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Joseph is very enthusiastic about participating in all activities and eager to learn. He is gradually learning to wait his turn.Evelyn Badalamente, kindergarten teacher
Joseph has not been working as hard as he should during this reporting period. His grades are good however, only because I have kept him in from recess and insisted that he finish his work or else. I would like to see Joseph really apply himself between now and June.Jane Carmody, second grade teacher
At times, Joseph is slow to start his work or visits too much with neighbors then does not have assignments completed on time. Urge him to use his time wisely.Mary C. Hall, third grade teacher
Joey should have no learning problems next year, but he should concentrate on working faster and neater. Behavior was not always satisfactory.Helen Wenger, fourth grade teacher
One day, you're going to be good at a game show that hasn't been invented yet.Diana Collins, university classmate
Hi, I'm Joe Tomei and if you knew me then, well, you know me now.
You've reached the English gateway page to my web site, here through the generosity of my employer, Kumamoto Gakuen University. Because of the laudable employment policies of the university in tenuring faculty without discriminating against nationality, it is a member of Dave Aldwinckle's greenlist of Japanese universities.
I have been working as a tenured assistant professor in the Department of American and British studies, Faculty of Foreign Languages, Kumamoto Gakuen University since April 1998. If you are interested in how I (barely) justify my existence at an institution of higher learning, click on the links below
If you are interested in what I've gotten myself into recently, the list below can tell you what kind of mischief I've been up to.
I generally take a lighthearted view of almost everything, not because I think it is trivial or unimportant, but because learning (and teaching!) are best accomplished with healthy doses of not taking yourself too seriously. The sections below represent that philosophy, which is to say they exemplify the sophomoric humor my wife and others have sadly grown accustomed to.
If you are one of my students, or if you are headhunting me for a 'prestige' university (The Sorbonne, Oxbridge, Patrice Lumbamba or Starfleet Academy only, please), you will want to go to my Class Pages, the laff riot of a gateway page for my class pages.
As my first teachers noted, I've got lots of interests. They can be divided into two broad categories given below and will soon be filled in. Stay Tuned!
I'm also very good at wasting both my time and others. The place where I waste the most time (as part of the World Wide Waste-of-time) is in the pub-like atmosphere of The Dead Fukuzawa Society. Though (or perhaps because) DFS hosts far better minds than mine, you can join it for the asking, which is why I find myself posting a lot of rather silly essays, one of which are recycled here for your surfing pleasure, with more to come. DFS has provided an safety valve for this frustrated author, and you can see how frustrated I am by reading the first chapter of an uncompleted work here.
A thumbnail biography is here, if you have an interest in my thumbnails. For more wide ranging (and even more subjective) info, you will soon be able to go to my bio-essay pages, which are only waiting to be lightly seasoned with photos. Only recommended for students searching for dirt on me and those with a pathological urge to avoid real work. For the time being, I would urge you to go to the Taba-daba-doo page, a homage to the most beautiful baby in the world, Tabatha Ruth Tomei.
Write to me at jtomei (at) kumagaku dot ac dot jp
This page was last revised
on 20 Jan 1999