How Students Shifted from Mocking to Honoring How Students Shifted from Mocking to Honoring. I teach the Exploratory Foreign Language Course to middle school students. In these classes, students are exposed to several foreign languages to help them make an informed decision as to which language to pursue once they are in high school.
Students also learn about the culture and history of countries that speak the languages they study.
When I started teaching Japanese, my 8th graders comically began to pull their eyes toward their ears, push down on their noses and stick their teeth out. A few students stood up and gave a high five. I froze to the ground. My mind quickly wandered to my recent trip to Japan. He too wanted the honor of giving me presents to deliver to my students and school.