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roverine · Mon 27-Aug-07, 01:42 AM

Hi All,

This is a first for me, so I've been interested in reading what everyone has to say. I'm looking for a Japan posting so am looking for schools with a good reputation. Signing a contract with a school that turns out badly, is hell!

Recently I heard that English Plus in Gifu City is not a very good place to work. Has anyone heard anything? Apparently young Japanese staff members without any ESL teaching experience are sent to "spy" on teachers who they they evaluate. They can be very rude--power corrupts? The evaluation criteria are many and ill-thought out and it's easy for a teacher to get a poor rating, which is bad for future references.

I've heard other bad stuff. People can be fired out of hand without reason, for example. They advertise as being reputable, though; has anyone heard anything about this company?

Wondering.

Mon 27-Aug-07, 01:42 AM	#1 (permalink)
roverine ESL Newbie Join Date: Aug 2007 Occupation: English teacher Location: Posts: 3	English Plus--or should it be Minus? Hi All, This is a first for me, so I've been interested in reading what everyone has to say. I'm looking for a Japan posting so am looking for schools with a good reputation. Signing a contract with a school that turns out badly, is hell! Recently I heard that English Plus in Gifu City is not a very good place to work. Has anyone heard anything? Apparently young Japanese staff members without any ESL teaching experience are sent to "spy" on teachers who they they evaluate. They can be very rude--power corrupts? The evaluation criteria are many and ill-thought out and it's easy for a teacher to get a poor rating, which is bad for future references. I've heard other bad stuff. People can be fired out of hand without reason, for example. They advertise as being reputable, though; has anyone heard anything about this company? Wondering. Last edited by gfell; Mon 27-Aug-07 at 10:31 AM.