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Posted: 1 May
From: Izanagi

Recently, there was some talk about doing study groups for those of us that wanted to either fill the missing void of school, since we can't attend or don't feel comfortable attending for whatever reason, or who wanted to learn more from others who might be willing to share their knowledge. It can also supplement school, if you're one of the people that's decided to continue attending while we're here.

I know there's also some people who might not be accustomed to Japanese culture and language, and, judging by the posts regarding people learning about technology, might not know a lot about the current tech used here.

Personally, I'd like to learn more in general, and would be willing to share what I know with others. [ It'd also be a distraction, since his shinki appears to have disappeared? ]
So consider this a survey on how much interest there might be in this kind of thing. And it doesn't matter if you just want to learn, or if you're just interested in sharing something you know with others. If you want to participate, let me know, and we'll see if we can't put something together.

Comments

[fullcowl]

I would be interested. It's been a while since I've been to school and I've been keeping pretty busy but I liked it.

I can help with Japanese culture and language. If anybody wants to learn close quarter combat I can teach that too.

[socials]

I did, too. It feels a little weird to not have to balance monster fighting with school activities, to be honest. Apparently that's not normal though.

I'd actually be interested in learning more combat techniques. My friend back home was a martial artist, and we'd practice together. Since she's not here, I haven't been keeping up with it.

[missingache]

What if you never went to school?

[socials]

People who never went to school are welcome to come, too.
I did part-time work as a tutor back home, so I'd be happy to help anybody make up for what they might have missed out on.

Voice

[sonofson]

You should talk to Mr.Kazuma.

He'll make you write papers and do a speech about it and lots of other stuff! I bet you'd be good at it if you like that sort of thing. Maybe you can give each other homework too.

[socials]

I'll definitely see if I can't arrange something with him.

[ But Souji can't help it - he laughs a little. ] I take it you don't like that sort of thing though?

[iyashinokaze]

I'd be very interested in that myself! I was about to enter my last year of high school before I got here, and I was taking advanced courses in most classes, so I'd gladly trade anything I had in regards to education in exchange for being updated on technology. I'm from the 1990s, you see. So there's a small gap I'm having trouble with...

[socials]

I'd just finished my second year of high school before I got here, so I'm in much the same position as you on that one. Though that's an impressive jump - I'm from 2012, so I'd be happy to help you out with that one.

Video

[theunluckygirl]

[She's sewing something, so her hands are too busy to bother with texting. She switches the video on instead.]

Mr. Souji? [Look she knows she doesn't have to be that polite, but they only talked that one time so...!] I'd be interested, if it's alright. I'm afraid i don't have much I could share, being a shinki, but... It'd be nice to learn some things. Unless I suppose people want to learn how to sew.

[She looks sheepish. And it'd be nice to talk to people that aren't Judar] I've managed to learn how to use these phones, but that's about all.

[socials]

[ Souji is happy to make the switch to video in response, and smiles warmly at the familiar face. ]

Hello again, Jennifer. [ He won't correct her - if that makes her comfortable, they can work on that. ] Gods and shinki alike would be welcome, and I personally would be happy to learn how to sew. One of my friends back home was teaching me, but I'm afraid we didn't get very far in the lessons before I had to leave.

The phones are pretty basic, thankfully. But it's easy to work up from that.

[readerofthestars]

Will you split it by level?

[socials]

Absolutely.

[galactically]

does this mean you'll be willing to teach?

i taught an exercise class every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday when Miss Elsa's temple was still around
i can help with making all the gods and shinki get in shape! ☆

[socials]

Definitely. I was a tutor for a while back home, and I can teach practical skills, like cooking and reading, as well.

Really? That sounds both fun and useful, actually.
Would you be interested in teaching it again?

[flagitate]

Sounds like a great plan. I know a lot about edible plants, so I can offer that.

[socials]

That's actually pretty useful, and something I definitely don't know a lot about despite how much I work with food.

[savioring]

[This actually sounds rather interesting. After meeting her shinki... some other people might really need help here, too.]

I have backgrounds in survival skills, military combat, and magic.

As for what you can teach, I'll take you up on Japanese culture and language.

[It'd be nice to know what those weird symbols are supposed to read, or why people keep bowing and being super polite.]

