Children Full of Life (5 of 5)

"In the award-winning documentary Children Full of Life, a fourth-grade class in a primary school in Kanazawa, northwest of Tokyo, learn lessons about compassion from their homeroom teacher, Toshiro Kanamori. He instructs each to write their true inner feelings in a letter, and read it aloud in front of the class. By sharing their lives, the children begin to realize the importance of caring for their classmates."

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• CBC
• The Passionate Eye
• Children Full of Life
• Toshiro Kanamori
• death
• grief
• bereavement
• japan
• school
• education
• teaching
• japanese
• empathy
• compassion
• letter
• class
• project
• message
• heaven
• bonding

[ogmp11]

@sayonara69696 somebody please document the life of these kids now, it would be priceless to see how they have lived this decade :)

[greenelphiexoxo]

This is a true teacher. As a future educator, I hope I can be half as good as this guy. I've had so many horrible teachers throughout my education, but the teachers who really impacted me stay in my mind forever. I have no doubt that these kids will always remember this teacher :)

[OpenendsProductions]

Wonderful Thankyou so much

[chelsi889]

Sometimes we forget that all we really wanted was to be happy. I'm glad this documentary was made and while it did make me and many others cry, at least we'll know that after we finish we can always start over. Smiling. :)

[Epirc]

I cried twice during this documentary. Thank for posting!

[LeoBioSoul]

Lmao, is they gave those boards to kids here in the US they would be hitting each other and, or playing with them..

[NoblesseOblige320]

I admit, I'm sometimes just bitter with the world and throw my angst out into the internet. It's easy and selfish to feel rotten...and unfortunately, it takes hard work to be happy. I'm glad I watched this video. In 2012, I hope to start it off as a new person. Good luck to everyone else!

[bboygerman]

This guy is awesome, his teaching and style of teaching is something we all can learn from. I believe we, as a parent, should learn from this. If you think about it, it is our responsibility to teach our children about empathy, compassion and friendship. Lets not just leave it to the teachers, we can become the educators to our kids. Talk to them and open their mind to this world of empathy, compassion and friendship.

[MissAyeGo]

@thevaillants1 I could not agree more with this comment. My sister is a teacher and cannot give the 5 year old children who need a pat on the shoulder when they've fallen down or tie their laces. She is not even supposed to put on sun cream for them for a summer day trip - but sometimes practically has to take over! Health and safety gone mad.

[MissAyeGo]

Thank you for posting this video. I felt so many emotions watching this, and a deep respect for this teacher. I remember in primary school we had something called 'circle time' or 'golden time' similar to the letters, but it felt so forced that there was no real sharing or emotion there. These kids have such a wonderful classroom environment.

[shazzah199708]

yo is one brave and kind kid :)

[clknish]

@kittykat979

tell me about it! the national curriculum in UK doesnt leave us with anyscope to teach what you jus mentioned, ur own departmental staff will fall on you like an ocean if they hear you teaching them anythin besides ur own subject. ucan either be really wise and blend it in ur lesson plans about 10mins before or after OR just leave it for ur FORM class but then sooo many miss out on this vital speech