Would you be an English teacher in Japan?

English schools in Japan

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No, but you definitely shouldn't become one.

hey, Op,

it's LOTS
not LOT'S

Based on that information, alone, you are not qualified to teach English.

You will be forced to do private tutoring every night

i would in a second

If I went to university then serve military for five to ten years. I would love to teach English in Japan. If I could speak japanese influently.

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They are not respected by anyone

Especially not their students

A lot of the normal Asian adults think that TEFL people are losers.

Yes. Love it there.

Ben sensei is that you?

There was a story going around Tokyo a few years ago about a teacher at a school in Japan who could not pronounce the name of the river in London.

He wasn't just any old teacher, but he was the head teacher.

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If this doesn't show how poor the standards are with these losers, then nothing can.

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Almost did that.

Money was better in Korea, thirteen years ago.

That's mostly because new English teachers are college aged Brits and behave horrendously when they go abroad. Drinking all night, showing up horribly hungover and disheveled, etc.
They go to another country where they are treated as "experts" because they can speak English. For many, it's their first job, and instant expert. Along with this comes enourmous ego problems.
They are not respected at all where I live.

Only if you get sent from here to there by a company and if you can speak Japanese. Don’t listen to the replies, it’s a great gig and a fun place to live. I was there for 10 years. Many foreigners teach English on the side it’s an easy gig but they work other jobs. But there are companies that hire foreigners and they pay you a salary and include housing. I used to make back in the 90s 50$ an hour per student as a side job. Usually only once a week for each class, like on Saturdays. Was easy money.

Thats a few years old? The story was that a Florida Man teacher at a small school couldn't pronounce it. EI is not a "large school" at all. It was not an old story, but it's very close to the way the teachers work there. Most are dumber than a sack of mallets.

"There" as in all of Japan? You're in Japan?

Are you an ESL teacher? Shouldn't you spell it "they're" or "their"?

If I was a money hungry talentless hack, yes. Fortunately I am none of those things.

Japan is no the 90s now

90s totally different

Yes here Japan

Not an ESL teacher

No.

English teachers are generally at the bottom of the totem pole in terms of expats. They dont get paid much, generally have a bad rep, and work long and often odd hours (classes on Saturday, Sunday and at night are quite common).

Japan is expensive, so you'll be living in a dogbox, with likely limited discretionary income to travel and lead a good life.

The only way I would say do it, is if you just wanted experience and use it to look for a better job.

In a heartbeat, don't listen to the naysayers. The Japanese people are a good and honorable people (and clean, you can eat the food and drink the water) Added plus, they have a pension plan and you can reclaim that money

I've never met anyone who enjoyed teaching English.
Its soul destroying.

Sure they are
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This would make him better than 80% of ALTs and about 90% of TOEICFLS

I only destroyed souls on my own time.

The problem isn't the drunks, layabouts and unaware of self recent graduates. That happens almost everywhere. The problem is that the teachers are for the most part plain dumb. They are exploited, and used and don't realize that they can be replaced by practically anyone with a pulse. The ALTs, TOEICs, TEFLs, TOEFLs, "Business English" ones are the worst because they actually believe they have some kind of skill. It takes special kind of dumb.

They ARE dancing monkeys.