Monday, 30 March 2009

It's all about the money - not common sense


So the Board of Education has decided that having one ALT in both high schools is a waste of resources and they are going to have one person go to both. As a result of that decision, today was my last day at Hitsuyukan.

I am more angry than upset as my school really makes use of me and I actually do a lot more work outside of regular classes. Students always need help preparing for English exams and they are so busy that they need someone to be flexible and be available at all times. If you are working at two schools this is not possible.
I guess as I want to be a teacher in the future, this is not the first time that I will experience the money VS standard of teaching debate. However as a foreigner working here I seem to have little or no say and so I look forward to that being changed in the future.

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