I see where you're coming from, and I don't think it's a loser job! And teaching English in a different country is still considered more "exotic" or "out of the box" than teaching English in America, though a lot of people I know go to India to teach/student teach.
Who cares what people think? Everyone has to do a job (well, you know what I mean), and every job needs a person to do it! If you can't GET another job but want to live in Japan, what else are you supposed to do? What are these people's solutions to the problem of "teaching over 30" then? Do they offer an alternative or better job position? Sounds to me like they're being elitist for no reason.
If you like your job and get decent pay, that's all that should matter, imo.
I also wanted to add: The guy in that first thread sounds like a GIANT troll to me. Most of the people on that thread were defending teachers, and the rest were trolling him back. That sounds like a REALLY stupid forum. That guy was just trying to piss people off.
Yeah, Gaijinpot is full of trolls and idiots actually. There are only a handful of "serious" threads over there, but these usually are quite helpful which is why I still check it out every now and then (^^')
I think the main reason might be that teaching English in Japan (don't know about other countries) doesn't offer you a career at all. The best you can make out of it is getting into a university and teach there or establish your own English school, but only a handful of people actually can do it. As I'm not a native speaker I've never thought of doing either of those options. I don't want to stay in this job forever, but I like it RIGHT NOW and the pay is good as well!
Eventually I want to do something else (yet maybe not COMPLETELY different - maybe still something in the education field), because like I said after many years it might get too repetitive and boring, but that doesn't have anything to do with it being a "real job" or not :/ Thanks a lot for your comment! :)
Ich sehe das auch als richtigen Job - zumindest das, was du machst. Leute, die nur als "lebendes Tonband" missbraucht werden tun mir aber wirklich leid.
Und jetzt fast ohne Zusammenhang: Wenn du dich an einer internationalen Schule hier in Dtl. bewirbst? Du bringst gute Japanischkenntnisse mit, hast Englisch unterrichtet und könntest sicher auch Deutsch, Mathe etc auf Grundschulniveau unterrichten (oder auf Japanisch _._ ) Die meisten internationalen Schulen unterrichten ja viel auf Englisch. Das alles gilt aber nur, wenn du im Lehrerbereich bleiben willst und mir war gerade so, als ob du das jetzt nicht die nächsten 35 Jahre machen wolltest, aber... nur mal so als Gedanke.
Ich würde wohl auch als "lebendes Tonband" durchdrehen. Null Eigenverantwortung, den halben Tag blöd im Lehrerzimmer rumsitzen (wenigstens können die meisten dann machen, was sie wollen: Internet surfen, lesen, lernen etc.).
Ich habe mich ja damals (bevor ich nach Japan) bin schon ausgiebig informiert, aber solche internationalen Schulen (auch die hier in Japan) verlangen alle ein abgeschlossenes Lehramtsstudium. Und da es solche Schulen ja nicht wie Sand am Meer gibt (anders als die Englischschulen in Japan) können die sich die Leute rauspicken. Es gibt einfach eine zu große Konkurrenz und ich hab nicht die nötigen Qualifikationen ;o; Dass ich irgendwie im Erziehungsbereich bleibe, macht ja erstmal Sinn. Vorstellen kann ich's mir auch (ursprünglich habe ich mich auf Erwachsenenbildung spezialisiert, also Coaching und so), aber wer weiß ^-^; ....
I know a guy who teaches English in a foreign country but he switches up the country every year. His life is VERY exciting and satisfiable. People might look at him and say "That's your job? Nothing special about that" but he's getting rich with culture, diversity, ways that other people just can't even imagine and I feel sorry for THEM as opposed to him. To me, he's an example of someone living their life to the fullest, not someone living to make end's meet or to gain respect from his peers or have his name jotted down in history forever. And I respect those people too. If you're doing a job that you like, you already have gone farther than most people get. I say that because most people are working at a job they don't like and it's everyone's hope in life that they manage to tie down a job that they do like.
Swichting the country or generally the location every now and then might be necessary if you want to stay sane in this job for a longer time. As great and rewarding as it can be it also can get REALLY repetitive and boring after some time. I know. To me money doesn't matter that much, I'd rather do something I enjoy. Although I have to admit that I already know that this is a job that eventually will grow boring and then I need a change. Still no idea what I'll do then, but maybe I just should do it like this time as well, just go for it and then I'll see if it's something I enjoy or not :D You never know until you've tried anyways, right?! :D Thanks a lot for your wonderful comment!!! ^____^
Some of them are jobs, and some like you said are basically human-tape-recorder gigs that are more jokes than jobs. Although they are still jobs
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Who cares what people think? Everyone has to do a job (well, you know what I mean), and every job needs a person to do it! If you can't GET another job but want to live in Japan, what else are you supposed to do? What are these people's solutions to the problem of "teaching over 30" then? Do they offer an alternative or better job position? Sounds to me like they're being elitist for no reason.
If you like your job and get decent pay, that's all that should matter, imo.
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As I'm not a native speaker I've never thought of doing either of those options.
I don't want to stay in this job forever, but I like it RIGHT NOW and the pay is good as well!
Eventually I want to do something else (yet maybe not COMPLETELY different - maybe still something in the education field), because like I said after many years it might get too repetitive and boring, but that doesn't have anything to do with it being a "real job" or not :/
Thanks a lot for your comment! :)
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Ich sehe das auch als richtigen Job - zumindest das, was du machst.
Leute, die nur als "lebendes Tonband" missbraucht werden tun mir aber wirklich leid.
Und jetzt fast ohne Zusammenhang: Wenn du dich an einer internationalen Schule hier in Dtl. bewirbst? Du bringst gute Japanischkenntnisse mit, hast Englisch unterrichtet und könntest sicher auch Deutsch, Mathe etc auf Grundschulniveau unterrichten (oder auf Japanisch _._ )
Die meisten internationalen Schulen unterrichten ja viel auf Englisch.
Das alles gilt aber nur, wenn du im Lehrerbereich bleiben willst und mir war gerade so, als ob du das jetzt nicht die nächsten 35 Jahre machen wolltest, aber... nur mal so als Gedanke.
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Ich habe mich ja damals (bevor ich nach Japan) bin schon ausgiebig informiert, aber solche internationalen Schulen (auch die hier in Japan) verlangen alle ein abgeschlossenes Lehramtsstudium. Und da es solche Schulen ja nicht wie Sand am Meer gibt (anders als die Englischschulen in Japan) können die sich die Leute rauspicken. Es gibt einfach eine zu große Konkurrenz und ich hab nicht die nötigen Qualifikationen ;o;
Dass ich irgendwie im Erziehungsbereich bleibe, macht ja erstmal Sinn. Vorstellen kann ich's mir auch (ursprünglich habe ich mich auf Erwachsenenbildung spezialisiert, also Coaching und so), aber wer weiß ^-^; ....
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Sometimes my brain doesn't quite follow. Mixing up English, Japanese and German every day can get VERY confusing! XD
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I know. To me money doesn't matter that much, I'd rather do something I enjoy. Although I have to admit that I already know that this is a job that eventually will grow boring and then I need a change. Still no idea what I'll do then, but maybe I just should do it like this time as well, just go for it and then I'll see if it's something I enjoy or not :D You never know until you've tried anyways, right?! :D
Thanks a lot for your wonderful comment!!! ^____^
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