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flyer
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| Well, he (she?) insists he's not trolling. If so, I still want to know how someone with no teaching experience is overqualified to teach school kids. In my opinion that is the harder job than eikaiwa, which is why I've never wanted to do it. |
I totally disagree, school kids is easier then eikaiwa in my opinion
... and I have experience at both (many years too)
but it really depends on the students in question, both can be easy and both can be hard, but the lessons are much easier with kids as you play simple games, some adults are too cool for games and are harder to please |
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Apsara
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| Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 5:13 am Post subject: |
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| That very much depends on the person. Standing up in front of large groups of teenagers, many of whom do not want to be there, is a nightmare scenario for me. Kudos to you if you enjoy it, but for me that is by far the more difficult option. You would have to pay me a lot more than any ALT gets to do that job. |
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gaijinalways
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| Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 6:56 am Post subject: |
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| Standing up in front of large groups of teenagers, many of whom do not want to be there, is a nightmare scenario for me. Kudos to you if you enjoy it, but for me that is by far the more difficult option. You would have to pay me a lot more than any ALT gets to do that job. |
I agree with Aspara, I taught first year of junior high for a short while (6 months, but it seemed like an eternity), but my blood pressure was up through the roof. |
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Hoser
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| Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 11:16 am Post subject: |
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What do you mean by "not even Glenski"? I work for a living![/quote]
Oh really? I thought you had a university job? LOL. Just teasin ya. |
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Miyazaki
Joined: 12 Jul 2005
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| Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 12:35 pm Post subject: |
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Teaching in a university is not all it's cracked up to be.
I've been a full professor for a year or so now and It's a lot of work.
Be careful what you wish for. |
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markle
Joined: 17 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 12:55 pm Post subject: |
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| speaking of trolls....... |
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Hoser
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| Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2008 11:14 pm Post subject: |
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| Oh right I remember-how is your professorship going? lol |
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Glenski
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| Posted: Sat Nov 22, 2008 9:53 am Post subject: |
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| Miyazaki wrote: |
Teaching in a university is not all it's cracked up to be.
I've been a full professor for a year or so now and It's a lot of work.
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Puh-lease! We've been over this before, and I seem to recall that a thread or parts thereof were even deleted by the Mods because of the unrest it sparked.
You are not a professor. You work for Westgate, a dispatcher.
You know it. |
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Nabby Adams
Joined: 08 Feb 2008
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| Posted: Sat Nov 22, 2008 10:41 am Post subject: |
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If you teach accredited courses then you're a professor. Simple as that.
Then again maybe that's a lecturer.  |
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Hoser
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| Posted: Sat Nov 22, 2008 11:14 am Post subject: |
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| How about a professor who teaches 8 classes a day including a NOVA style voice class and only receives a 4 or 8 month contract and gets eikaiwa level vacation time. Can we agree on that? |
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gaijinalways
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| Posted: Sat Nov 22, 2008 2:43 pm Post subject: |
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| Yes, I seem to remember that thread now. No wonder my students call me professor (still need a PhD, but that shouldn't stop some people from adopting a title). Even my sister, who has a PhD, is only an assistant professor. |
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ripslyme
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| Posted: Sat Nov 22, 2008 3:08 pm Post subject: |
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| When I taught accredited classes at the local community college, my students (mostly the Latin American ones) referred to me as "professor" too. Heck, my job title was even "adjunct professor" but I knew better than to refer to myself as a "professor" to my colleagues in academia (especially those who were actual professors). Even to folks who I knew wouldn't know any better, if I referred to myself as such I would still be a mere poser. |
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Smooth Operator
Joined: 29 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2008 9:40 am Post subject: |
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| Miyazaki wrote: |
Teaching in a university is not all it's cracked up to be.
I've been a full professor for a year or so now and It's a lot of work.
Be careful what you wish for. |
This thread is turning into a classic. |
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Nabby Adams
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| Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2008 1:16 pm Post subject: |
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| Are there really people on this board who aren't aware that Miyazaki has his tongue firmly in his cheek? Hard to believe. |
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Glenski
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| Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2008 1:39 pm Post subject: |
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Nabby,
Yes. Or didn't you think newbies join this forum?
Head them off. |
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