[socials]

I'd be interested in all three of those, and I'm sure other people would, as well. Although, what kind of magic?

It's interesting that so many people are being brought here that need a little help with the culture and language. But I'm happy to help.

[ Heaven maybe should have thought about what it was doing with these recruits... ]

[lecturehall]

I feel like it's pointless for me to even respond. Still, I'll officially confirm my interest anyway.

Back home, I was in my final year of schooling at the top of my class. I'd be more than happy to tutor anyone in need of help. I've already drafted up a month's worth of Japanese language worksheets for someone else so it'd be no trouble.

I could teach anyone music, too. I'm well-versed in pretty much every area of that. The other arts, too.

If I can, I'd like to do as much as possible.

[socials]

The confirmation helps us keep track of the numbers, at the very least.

I think it would be incredibly helpful to have those worksheets, if you'd be willing to share copies with everyone else that might need them. That seems to be the major problem people unaccustomed to Japan are having, which is concerning, given how many people are brought in with each new arrival.

Whatever you're willing and able to do, I'm more than certain there are people who would want to learn. Especially with such a broad range of subjects and skills you have in your arsenal.

[hontobakabaka]

While I never actually went to a formal school when I was on Earth, I was working on a doctorate degree through correspondence with The University of Cambridge when I was planetside.

Though culture would probably be lost on me, even though I spent some time working in the culture industry, I had too many handlers to actually learn much more than the technical aspects.

[socials]

[ Planetside... Handlers... ]

That's still pretty impressive - especially given Cambridge's standing.

I think so long as you have a good understanding of the technical aspects it should be fine? Though if you ever have questions about anything, there are numerous people here that would be able to help.

Voice

[purehonkproject]

School?!

A-Are we going to have tests?!

[Guess who didn't read the whole thing.]

[socials]

[reformedsinner]

I'm glad to see someone offering this again.

We held classes at my former goddess's temple for a while, but I'm afraid after her disappearance, I've just been doing some math and kanji tutoring for current students.

If anyone would be interested in joining me for that, I'm generally free in the afternoons.

[socials]

I'm glad that there were others that thought of it before now. It's a pretty good way to give us something normal to do, and we can get to know one another better.

Math and kanji are good to cover - everyone needs a bit of both, and it seems a lot of people need the kanji. More than I expected.

But I'll make sure to include that in the followup for this post.

[slantedcross]

Used to be an art teacher. Or is that too specialized?

[socials]

I don't think it'd be too specialized. There's undoubtedly artists here that would probably like to keep up with it.

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[returnedfromtheline]

Thanks for organizing it, Izanagi-sama.

I'll join your tutoring when I can. And maybe some of the classes it looks like people want to teach.

My level is second year of Junior High. I'm already getting tutored by Kazuma-san, Hakkai-san, as well as someone else, but I'd like to try learning from a lot of different people.

[socials]

[ Izanagi-sama... ]

I'll make sure to compile a list of all the classes that people are interested in teaching, so that you can get an idea of what might be offered. It's definitely good of you to want to learn from so many people, and I'm glad that I can help with that.

[mylanceisbiggerthanyours]

I'd sure be up for learning new stuff. I barely can figure out these computers and stuff, and we ain't got Japan back in Tellius, or anything like the culture. Or the clothes...


[She's so confused.]

Um, I taught lancers back home, so I reckon I can teach folks how to use polearms, and farming and animal stuff too. If folks wanna learn, that is. And ya said it was okay if folks ain't been to school but wanna learn stuff too, right?

Um, I'm Nephenee, by the way.

[Might have helped to say that at the beginning, Nephie.]

[socials]

[ So many of these poor otherworlders... ]

There's a few people in your shoes, don't worry. And, thankfully, there's plenty of us here that are happy to help with that. Regardless of whether someone's been to school or not, yes.

Considering the different forms that shinki can take, there's definitely no harm in learning how to use polearms. And who knows what kind of god someone might be, here, so being able to go to someone for help with farming and animals is definitely going to make things easier for some of us.

I'm Souji. Nice to meet you, Nephenee.

pulls in hella late

[verde]

I could help with some lessons for the technology!

opens arms

[socials]

That'd be really helpful. We've got some people from the 90s and even earlier, or other worlds with different tech.