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fluffyhamster
Joined: 13 Mar 2005
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Location: UK > China > Japan > UK again
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| G Cthulhu wrote: |
| JET ALTs working for local municipal BOEs usually deal with multiple schools and work at the primary & JHS level, but ALTs employed by/at the prefectural BOE usually teach at SHS level and only at one school. |
When I was a JET I had about a dozen SHSs on my schedule (three were regular/weekly).  |
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Lyrajean
Joined: 19 Jul 2006
Posts: 109
Location: going to Okinawa
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| Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2008 5:25 am Post subject: |
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| G Cthulhu wrote: |
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| Vega62a wrote: |
So you're saying that JETs also frequently deal with multiple schools? |
I'll say it: JETs also frequently deal with multiple schools.
If you graduate in December and actually get on with JET, then you'd have to wait until August to ship out with the JET programme. |
Not quite right. 
JET ALTs working for local municipal BOEs usually deal with multiple schools and work at the primary & JHS level, but ALTs employed by/at the prefectural BOE usually teach at SHS level and only at one school.
Lots of variation on that, but if you want a generalisation, that's the one you want. |
The norm in my prefecture is that Municipal JETs (education centers, elementary schools and Junior High schools) teach at a lot of schools. Prefectural JETs (high school) usually have one or 2 schools. My situation is a bit unusual having 3 and my 3 are very differnt (a non-academic base school, a tech H.S. a mid-high level academic school.
But this is something which may vary depending on where you go. The catch all description for JET is 'every situation is different'.
I think having more than one school is great, but I wouldn't want to have 12 and never get to know the teachers or students at each school really well, which is the situation many muni JETs find themselves in. The staff always winds up treating you like a guest, and you never become part of anything.
I recommend JET as an easy way to go for a first timer in Japan. That said, you can request to teach at high school and you can request a location, but that does not by any means mean that is what you'll get. |
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G Cthulhu
Joined: 07 Feb 2003
Posts: 1373
Location: Way, way off course.
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| Posted: Tue Dec 16, 2008 12:57 am Post subject: |
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| fluffyhamster wrote: |
When I was a JET I had about a dozen SHSs on my schedule (three were regular/weekly). |
I did say *generalisation* for a reason. |
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JL
Joined: 26 Oct 2008
Posts: 241
Location: Las Vegas, NV USA
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Earlier in this thread, is was mentioned that some employers at language schools ("Eikaiwas" in the current parlance) disapprove of social contact between students and teachers, outside of the classroom. I'd like to explore this a little further, and get the impression of others, as well.
It's been close to twenty years since I worked for a language school in Japan (though I've done other related, and unrelated, work there, far more recently). Back when I taught, social contact with students was actually encouraged. Of course, romantic liaisons weren't encouraged --nevertheless, they happened right and left. But most other socializing was. From the school's standpoint, it kept students (read "customers") happy. For the particular company I worked for the most, going out boozing with students after class was readily acceptable. One colleague (who was married) often had some of his favorite students over to his home. Sometimes these things were initiated by students, sometimes by teachers.
What I'm driving at is, though after five or so years of this I grew tired of it all and its drawbacks, all these years later I am now actually looking forward to just these type of interactions once again. But has this become mostly taboo? Again, I'm specifically asking about what is prevalent at language schools, in the Tokyo metro area.
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markle
Joined: 17 Jan 2003
Posts: 1316
Location: Out of Japan
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| Posted: Tue Dec 16, 2008 11:54 am Post subject: |
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I think there are a couple of things going on here (regarding non-socialization policies)
1. Control. Most Eikawa like to have a fair bit of control over their teachers 24/7 whatever the reason.
2. Prevention. Non-socialization policies are tied to 'no privates' policies. If students and teachers aren't mixing then they aren't cutting out the middleman (the school).
3. Problems. Nefarious, msyterious 'problems' that arise when a teacher socialises with students, along the lines that some students miss out on the extra attention and kick up a fuss.
My previous school had a pretty strict non-socialisation policy: even the Japanese staff couldn't get together after hours.
My current school frowns on it, but my wife has gotten to know some of the students after hours so there is little that they can do about it. |
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JL
Joined: 26 Oct 2008
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Location: Las Vegas, NV USA
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Thank you, Markle.
Appreciate the time for your input. |
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