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Teaching English Abroad (pg. 4)
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| gehzumteufel |
| quote: | Originally posted by RJT
Yup - travel is priority number one as far as free time. I'd really like to teach in a bit more rural area than Tokyo or Osaka, because making it into either city seems relatively easy, but the one downside to AEON is they don't really honor location requests. They place you based on your interview if they have a position they think you'd fill particularly well.
Which I guess can be a good thing or a bad thing depending on how it all shakes out. |
Well I dunno how the schedule is for AEON, but my buddy usually may work 6-7 days a week a lot of times. Not always, but it isn't out of the question. He had said before, that this makes it a little harder to go into the city, but I guess it really just depends on how far you are. |
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| RJT |
| quote: | Originally posted by gehzumteufel
Well I dunno how the schedule is for AEON, but my buddy usually may work 6-7 days a week a lot of times. Not always, but it isn't out of the question. He had said before, that this makes it a little harder to go into the city, but I guess it really just depends on how far you are. |
5 days a week, either noon to 8 PM or 2 to 10 PM, and never more than 40 hours per week.
Very strict regulations as to how much you can work, and very strict about having two days a week off.
;)
Edit: Plus 3000 yen per hour overtime pay for every hour over 25 in a week. |
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| gehzumteufel |
| quote: | Originally posted by RJT
5 days a week, either noon to 8 PM or 2 to 10 PM, and never more than 40 hours per week.
Very strict regulations as to how much you can work, and very strict about having two days a week off.
;)
Edit: Plus 3000 yen per hour overtime pay for every hour over 25 in a week. |
Damn nice!!!!!!!! That means almost HALF your week is overtime!!!! NICE!!!!!!! |
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| RJT |
| quote: | Originally posted by gehzumteufel
Damn nice!!!!!!!! That means almost HALF your week is overtime!!!! NICE!!!!!!! |
Yeah - I should say, however, that I did read a LOT of experiences with both JETT and one other program (I forget which right now) where people were definitely working 6 days a week, had shared living, and were in general just really, really unhappy with their experience.
AEON really just seemed like the only one that had all the more important things for me (definite schedule, single housing, etc.) |
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| nchs09 |
| quote: | Originally posted by RJT
So I'm hoping Jay will have some input on this, but also that there are maybe more TA's than I think who have done this before. I've got an interview with a company (AEON) to teach in Japan for a year starting this fall, and I'm pretty excited about the possibility - but I guess I'm just looking to get to know the kinds of things that I might be forgetting about that could become major issues.
As for the details, I really don't know specifically where I'd be outside of knowing it would be in Japan. I've wanted to visit Japan for ages, and genuinely think I wouldn't have a problem transplanting myself for a year to somewhere unfamiliar. It's just definitely time to take advantage of my degree and this seems like a prime opportunity - I'd be making as much (if not a bit more) than I would as a first year teacher in the states, better benefits, subsidized rent, and I think it's just the kind of experience I want to have on my resume when I pursue teaching/graduate school further.
So have any of you (beyond Jay) done this? Known someone who did? What did you/they think?
:conf:
I've really heard nothing but wonderful things from the handful of people I know personally who've done programs in Japan and South Korea (most have stayed beyond - some well beyond - their first year), but I feel like with hearing all these positive stories I've got to be missing out on something.
Any help/info/insights would be much appreciated - just trying to go into the interview prepared. :)
Also (somewhat related), I've really been trying hard to learn more about the subtleties of Japanese culture (so as to at least avoid some inevitable social faux pas), as well as learn a bit of Japanese (though this is of course proving quite difficult) - anyone have anything "big" they think I should know provided I were both offered and accepted the job? |
link to aeons website? |
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| gehzumteufel |
| quote: | Originally posted by RJT
Yeah - I should say, however, that I did read a LOT of experiences with both JETT and one other program (I forget which right now) where people were definitely working 6 days a week, had shared living, and were in general just really, really unhappy with their experience.
AEON really just seemed like the only one that had all the more important things for me (definite schedule, single housing, etc.) |
JETT was one of the ones my buddy looked at, and Nova was the one that he was with and went bankrupt. I dunno if he looked at AEON or not.
And the fact that they have the max work hours at 40 and 2 days off, is good. |
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| nchs09 |
It all sounds pretty cool.
Do you need a BS on anything or English in specific? |
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| RJT |
| quote: | Originally posted by gehzumteufel
JETT was one of the ones my buddy looked at, and Nova was the one that he was with and went bankrupt. I dunno if he looked at AEON or not.
And the fact that they have the max work hours at 40 and 2 days off, is good. |
NOVA was the other one! Total sketchballs, apparently.
| quote: | Originally posted by nchs09
It all sounds pretty cool.
Do you need a BS on anything or English in specific? |
Any Bachelors will do. :) |
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| gehzumteufel |
| quote: | Originally posted by RJT
NOVA was the other one! Total sketchballs, apparently.
Any Bachelors will do. :) |
They have already gone bankrupt and apparently reformed some other . For sure a total bag company. I really wonder if my buddy is with AEON though. I will ask. |
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| RJT |
If anyone wants to read a pretty scathing review of AEON (i.e., this fellow was not thrilled about his experience), check this out: http://www.keepingpaceinjapan.com/2...eon-part-i.html
A lot of the information is outdated, but I just finished reading through it and while I'm glad I heard the bulk of this fellows concerns, I still think they're pretty minor in the grand scheme of things. He certainly uses some flamboyant language to try and drive home his point, but it just sounds like he's a bit stubborn to me. |
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| pkcRAISTLIN |
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AEON encourages teachers to develop friendships with students in a group situation. However, AEON discourages all teachers from having inappropriate, intimate relationships with AEON students, and in particular, teachers should not, under any circumstances, socialize with students under the age of 20 on a one-to-one basis. |
well, there go my plans! :toothless |
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