There have been an incredible number of people that claim to be teaching English in Japan, when really they're just here to escape reality. While I don't pretend to take the job with absolute seriousness (it has to be fun, after all), there are some things that people should know before crossing the ocean to instruct others.
Is it really so much to ask for people to not use their jobs as a front for picking up the opposite sex?
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I'll try it if I can get my hands on it....Not quite as bad as Nakashima Mika's version (honestly what could be?), but...OH wait a minute...it is damn pricey for just a three pack....This might actually be good. I look forward to giving it a try....Congrats on getting photo of the week in the current...well done Danny!! I'm sold! (-:...Good point. Maybe he had a senior moment....I thought the pictures were great! Nice review. :-)...But if he's Catholic...where's that put HIS work ethic? Ha ha. What wins out?...Cool experience. By the way, I saw some of your photos featured in the Metropolis...
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Excellent article. Anyone planning to teach English in Japan should read this, as should the ones who already are!
Great post. Thanks for writing this. It seems that, at least in the blogosphere, the people who share your values and point of view are in the minority.
From an incoming English teacher like myself (March), I'm always so hungry to find articles like this. Thanks again.
Thanks for the feedback. Some co-workers had asked me not to post it because it seemed too negative. Instead, they wanted to see something very positive and upbeat ... but I don't play that way.
Hopefully this will offer a few tips to anyone that is thinking about being an English Language Facilitator in a non-English-speaking nation
If problems aren't identified and discussed, solutions will never be found. If you weren't offering alternatives/solutions then it would be a negative post but you are - it's called constructive criticism and it is essential for life. Pretending problems don't exist because someone might be precious about hearing the truth only leads to poor quality breeding more poor quality in any walk of life. In my experience as an editor, I find it's always those who react angrily or with most resistance to a critique that need to do the most work
All the things written in this article are very good advice. It really is the basics that everyone coming to Japan to teach should know.