Teaching in Japan - - Stickers - YES or NO

Can a man talk about stickers for 8 minutes? Yes, he can! :)

In this vlog I introduce what I hope will be an ongoing series where I discuss my experiences teaching in Japanese public schools.

Many of you have asked me about topics ranging from discipline in the classroom to ideas for ESL games to where does he get those wonderful toys? OK - maybe not that last one, but I do get emails asking about teaching, so I hope to answer those questions and provide some insight to life as an ALT in these vlogs.

I welcome feedback and suggestions for future vlogs, and I already have the next 3 or 4 mapped out in my brain. So expect a new teaching vlog each week.

As always, thanks for watching!

-Jason

Link to the Ebay store where I've been buying stickers for the past 4 years - a super nice lady runs it and she offers very reasonable shipping rates to Japan:
http://stores.shop.ebay.com/Fun-For-Kids

Lots of fun stuff to see! :D

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[farfromhome1132]

Do you have any advice on what I should major in and what college I should go to become an English teacher in Japan?

[myargonauts]

@farfromhome1132 to become a JET ALT, it doesn't matter what your major is - as long as you graduate. Of course, taking some Japanese language and/or culture/politics/lit/history classes too doesn't hurt. Also, college doesn't matter, as long as it's a 4-year university and not a Jr college.

[PinkGloom]

Thanks for the super helpful videos!

[myargonauts]

@PinkGloom glad you're finding them useful :)

[superscheu]

Absolutely agree with sticker giving. I use them in jhs. The kids get a sticker sheet at the beginning of the school year, if they collect enough stickers they can pick out a prize. Prizes are bookmark sized laminated prints I make in photoshop of manga characters. Works like a charm even with the older kids.

[myargonauts]

@superscheu bookmark idea is a good one - anytime you can tailor something to your kids' interests, it'll be a hit

[skp1970]

Giving stickers has been a key part of my (90% solo) English lessons to ES and JHS here in Chiba for the past two and a half years. A JHS JTE I work with changed her style and started giving stickers after seeing the rewards it can bring (or after being harassed by her students). You have inspired me to get cooler stickers. I'm punching out 25 lessons per week, which is a real headache, but it's honing my teaching skills. I'm expecting to reach personal satisfaction after about 3 yrs.

[superscheu]

@superscheu oh, and I do use just the 100円 sheets of the fish, stars, insects, and sports. 144 stickers for a dollar is as far as i'll go.

[myargonauts]

@AussiePocky it will be interesting to see if my new univeristy students will like stickers.... kidding...

[AussiePocky]

Great job with your videos!.

I'm also a teacher here in Japan. I do agree to giving kids stickers as rewards. Like you, the only draw back I have had is when they come to me at the beginning of class begging me for a sticker...its become like a habit. However, all my kids know that I will only give them a sticker IF they have done their homework (usually I give 2 for completed homework). If they havent done it then I will give them only one after class. Sometimes I give them during games too.