Hello, my name is Ms. DeMers, or Demerusu Sensei(デメルス先生). I am a fashion designer and illustrator from the beautiful Upper Peninsula. This August, I will be moving from the beloved Michigan I know so well to a city called Ena in the Gifu prefecture of Japan. There I will be working as an assistant language teacher for two elementary and two junior high schools.
Being a recent art and design graduate implies that English is not something I would excel at knowing, and explaining, the intricacies of the language. Many a person has asked me, "Ms. DeMers, you are an artist. What are you going to do with your degree when teaching Engligh?" This is where the blog comes in. I would personally like to follow the rules of the schools I will be teaching at. This makes it hard for me to dress as I would normally like to. ~Example~ Or draw on the chalk boards the same subject matter I would normally paint onto a canvas.
This new acceptance of conformity leaves one in search of different venues for, well, nonconformity. In other words, what can I get away with? On this blog you will find a compilation of lesson plans, helpful videos and sources to make the infamously repetitive teaching curriculum a little less redundant and a little more interesting.
Here's to hoping,
デメルス先生
