years is that if you just make a few changes to all the motivational skits, jokes and paradigm changing st...

Although I’ve done lots of speeches and workshops sponsored by the Ministry of Education (MEXT) before, this was the first time that they had di...