JET Vlog #3 - Jr High School or High School (JET Program)

In this vlog, I discuss a typical work week for a Jr High ALT - and the difference in teaching at Jr High vs. High School.

I also recommend that you start thinking about being an ESL teacher - if you have time, check out a few websites, such as the excellent site Genki English - started by a former JET named Richard.

Lots of fantastic information:

http://www.genkienglish.net/

Thanks for watching and vlog #4 should be up soon.

Cheers,
Jason

as for the title - I noticed in my searches that more people that vlog about JET use the spelling of "program" even though the official spelling is "programme" (the UK spelling since JET grew out of a British teaching programme from the 1980s).

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[4BlackLotus]

do you think becoming a music teacher after JET would be hard in Japan

[myargonauts]

@4BlackLotus as a non-Japanese, you can't work in the public school system teaching a subject other than English, so your only chance would be at a private school or at a university. My guess is trying to teach music here is a very competitive job, since so many of my students loved music and played in the brass band at school, and a fair number of those will go on to become music teachers.

[mailee0515]

Are JETs placed near their schools? I'm asking in case your apt is far from shool. Thanks.

[myargonauts]

@mailee0515 it can vary, but for the most part, yes. I was about a 10 min bike ride from my main school, but I also had 2 elementary schools that I had to take a bus to get to. Some ALTs can walk to their school in 5 minutes, others have to take a train for 20 minutes.

[matsutara]

Well done for answering some of the questions that could easily be solved by reading up on official websites or elasewhere. You are doing a great job and have found an interesting way to view your experience. I thnk that this will also be interesting for you when you have finished your time on JET.

Good on you and keep enjoying your time,

JET 2000-2003

[myargonauts]

thanks

[eevieg]

I want to get into the JET Programme really badly. I've been looking into it for about 2 years now, but I'm only recently graduated from High School, starting college in the fall. It's wonderful to have these Vlogs on here to look at.

[kentamano]

Hey Jason, these are great video posts. thanks for all your advice! When you are talking about the lesson plans and teaching, are you creating the lesson plans or are those already created and you follow the curriculum? Thanks again for your help!

[4BlackLotus]

@myargonauts are there a lot of private schools in Japan

[myargonauts]

you have some freedom to create the lessons, but at the JH level, the Japanese teachers of English follow a standard textbook, so the curriculum is set. If you end up at a HS, you'll often have to teach OC class and have more freedom there, or if you can teach an elective English class in JH then you often get to do all the planning.

[Dragon22873]

Thanks for the speedy reply Jason! I'm subscribing.