| If you do a search on all the major
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| | afternoon or evening, which is great if
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| eikaiwa - chain English cram-school
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| | you're a night person.
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| companies, you'll find their websites,
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| | Eight lessons a day is ridiculous, but
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| and then you'll find endless websites and
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| | you get used to it. It's amazing how
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| forums totally SLAMMING them. It seems
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| | quickly you get used to it. If I had to
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| like every English teacher in Japan hates
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| | go and do eight lessons tomorrow, I
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| those guys. But should you pay attention?
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| | probably couldn't do it, but when I was
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| Actually, take everything you read with a
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| | working for that cram-school I never even
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| grain of salt. That goes for the
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| | felt it.
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| websites, but also the haters too. I
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| | It's tough, but on the positive side, you
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| worked for an eikaiwa a long time ago,
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| | get tons of teaching experience. Not only
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| and I have some friends who work for
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| | do you learn about students, you also
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| them. I want to give you a little run
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| | learn what kinds of activities and
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| down, considering the pros and cons,
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| | lessons work and don't work. I use that
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| which I hope will help you make an
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| | knowledge all the time to this day.
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| informed decision.
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| | Now that I teach on my own and prepare
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| I worked for one of the more famous one -
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| | all my own lessons and do all my own
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| which I won't name here. (But it shares
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| | scheduling, I kind of appreciate that the
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| the same name as a famous model of Chevy
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| | school I worked for did all that for me.
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| car from the 70's). I can't totally hate
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| | At those big companies, you just walk in,
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| them, because they hired me and set me up
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| | do your lessons, and walk out. You never
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| in Japan. I also got paid pretty well,
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| | have to take anything home with you, or
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| and got lots of experience teaching in a
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| | worry about what you're going to teach
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| short period of time, much more
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| | the next day.
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| experience than if I'd gotten an
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| | On the down side, these schools often use
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| education degree back in the States. So,
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| | lousy teaching materials and have little
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| if you look at it from a totally
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| | concern for students' progress. In spite
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| utilitarian standpoint, those big
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| | of that, if you are a good teacher, you
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| eikaiwas will get you here and get you
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| | can make the lessons valuable for the
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| set up. When people back home say they
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| | students. You can still care about
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| want to teach in Japan, I always say it's
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| | students, even if the company doesn't.
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| a good way to get over here.
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| | At the end of the day, these companies
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| Basically, at an eikaiwa, you will teach
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| | are interested in MAKING MONEY, and
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| 6-8 lessons a day (depending on the
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| | little else. If you really want to be a
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| company). You will have tiny 10-15 minute
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| | teacher, this can be depressing. The
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| breaks between lessons, but you have to
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| | lessons, the teachers, the students, the
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| use that time to write evaluations and
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| | staff, are all interchangeable. This is
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| get the next lessons ready. I don't know
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| | why it's called "fast food English." For
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| about other schools, but mine had it
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| | me, eventually this became a really
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| streamlined so that you didn't really
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| | negative environment and that's one of
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| have to do much evaluation or
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| | the reasons why I finally left.
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| preparation. The hours are usually
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