Is it better to teach English in a private English school or in the Japanese public school system?
I have worked for a private english school and teach for a high school. With the private school I had a lot of pressure for sales, targets and increasing sales targets, few breaks and and worked mainly in the evenings and saturdays. The benefits of the private school were a subsidised apartment, health insuarance, high completion bonuses, sales bonuses and a structured book to teach from.
From my experience in public school the downside is the students dont care as much as those in a private school, they would rather send emails, sleep or talk to their friends, and levels can vary in the class. Motivating students is hard too. The benefits are long holidays, its tough to get these in Japan! regular working hours and being able to plan my own lessons.
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