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Hoser
Joined: 19 Mar 2005
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Location: Toronto, Canada
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 Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2008 8:19 am Post subject: I'm going to be Teacher! |
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Just got word today that I got accepted to teach 4 days a week at a school in Tokyo. Just had the interview yesterday and was VERY impressed with the people I talked to-seems like they really have their stuff together. It's going to be team teaching with another native speaker (class broken up into two smaller groups) which will help break me in a little as I don't have any highschool classroom experience.
All and all this whole Nova thing has worked out pretty well for me. I got a 4 month vacation, apparently the government is going to pay 80% of the three months salary we are owed (we didn't even work the last month because Nova was closed down) I'm getting about 500,000 yen from Hello Work and my new job kicks in just as the unemployment runs out.
Plus I've got about four or five privates who are former Nova students that I used to teach. So I think I managed to to alright compared to some of the more unfortunate situations out there.
Anyways, you can now refer to me as Teacher Hoser  |
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flyer
Joined: 16 May 2003
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Location: Sapporo Japan
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| Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2008 8:41 am Post subject: |
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always good to hear some good news
glad things have worked out for you |
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Brooks
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Location: Sagamihara
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| Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2008 9:07 am Post subject: |
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| I can't believe the government would pay 80% of your salary. |
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Hoser
Joined: 19 Mar 2005
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| Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2008 9:53 am Post subject: |
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| Well they haven't done it yet, so I won't believe anything until I see the money in my bank. |
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Miyazaki
Joined: 12 Jul 2005
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Location: My Father's Yacht
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| Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2008 6:31 pm Post subject: |
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That's wild.
The pink usagi goes tits up and you come out smelling like a rose (hope the cash makes it to your account).
Never would of thought a happy ending possible there for you suckers. |
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BobbyBan
Joined: 05 Feb 2008
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| Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2008 6:35 pm Post subject: Re: I'm going to be Teacher! |
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| Hoser wrote: |
| Anyways, you can now refer to me as Teacher Hoser |
Oh hello Mr High and Mighty Purveyor of Delusions of Grandeur His Majesty the Holy of Holies and Right Honourable King of Kings not to mention Lord of all that is Righteous and True and Sacred and Saviour of All Mankind Mr Hoser!
Good work lad, I knew all that reading up about Iran's Glorious Islamic Revolution would put you in good stead with the interviewers and they would realize that they had a bright young spark on their team if they played their cards right.
I salute you! |
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ripslyme
Joined: 29 Jan 2005
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Location: Japan
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| Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2008 7:13 pm Post subject: |
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| Miyazaki wrote: |
That's wild.
The pink usagi goes tits up and you come out smelling like a rose (hope the cash makes it to your account).
Never would of thought a happy ending possible there for you suckers. |
"Suckers"? It's not like Westgate is so much better than Nova. Why so negative??
Oh and Professor, it's "Never would have thought..." |
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Miyazaki
Joined: 12 Jul 2005
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| Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2008 9:59 pm Post subject: |
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| ripslyme wrote: |
"Suckers"? It's not like Westgate is so much better than Nova. Why so negative??
Oh and Professor, it's "Never would have thought..." |
You're a real sweetheart, aren't you.
Shouldn't you be in bed by now so that You can get up early to be at your eikaiwa job? |
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ripslyme
Joined: 29 Jan 2005
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Location: Japan
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| Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2008 11:39 pm Post subject: |
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| Miyazaki wrote: |
| ripslyme wrote: |
"Suckers"? It's not like Westgate is so much better than Nova. Why so negative??
Oh and Professor, it's "Never would have thought..." |
You're a real sweetheart, aren't you.
Shouldn't you be in bed by now so that You can get up early to be at your eikaiwa job? |
Feisty, aren't we? I did work at Nova a few years ago, but as soon as I completed my contract I was out of that joint. I'm currently teaching ESOL at a high school in the USA. When I return to Japan, I'll be working at an elementary school that provides a better salary and benefits than Westgate. You can have the title Professor, I'll take the rest. |
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Hoser
Joined: 19 Mar 2005
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| Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2008 3:44 pm Post subject: |
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| Well I got an official receipt-looking thingy in the mail today with 570,000 yen printed on it. There was some writing on the back which probably says "This is what you would be getting if Nova had any money left to pay you mwhahahaha." Anyways I'll check my bank account on Monday and say "Show me the money!" |
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ripslyme
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| Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2008 6:36 pm Post subject: |
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| Hoser wrote: |
| Well I got an official receipt-looking thingy in the mail today with 570,000 yen printed on it. There was some writing on the back which probably says "This is what you would be getting if Nova had any money left to pay you mwhahahaha." Anyways I'll check my bank account on Monday and say "Show me the money!" |
Sounds great, time to buy some toys!  |
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G Cthulhu
Joined: 07 Feb 2003
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| Brooks wrote: |
| I can't believe the government would pay 80% of your salary. |
Why not? It's what the unemployment insurance scheme is for. |
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Hoser
Joined: 19 Mar 2005
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| Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2008 1:43 pm Post subject: |
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| It is? Well I must be double dipping because I've been getting unemployment cheques AND now they're giving me a settlement for the Nova fiasco (I hope). |
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ripslyme
Joined: 29 Jan 2005
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Location: Japan
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| Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 3:28 pm Post subject: Me too! |
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I'm going to be Teacher!
My Certificate of Eligibility is en route from Japan to mi casa here in the USA. All I need to do is get the visa stamp in my passport and book a flight. The first week of April is when I'll be back in Japan. Teacher's pre-planning starts on April 4th.
I'll be working at a private elementary school (again) in the suburbs of Tokyo. This time around it looks like they're going to give me my own classroom (not the Language Lab) as well as the standard desk in the teachers' office. I won't be a homeroom teacher, but a regular semi-elective teacher (e.g. music, art, calligraphy). I say "semi-elective" because English is counted as an academic grade in their escalator system, but is an elective should the student transfer. The school has printed up business cards for me that say "sensei" on them. (Ok, so they are part of the batch that they made the last time I was there, but still.) There is an indoor (heated) pool, but I don't know what the policy is for teacher use. I have the brown sports jacket (no elbow patches), however the teachers there are more prone to wearing track suits. The school issues teachers an official one (it's pretty sharp actually - I still have it... I wonder if I can get them to give me another ), but others can be worn as well.
Looking forward to a great 2008! 
Ripslyme-sensei |
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ghostrider
Joined: 30 May 2006
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| Miyazaki wrote: |
| Shouldn't you be in bed by now so that You can get up early to be at your eikaiwa job? |
Think you have it backwards. Eikaiwa teachers usually work from 1-9pm, while ALTs and most university teachers work during regular daytime hours (8-4, 9-5). |
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