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Teaching English Abroad (pg. 6)
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| verndogs |
| quote: | Originally posted by elFreak
if rob cared about his loans he would be in south korea.:p |
lol so true
A good friend of mine is currently teaching outside of Seoul. He's managed to pay off his CC debt much faster than he expected and still gets to enjoy South Korea. |
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| CranberryJuice |
hey rob
i have a close friend of mine who is currently studying through an exchange program at the university of kyoto
he is flying back tomorrow to france for 2 weeks before to go on school til july or august cant remenber.
from what i know he didnt really manage to fit in the culture shock so he mostly spends his time with the others foreigners on the campus.
He told me so far japan wasnt as expensive as he thought and food is cheap for example.
I do plan to see him tuesday or something like that he is going to tell me about his whole experience i will write about it when i have the info.
working is probably different but the people are totally different culture as well but it must be a great experience
i will keep u updated and i hope my friend review wont be totally negative lol |
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| RJT |
| Awesome - thanks Marie! Definitely look forward to hearing more about it. |
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| turnerw |
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A lot of the information is outdated, but I just finished reading through it and while I'm glad I heard the bulk of this fellows concerns, I still think they're pretty minor in the grand scheme of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.
I guess you didn't read it that well - it was neither scathing nor a negative review, just an impartial take on what it was like "teaching" at AEON for a year. I never used flamboyant language, but I admit I am stubborn. If you'd have bothered to read it through to the end, you'd have seen I concluded AEON was one of the better English teaching companies in Japan, and foreigners should consider it when searching for jobs. Best of luck. |
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| CranberryJuice |
quite hard to re read me back
no commas nothing
blahhhhh
i hate american computer laptop:o |
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| elFreak |
| quote: | Originally posted by CranberryJuice
i hate american computer laptop:o |
if i ever do a live act im using this name. |
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| RJT |
| quote: | Originally posted by turnerw
I guess you didn't read it that well - it was neither scathing nor a negative review, just an impartial take on what it was like "teaching" at AEON for a year. I never used flamboyant language, but I admit I am stubborn. If you'd have bothered to read it through to the end, you'd have seen I concluded AEON was one of the better English teaching companies in Japan, and foreigners should consider it when searching for jobs. Best of luck. |
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Really, you registered just for this?
I read it just fine, and my assertion that your concerns were pretty minor (at least as far as I'm concerned) and that a lot of the problems you seemed to have stemmed from your own personality, actions, and the fact that you didn't understand the that these are private schools which function more as businesses than schools, were hardly unwarranted.
You had some pretty rough things to say, and certainly spent more time being critical than not - which, to be honest, is exactly what I wanted to read (I don't need to hear any glowing reviews - I need to know the real problems I would face).
Now my only question is how on earth you managed to make your way here. :haha: |
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| elFreak |
| quote: | Originally posted by verndogs
lol so true
A good friend of mine is currently teaching outside of Seoul. He's managed to pay off his CC debt much faster than he expected and still gets to enjoy South Korea. |
i don't really know why, but you simply make alot more here than anything i've ever seen in japan. We just hired a teacher for 20 hours a week and he makes about 2.7 million won (before taxes). do another 12 hours of privates and you are raking in 4.5 million easy without breaking a sweat. |
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| XaNaX |
| quote: | Originally posted by RJT
Now my only question is how on earth you managed to make your way here. :haha: |
lol the same way all the other alts do I would guess :D |
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| RJT |
| quote: | Originally posted by XaNaX
lol the same way all the other alts do I would guess :D |
Nah, I don't think so. In truth, I really do appreciate this fellow's blog posting because it's one of the only resources I've found that addresses many of the genuine concerns I've had about moving to Japan.
I also just happen to think that it's hardly unbiased, and that many of the larger problems he seemed to have with the program, while legitimate, could be avoided. He describes himself as stubborn, and it just seemed as though he butt-heads with corporate life - unfortunately that's something that is probably very similar across borders.
I just think it's hilarious when anyone accuses me of "not bothering to read it to the end" - just because you spend 5 pages panning something but in the end say "In truth, AEON isn't that bad", doesn't mean an individual wasn't overly critical or impartial. Everyone has a bias, and how anyone could read his "experience report" and say "Wow, that was fair and balanced" is beyond me - it's analogous to Fox News being fair and balanced. :p |
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| verndogs |
| quote: | Originally posted by RJT
Now my only question is how on earth you managed to make your way here. :haha: |
Probably because his site uses an internal applications that tracks where his visitors are coming from. In this case, you linked the site in one of the posts.
Just my guess :) |
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