Well, I got some reassurance yesterday from the folks in Yamanashi-shi, half a week after I did some interviews for a plan B which would involve being part time at three places until September when I could start working at a junior high school full time. I got offers from all three of them so should plan A fall through there's always this. Anyway, yesterday I was told that the contract Yamanashi-shi (plan A) wants for me apparently just needs to be cleared by the head of the Board of Education before they can make an offer. So that's good news.
In other news, the year is winding down at my school. Next Thursday, the third years (9th graders) take their big high school entrance exam. In Japan, everything leads up to this in junior high, as this test decides which high school they can go to, which decides which college or job they can go to. So, the high school entrance exam is pretty important for those who haven't already tested into private schools. Anyway, they will graduate the following Tuesday, leaving two more weeks of school for the first and second years. They get the last week of March off before they advance to a second and third years and welcome the new first years.
I've been told to expect a lot of free time at work and March, as I will no longer have third years and the other grades will be undergoing a battery of tests to close out the year. I'm sure they'll do fine though. The kids at my school are pretty bright. Well, I guess that's all for now. More at a later date.
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