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How much should teachers really care about teaching in Japan? Should foreigners really feel the need to help Japan understand their language in order to be able to compete in a world market economy? Are we as English teachers from competing nations simply handing over the tools to help them compete more? Is teaching English (one of many languages being taught in Japan) just a way for us to leave our country and have a good time? Is this all just a joke? I come across these sentiments on a daily basis. And over the years I have learned to tune them out and focus on what it is I feel I need to do in order to complete my life’s task. I know it may sound corny but I do like to teach, or coach as I think of it here. Japan may not be able to express gratitude or remorse as we would expect but that shouldn’t stop us from understanding their needs. Does the world believe Japan is full of kamikaze and samurai waiting to attack? I certainly hope not. Most of the country that even remembers the war era is passing away. The younger generation (and I mean 40 and below) hasn’t a clue what war is like, much less what aggravation is, unless you call being killed on level 4 more than three times aggravating. So why do I see so many foreigners with bad attitudes constantly complaining about this and that in Japan? Maybe you big headed fish came to the small pond expecting lighthearted resistance occasionally. Maybe they don’t realize the world thinks differently and that their part of the world doesn’t necessarily have the secret to happiness; unless they believe Super Size after a night of drinking is happiness. You must be logged in to post a comment. |
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Peace.
so uhm yeah, greetings from an half irish half arabic guy that lives in germany! ah and start making more podcasts, like 3 a week 
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