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Mike Smith · Sat 22-Mar-08, 05:21 PM

Well, Hello there all.

I have good news for all of you teaches that have had bad working experiences. It's called having connections in high places to get these schools either shut down or have them come to terms and change there work conditions, etc. I have been in contact with a few on here and have been contacting most people on some of the other schools listed on the black list.

It is too easy to just say bad things and not back them up with solid evidence. I need facts that can be backed up and not things like having to pay a fine for being late. That is something that many companies do in Japan so that is not worth writing about, but I can include things like having to work longer hours without pay, having to pay higher costs for someone subbing, privacy issues, being stocked, video taped, threatned, docked pay for talking to parents outside of a school, and the big one. NO health care, and pension. This is such a common occurence among Eikawa schools in Japan and the people that I am in contact want this stopped for they and the rest of the tax payers are losing millions of dollars.

I have had contact with a friend who writes for a major newspaper in Japan and they are willing to do an article on American School and many other of these black listed schools. I look forward to getting the real story out there. There does seem to be something wrong for I have never seen one teacher on here post any good experiences about the school or have anything good to say. IT is nice to see the Principal on here defending himself but it seems that most of his posts are not very sincere in trying to fix the problem. He is just trying to intimidate young people who are living in Japan and dont have much of an idea how to defend themselves in a society where foreigners don't have much access to help. There is a teacher's union in Japan that you can call and talk to. They also have a lawyer available. I really suggest you all get together and get a game plan. I am hoping to get a few reporters from the newspaper and going to interview some of the present teachers at the school and see if they have heard of the past conditions. Also, if Mr. Lewis wants to get in the way of us trying to find out the truth, I dont see nothing wrong with an ad campaign and protest infront of his school.

It is not hard to gather up ten to twenty people with signs and handouts to protest in front of the school. I will be contacting more and more people as this progresses forward. I would like to get in contact with some of you very soon.

Sincerely,

Mike Smith

Sat 22-Mar-08, 05:21 PM	#54 (permalink)
Mike Smith ESL Newbie Join Date: Mar 2008 Occupation: Teacher and Recruiter Location: Posts: 1	Re: Don't work here: American School, A.I.E.S. in Nagoya, Japan Well, Hello there all. I have good news for all of you teaches that have had bad working experiences. It's called having connections in high places to get these schools either shut down or have them come to terms and change there work conditions, etc. I have been in contact with a few on here and have been contacting most people on some of the other schools listed on the black list. It is too easy to just say bad things and not back them up with solid evidence. I need facts that can be backed up and not things like having to pay a fine for being late. That is something that many companies do in Japan so that is not worth writing about, but I can include things like having to work longer hours without pay, having to pay higher costs for someone subbing, privacy issues, being stocked, video taped, threatned, docked pay for talking to parents outside of a school, and the big one. NO health care, and pension. This is such a common occurence among Eikawa schools in Japan and the people that I am in contact want this stopped for they and the rest of the tax payers are losing millions of dollars. I have had contact with a friend who writes for a major newspaper in Japan and they are willing to do an article on American School and many other of these black listed schools. I look forward to getting the real story out there. There does seem to be something wrong for I have never seen one teacher on here post any good experiences about the school or have anything good to say. IT is nice to see the Principal on here defending himself but it seems that most of his posts are not very sincere in trying to fix the problem. He is just trying to intimidate young people who are living in Japan and dont have much of an idea how to defend themselves in a society where foreigners don't have much access to help. There is a teacher's union in Japan that you can call and talk to. They also have a lawyer available. I really suggest you all get together and get a game plan. I am hoping to get a few reporters from the newspaper and going to interview some of the present teachers at the school and see if they have heard of the past conditions. Also, if Mr. Lewis wants to get in the way of us trying to find out the truth, I dont see nothing wrong with an ad campaign and protest infront of his school. It is not hard to gather up ten to twenty people with signs and handouts to protest in front of the school. I will be contacting more and more people as this progresses forward. I would like to get in contact with some of you very soon. Sincerely, Mike Smith Last edited by gfell; Sat 22-Mar-08 at 07:19 PM.