thursday 1 Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 you go to the pub to wind down no? Link to post Share on other sites
brit-gob 9 Posted June 26, 2009 Share Posted June 26, 2009 I know what you mean. 15 minutes is a good going home time. I would just hate hate hate it to be in the hour and over region. 2 hours a day wasted. No thanks. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted June 26, 2009 Share Posted June 26, 2009 Originally Posted By: RobBright My two yen INTERACT with a better company Your damn right mate....gotta get out of the whole eigo teaching anyway its shite!! Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted June 26, 2009 Share Posted June 26, 2009 Originally Posted By: thursday you go to the pub to wind down no? and then meet lots of english teachers trying to get laid? yeah. fun. Link to post Share on other sites
@tokyo 14 Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 Try a different pub! Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 Have you been out in fujisawa much @tokyo? Link to post Share on other sites
gerard 6 Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 Originally Posted By: Tubby Beaver Your damn right mate....gotta get out of the whole eigo teaching anyway its shite!! Yeah, well, people knock teaching English but the thing is, teaching English is quick and easy way to make a few bucks. I know entrepreneurs who have opened up places, worked their asses off for years, made shit money, then closed down to teach English again. I know only one or two people who have actually been successful outside of teaching. But don't listen to me, I live on Shikoku. Actually, this time I'm not saying that facetiously. In the countryside there's less opportunity outside of teaching English. But you can also get better gigs teaching in the countryside. Plus the cost of living is way lower. I say, get the hell out of Tokyo. Better still, get out of 'eikaiwa' and ALT stuff. But that may take a lot of planning and effort. OK. How's this idea for people who are hustling teaching English in the cities? Get on the JET program and request somewhere deep in the countryside where there aren't too many distractions and you can have a good lifestyle. Then start doing a Masters in Applied linguistics with some place like Macquarie or Reading. You should have loads of free time on the JET program and enough money to complete your masters degree in three years and still party a fair bit too. Then get a job at a University. Be willing to move for a full time position. Then, Bob's your uncle, Fanny's your aunt. There you go. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 Ger the fact is I DON'T want to be teaching English. I don't know what I want to do, but the English teaching thing is really done for me, BUT as you say it is the easiest way to make money. Working n Elementary schools has actually re-invigorated it for me as the kids are great and the classes are fun but in the long run I don't wanna be doing this. My mate has done just what you said, distance learnig for a Masters in Applied Linguistics, got himself a great job teaching PHd Genetics students how to present their papers and give seminars n English. He is earning a fortune now and negotiated all of August off (unpaid but with his salary effectively doubled, he can handle no pay in August). Don't really know if that for me though. And Rob.... .....I will not hear a bad word against the Fuj!!! I love this town!! Link to post Share on other sites
bobby12 0 Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 Its not easy to do a masters by distance learning, i tried that on JET but didnt finish it. But for sure, on JET you have massive free time and if you do not spend that time learning japanese or improving your skills then you are looking to fall into the eikaiwa trap. Link to post Share on other sites
gerard 6 Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 Originally Posted By: Tubby Beaver Ger the fact is I DON'T want to be teaching English. Yeah, fair enough. Of course, the other question is - How long are you going to stay in Japan? Link to post Share on other sites
gerard 6 Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 Damn, all this sounds depressing. Shitty way to start the weekend Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 haha I know. Well this is my 2nd stint here so I knew what I was getting into. I don't have any timeframe of going home, that all depends on what i wanna do....vicious circle!! I USED to have loads of free time at work, max was 3 classes a day and it was a shock when I had to teach 4. This year I often have 6 classes and no free time and while the day goes quicker I hanker back for those "sit on my ass days" hehehe Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 Originally Posted By: Tubby Beaver And Rob.... .....I will not hear a bad word against the Fuj!!! I love this town!! easy there tiger - wasn't slagging off the fuj..... miss it too - the birds chirping away outside odakyu store, Canes bar, kaiten sushi, 8 mins from beach. just bad mouthing off some of the pubs Link to post Share on other sites
indosnm 0 Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 Originally Posted By: Tubby Beaver the fact is I DON'T want to be teaching English. Tubbs, that was me when I was there. I was running my own place and that gave me certain freedom , but at the end of the day you have to be into what you are doing, especially if you want to make a career out of it. Link to post Share on other sites
IIIII 2 Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 Definitely. I'm not into what I'm doing and soon I am OUT! Link to post Share on other sites
AET 0 Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 6 a day is a lot. Are they decent classes or do you have some of the head-butting-wall type? Gambatte! Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 mate a bit of both TBH. Sometimes they go great and others its like pulling teeth. The thing is they want me to plan and lead the lesson and want me to make all the props etc etc. I don't mind doing all that but when they give me 6 lessons, when am I meant to be planning and making? I'm only contracted for 6 hours a day so the classes take up all my contracted time......stay behind after school?? FThat...unpaid work is not my thing, my name ain't Oxfam!! Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 Originally Posted By: Tubby Beaver mate a bit of both TBH. Sometimes they go great and others its like pulling teeth. The thing is they want me to plan and lead the lesson and want me to make all the props etc etc. I don't mind doing all that but when they give me 6 lessons, when am I meant to be planning and making? I'm only contracted for 6 hours a day so the classes take up all my contracted time......stay behind after school?? FThat...unpaid work is not my thing, my name ain't Oxfam!! so you're teaching 30 lessons/week? yeah, why work a little bit of overtime right? It's only your students who are "suffering" by getting average lessons when they could be getting great lessons. Like you said, teaching isnt for everybody. Link to post Share on other sites
bobby12 0 Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 His point is that the employer should pay him for preparation time, which I think is totally reasonable unless they want to lose staff and students. Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 I agree, but thats what people get working for places like Interac...my point is I doubt he teaches 30 hours per week, hence he does have time to prepare...besides getting his post count up on here Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 I teach 26 classes a week, I eat with the kids so thats included as a working hour, so thats 5 lunchtimes, so thats over 30 hours. I don't get any breaks as I have to work thru them, quickly hashing things together for the next round robin of classes: Pay me my money for the work I do and I would gladly stay over. In fact the ALT actually isn't meant to plan or lead the class. This is meant to be the responsibility of the HRT but I recognise that they are busy with a million other things and I prefer to design and lead the class myself. I don't post on here while at work. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 well, you should. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 wish I could Thurs Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 26 classes a week. Wow. A friend of mine who is an AET does about 5 a week on average. I think his time is nearly over! Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 yeah that was me 2 yrs ago....I was lucky to teach 3 a day but this year they are working me ragged!! Link to post Share on other sites
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