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Serious_Fun



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PostPosted: Sat May 19, 2007 3:08 am    Post subject: Government passes education bill Reply with quote

Confused Do any of you work in public schools? Will these changes make your life harder, specifically re: licenses?

http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20070519a1.html
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The House of Representatives on Friday passed three education bills that will give the central government more control over teachers and schools, something experts say will cause the education system to deteriorate.
The bills, backed by the Liberal Democratic Party and junior coalition partner New Komeito, are to make changes to three laws � the School Education Law, the local education administration law and the teacher licensing law.
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kendoman1



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PostPosted: Sat May 19, 2007 10:48 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

No, because we cant be issused regular teaching licenses for public school work in Japan.

So, this law will not effect us.
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Khyron



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PostPosted: Sat May 19, 2007 11:14 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

kendoman1 wrote:
No, because we cant be issused regular teaching licenses for public school work in Japan.
Yes you can.
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kendoman1



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PostPosted: Sat May 19, 2007 11:20 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

You have to be a Japanese citizen to be licensed to work in a public school.

Sure some people have been issused so-called temp licenses, but cant be hired as a fully certified teacher for a public school.
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JimDunlop2



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PostPosted: Sun May 20, 2007 2:04 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

kendoman1 wrote:
You have to be a Japanese citizen to be licensed to work in a public school.


Can you reference that statement, please?
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Sage



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PostPosted: Sun May 20, 2007 2:23 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

And they say the American school system has problems... O_o

It's pretty incredible to watch history repeat itself. Forming a standing army, moral education in schools... If, in the future, the oil stops flowing and the US doesn't want to share, well, then...

Scary stuff all around.
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Khyron



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PostPosted: Mon May 21, 2007 1:58 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

kendoman1 wrote:
Sure some people have been issused so-called temp licenses, but cant be hired as a fully certified teacher for a public school.
Ah, okay.
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japanman



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PostPosted: Mon May 21, 2007 3:18 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

It could easily mean that central government could restrict money that goes intyo the ALT system. Making sure that each BoE can only use x amount of funds on the system. If this level is set at a low rate then ofcourse it could be important.
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canuck



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PostPosted: Wed May 23, 2007 1:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

kendoman1 wrote:
You have to be a Japanese citizen to be licensed to work in a public school.


This isn't true. If you take the teacher training, at a Japanese university, you can get a license. There are a few foreigners who went to Japanese universities and have done this.
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