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Even after winter break, there weren’t any changes for both students and
teachers.
As Chabashira-sensei came into the class, she briefly offered a New Year’s
greeting and put her hand on the lectern.
“The third term starts today. They say January comes and goes, February
flies by, and March disappears; this period of time will pass by you in a flash.
Make sure you don’t spend your days out of habit, and stay focused.”
No one pointed it out, but the hair on the back of Chabashira-sensei’s head
was a little funny. There was just a little bit of bedhead there. She probably woke
up late this morning and had to hurry.
For someone who was telling their students to focus, it made her words a
little unconvincing.
Chabashira-sensei concluded morning homeroom and was about to leave the
classroom when she stopped near the entrance.
“I forgot to mention one important notice. Next month, we plan to have our
first ‘student-teacher discussion’ at this school. It will be centered around
discussions about your career and employment, interwoven with talks about your
school life up till now. Of course, we have already completed a survey with your
parents.”
While looking back, she passed on the message to the class.
Even though there might’ve been households making career choices purely
based on the student’s decisions, most would consider their parents’ opinions.
This was proof that the school was actively working even without the
students.
“I didn’t know we had such a thing at this school. I actually thought we
didn’t.”
Being the first to speak out, as always, was Ike. No one was surprised.
“Even though high school isn’t compulsory education, we can’t ignore the
parents’ words and allow students to decide their own paths. Of course, there will
be parent-teacher conferences when the time comes.”
Parent-teacher conferences. Does that mean there’s a chance ‘That man’
might come again?
No, he clearly told me he wouldn’t come back. But what will happen next?
While I was concerned about that problem, the immediate issue was the oneon-one
discussion in February. That said, in my case, my future wasn’t something I
could control at will, so one could argue it didn’t matter.
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