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Post by matt on Oct 18, 2007 10:15:07 GMT 8
Assuming you want to be a good ALT and make a difference in your student's lives in some way (a positive way, that is), what is the sinlge biggest obstacle at school you face? Why? And I don't mean things like 'the administration', or 'the buracreacy(sp?)', but rather more specific problems.
I think that perhaps, out of all the problems we face at school, some of them may be very common and maybe they can be changed without restructuring the entire Japanese government.
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Post by patrick on Oct 18, 2007 12:42:52 GMT 8
I would have to say my biggest hurdle is 'mindset'. How teachers view ALTs need to change. As Regi pointed out in another thread, Japan is a homogenous society. I'm not saying this is good or bad but it does create a lot of stereotypes. One of these stereotypes is how schools and teachers view ALTs. We aren't viewed as a resource. Despite our 2,500,000+ yearly yen salaries, we are barely utilized. I know some ALTs give the name a bad rep, but I know a ton of ALTs who care or have given up on caring because of the present mindset. If we aren't seen as being a resource, nothing we say or do is going to be listened to or seen as useful.
That's my 2 cents...
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