I made a free Japanese reading resource for learners and classrooms, no signup, translations in 10+ languages

I'm a language app developer based in Tokyo. I built Shinobi Japanese (500k+ downloads) and we just published a free story library on the web that I think is relevant for educators.

shinobi-japanese.com/japanese-stories

short illustrated stories in Japanese sorted by difficulty level, all with furigana (pronunciation guides). translations available in English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and more. no accounts, no signup, no limits.

I'm sharing this here because one thing I've noticed building language learning tools is how few free, accessible reading resources exist for Japanese compared to European languages. a Spanish teacher can find hundreds of graded readers at every level. a Japanese teacher has almost nothing, especially for beginners.

the no-signup aspect was a deliberate choice. teachers kept telling me that any resource requiring individual student accounts is basically dead on arrival in a classroom. so the web library is just a link you can share and students start reading immediately regardless of what device they're on.

translations in multiple languages also matter more than most people realize. in a German classroom teaching Japanese, English translations don't help. this was a blind spot I didn't see until non-English-speaking teachers pointed it out.

happy to answer questions. also curious if anyone here teaches Japanese or other less-resourced languages and deals with the same content gap problem.

Submitted May 28, 2026 at 07:29AM by Seikou9 https://ift.tt/H10jrVp

PSEB mass cheating

I have heard that in pseb board examination mass cheating is very common my cousin who passed his class 12 from pseb told me that there school charge them ₹1000 for both theory and practical for all subjects and provide them cheating materials in the exam . What are ur views on it ??!!

Submitted May 28, 2026 at 03:55AM by Low_Alternative_ https://ift.tt/itIjoOv

I hate essays and qualitative papers

i dont hate the concepts of essays or qualitative papers, i hate the execution and enforcement, it shows the the uttermost dishonest, greedy and self-embarassing side of humanity.

Essays: they say it's for you to practice logical thinking, open-mindedness, cohesiveness, correctedness, debate-capability etc. but in most institutions(at least in australia) they are just either generic checkbox ticking slop that can easily be generated with AI and you'll pass, or parroting the teacher's views and preference of prose.
Qualitative papers: basically just grandiose verbose slop that when deciphered is just obvious shit, this is a truly dishonest form of practice, no true skill possesed by the writer, just pretentious nerd clout in pretentious nerd circles funded by the college to maintain the status quo

Submitted May 28, 2026 at 01:06AM by Intrepid_Witness_218 https://ift.tt/nDRJa7o

Tutoring by a Secondary 4 student from a decent Secondary school

Hey guys I want to be a tuition teacher for students in primary school for math/English/science. I am in o lvl and would like to teach after my o lvl from whole of 2027 after os in 2026. So if there was any place i coutlook fir it means alot. I am from a decent Secondary school, al 11 for psle topped primary school alot and many awards in these domains in secondary school!

Submitted May 27, 2026 at 06:52AM by Broad-Owl7218 https://ift.tt/24QubIN

Secondo voi, idealmente, ci vorrebbe una differenza d'età minima tra insegnante e alunno?

Sui social mi spuntano notizie di 24enni che fanno gli insegnanti alle superiori, in teoria non ci sono impedimenti essendo maggiorenni, io però non sarei favorevole. Quello dell'insegnante è un ruolo che per sua natura richiede un minimo di esperienza e di senso di autorità. Che autorità potrebbe mai esercitare un giovane che ha appena un decennio scarso di vita in più degli alunni? È più vicino a loro per età che ai loro genitori. Potrebbero essere fratelli. Io personalmente mi sentirei parecchio a disagio a sgridarli e a mantenere un atteggiamento distaccato, perché mai dovrei? Non dico che avere insegnanti giovani non sia un vantaggio ma un conto è portarsi 20 anni di differenza con i propri alunni, un altro è 10. Meglio un insegnante di 34 anni. Così come anche per fare l'animatore per i bambini, un 16enne lo troverei piuttosto ridicolo, un 24enne già lo troverei più "normale".

Submitted May 27, 2026 at 04:59AM by Aromatic_Bag3577 https://ift.tt/JoD0YLr

I have no credits and want to be able to start my junior year (or sophomore at least)

I'm 16 and have been "homeschooled" by my mother since 2nd grade. I have been catching up on math mostly.

Really I'm wondering what I can do to get caught up and earn the missing credits. In my state you need to have 12 credits to enter junior year and about 5 to enter sophomore year.

I'm open to summer school. Even if I can't do my junior year (which probably isn't possible) I still want to be able to graduate on time.

Submitted May 27, 2026 at 01:44AM by xxXNot_SpecialXxx https://ift.tt/zN3fbQL

How important is personal attention in learning?

I’ve been thinking about how students learn differently. Some understand a topic quickly in class, while others need more time, examples, or step-by-step explanation. In a normal classroom, it can be hard for every student to get the same level of attention because everyone learns at a different pace. Do you think students learn better when they get more personal guidance, or is classroom learning usually enough? Curious to hear from teachers, parents, and students.

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