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senor boogie woogie
Joined: 25 Feb 2003
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 Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2003 2:30 pm Post subject: Too old for Japan? |
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Hola!
I am a 36 year old American interested possibly in going to Japan to teach. I am concerned that my age would be a factor in my going there. I hear that they want people right out of college.
I have two years experience teaching in China. What are the oldest teachers that you have seen teaching there?
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shmooj
Joined: 11 Sep 2003
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Location: Seoul, ROK
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We've had people at our eikaiwa at the following ages:
42, 43, 50, 54 and 34. I am 32 and the youngest teacher on the staff.
I don't think your age will be a factor at eikaiwa (conversation schools) however, if you are thinking of college or in particular university then, yes, your age may make things tricky. |
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Shonai Ben
Joined: 15 Feb 2003
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Shouldn't be a problem.I came here at the age of 43.Still going strong 5 years later.There are many teachers here older than me but most are in there 20's or 30's.
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kimo
Joined: 16 Feb 2003
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| My friend, Bill, retired last year. He was 82 and had been there just short of 20 years I think. The McLanguage Mills and unis (because of tenure I think) are often age conscious. Other serious places will give you a shot. Just have to persevere. |
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Mosley
Joined: 17 Jan 2003
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| You're not too old! Some places discriminate, but then, would you want to work for them anyway? Hell, why not give the excellent JET Programme a shot? You still have 3 yrs. of eligibility! |
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Glenski
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
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Location: Hokkaido, JAPAN
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| Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2003 1:18 am Post subject: |
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| I hear that they want people right out of college. |
Exactly where did you hear this? It's true in many cases, but far from all.
JET Programme raised its maximum age this year to 41 (and they sometimes hire older people).
I came here at 41 and worked with a teacher 44. Five years later, we are both still here (although at different companies/schools).
Universities don't always want people under 35. In fact, some ads specify older (up to 55 sometimes).
High schools and such need people with experience, so that rules out a fresh college grad.
senor,
Your concern should not be your age. What are your qualifications?
(BTW, This should be posted on the Japan forum, if it isn't already there.) |
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Wolf
Joined: 10 May 2003
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Location: Middle Earth
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| Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2003 1:17 pm Post subject: |
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| Glenski wrote: |
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| I hear that they want people right out of college. |
Exactly where did you hear this? It's true in many cases, but far from all.
JET Programme raised its maximum age this year to 41 (and they sometimes hire older people).
I came here at 41 and worked with a teacher 44. Five years later, we are both still here (although at different companies/schools).
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The "fresh faced grads only" is something that you might encounter at large chain schools. As these schools tend to be rather big employers (NOVA boasted of having 5000 teachers three years ago), they tend to be posted about a lot here.
However, I did know older teachers at NOVA, so even there it's not an absolute.
Thinking of jumping to Japan, Senoir? Not the only one.  |
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Gordon
Joined: 28 Jan 2003
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Location: Japan
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Hey Senor
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| I am a 36 year old |
You got plenty of years left in that old body of yours.
Come over to the dark side, we don't bite, not often anyways. For Capergirl we'd make an exception.  |
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