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JET applicants, anyone?
AceHigh:
Screw Japan public schools, EFDA JET seems like an awesome place to work.
fohfoh:
My friend is working near Okinawa through a similar program. Not JET. Some shittier counterpart which was recently bankrupted and reopened under new management.
PithyGriff:
The situation you're thrown into can vary a lot. Whether you're in a high school, junior high, or elementary school, and whether you're in a city, suburb, or inaka/village area. And you can get placed almost anywhere, from Hokkaido, to a tiny island, to Osaka/Kobe/Kyoto.
There are some areas you absolutely cannot be placed, like most places in the Greater Tokyo Area. So no Tokyo or Yokohama. These places are filled with enough gaijin and private companies to fulfill their needs for English speakers. Also, no JETs in Nagoya, since another company- Interac- services most of Nagoya.
I've read and heard a lot of nightmare stories. Bad kids or bad faculty. Some experiences are inevitable, because you're a foreigner. But, especially from my ALT friends, I think it comes down to your attitude. You have to find a way to make it work. Some situation just blow, but you gotta roll with that. I mean, you're getting paid a decent amount of money (plus insurance, and often with subsidized housing) to do some very interesting work that- all things considered- isn't very difficult.
--- Quote from: metro. on September 24, 2011, 06:54:09 AM ---If I had language skills I would totally be down for an exchange.
But I don't, and I'm not a qualified teacher of anything, so SOL there.
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Nah man, no teaching experience required. Also, no language ability required either (though it does help you). There are plenty of stories of JETs with zero relevant experience getting accepted.
Oddly enough, they don't want certified teachers, since they'd probably feel marginalized in the setting.
--- Quote from: angrmgmt on September 24, 2011, 03:11:29 PM ---Lulz, when I saw the thread title I thought you meant JET. Now THERE is something I could go for. ;D
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Hmmmmmmmmmmm, yes please?
rostheferret:
--- Quote from: Ixarku on September 24, 2011, 01:02:34 PM ---
--- Quote from: rostheferret on September 24, 2011, 08:44:56 AM ---I would love to do this one time. I might consider it after my teaching course; that'll look hella good trying to get a job over here. "Hi, I'm a male physics teacher who just got back from Japan" :P
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You're studying to become a physics teacher? Rock on! I had vague ambitions to be a physicist, but lacked the discipline and focus to see it through. I still have an amateur interest in physics, but I've long since forgotten most of the math.
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I'll be applying soon, but I've kept up with my physics, hold a degree in a related discipline, and were apparently so short of male/physics teachers that I'll in all likelihood be welcomed with open arms. I get the course I'm shooting for? I'll be PAID £15K to train ^_^
eclectic:
a good friend of mine is an ALT in Shizuoka. i was out there visiting her this summer. JET seems like a pretty sweet deal, though Jp schools are no joke. I would be sorely tempted to try it out if i weren't in grad school. it makes no career sense for me at this point.
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