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A Teacher in Tokyo

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Your class goal is to understand how to be happy and care for other people. It sounds like the sort of class a stressed or overworked adult would find, long after they graduated school. Instead, it is a different teaching approach taken by a grammar teacher in Tokyo. Watch how Toshiro Kanamori teaches his pupils to understand their inner thoughts.

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Rajat Mishra

A truly powerful teacher who deeply understands his students' minds. An active listener and a healer, he has transformed their lives.

Lazar

Understanding the students, feeling one with them and teaching them

Linda

Wow! I nearly teared up as well. What an extraordinary film! The dedication of that teacher and the ability to listen to his students was stunning in the decision making process. I taught in the public schools in California for two years and was overwhelmed by the chaos that children brought to the classroom that had me quit teaching. But this was truly remarkable to experience. Those students will never forget that 2 year experience! Thank you for sharing this….

Michael

So powerful, I teared up several times while watching. What a blessing to have a teacher like this! His kind way of making them understand and feel their values will stay with them forever and be passed on. A beautiful soul.

Monica Castillo

Beautiful to provide a space for children to feel safe, reflect, and share their emotions.

Ellen

Toshiro Kanamori listened to his brave, thoughtful, intelligent children. They had taken to heart and brain his lessons about friendship. The teacher demonstrated to his students that he valued their thoughts. He demonstrated humility as well. He showed the importance of standing up for one's beliefs. He saw his lessons in friendship and happiness absorbed by his children. He will have been rewarded.

Leynia

There is a culture beautifully different from mine. Teacher Kanamori had the freedom, and his school could allow the freedom, to teach lessons that were not about performance on standardized tests. How greatly Mr. Kanamori's lessons are needed.

Rebecca

The importance and impact that one person can have on the rest of your life.

Cathy

The childrenâ€™s excitement at seeing their teacher, his warmth, his key message â€˜to be happyâ€™ truly beautiful lessons.

Barbara Schwartzbach

Heartfelt and inspiring. Theory with life lessons. Inner learning.

VIDHI

this viedo was really awesome. because of these kids and there teacher they have made a real change in themselves and people around them, they have found the true power of trust and happiness.

Trupti Pandya

Thank you so much for sharing this video. What was inspiring me was to see how the teacher taught how to process death, loss, bullying, bonding, friendship.

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