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The Greenlist of English Schools in Japan
Voted
Ugliest Site about Teaching English in Japan, 2008!
We at the Greenlist are Very Proud eh!
Thanks
to all who voted for the Greenlist!
"I
will tell my grandchildren."
--Kevin Burns
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"Hey Kevin, your site is not pretty
at all!
"I know, thanks for telling me. It is tragically ugly.
Well, teaching English in the trenches is not pretty. Can
you pass the salt please?
If you want pretty, go to
ELT News."
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On Blacklists
by Kevin Burns
According to reports, Mother Theresa once said that she would never join
an anti-war protest. But if there ever was a pro-peace protest, she would
be all for that. That echoes my feelings on a lot of the negativity you
see on the internet in general.
"Joseph Raymond McCarthy
(November 14, 1908 – May 2, 1957) served as a Republican U.S. Senator from
the state of Wisconsin from 1947 until his death in 1957. Beginning in 1950,
McCarthy became the most visible public face of a period of extreme anti-communist
suspicion inspired by the tensions of the Cold War.[1] He was noted for making
claims that there were large numbers of Communists and Soviet spies and sympathizers
inside the federal government and elsewhere. Ultimately, McCarthy's tactics
and his inability to substantiate his claims led to his being discredited
and censured by the United States Senate. The term "McCarthyism," coined
in 1950 in reference to McCarthy's practices, was soon applied to similar
anti-communist pursuits. Today the term is used more generally to describe
demagogic, reckless, and unsubstantiated accusations, as well as public attacks
on the character or patriotism of political opponents."
--Wikipedia.org
American Senator Macarthy showed clearly the danger of
blacklists. They are subject to abuse.
A friend of mine worked for a university in Western Japan that
is blacklisted on a blacklist. He and the other teachers
felt it was a great place to work. They were angry when they
found it on this blacklist. Despite repeated protests
to the author, it was still listed.
Apparently the author`s criteria for a good university
differed from the people who actually worked there.
Who would you trust?
The people who work there, or a person with a blacklist?
Blacklists are frequently sited in posts on the internet
forums as good sources of information about jobs in Japan.
Why?
Senator Joseph McCarthy also had a list of criteria that made one
a Communist in his eyes. He destroyed many lives in the process.
In some cases, he drove people to commit suicide.
We know well the danger of blacklists.
The internet has given many people power.
The power to dispense information.
& the power to help others.
But it can be abused.
I am in favour of lists that highlight
the positive things in life. So I think a list of good schools
to work for in Japan, like this one, is a great service
to many people.
If you search the internet, you will be able to find blacklists of
English schools.
How many opinions are these blacklists based on?
What is the criteria?
Have any precautions been taken to ensure the accuracy of what former employees
have stated about the school?
... or are they just being vindictive?
Do the posters substantiate their claims by using their real names?
Or do they hide behind a pseudonym?
"McCarthy's biographers
are agreed that he was a changed man after the censure; declining both physically
and emotionally, he became a "pale ghost of his former self" in the words
of Fred J. Cook.[92] It was reported that McCarthy suffered from cirrhosis
of the liver and was frequently hospitalized for alcoholism.[7] Numerous eyewitnesses,
including Senate aide George Reedy and journalist Tom Wicker, have reported
finding him alarmingly drunk in the Senate."--Wikipedia.org
Joseph McCarthy died before his 50th birthday!
Clearly negativity takes its` toll.
"Don`t give in to the
darkside."
--from the Star Wars Movies
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The Greenlist
of English Schools in Japan
All about teaching English in Japan. At the Greenlist,
we`ll
help you to find the best schools to work for in Japan!
We have advice on how to
immigrate to this beautiful country.
Get THE word on how to get a job teaching English in Japan.
How to get a visa?
For answers to these and other
questions join our forums below!
The JET Program is a great program and
should you be selected I think it will most likely be a fantastic experience.
But you can read some of the less than fantastic experiences at the site
below. Negative aspects of the JET program don`t seem to make the major
media outlets.
*JET
Survey: The uncensored truth about some of the problems
that happen while working in the JET program.
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About: Jobs in Japan
JAL Academy
ACTJ: Association
of Canadian Teachers ofJapan
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Links
Henry Ford Had a Dream
by Kevin Burns
No matter what your endeavour, be it teaching English in Japan,
buying and running an English school franchise here, or something
else, we can all learn from Henry Ford`s example.
Before making cars, unlike George W. Bush, Ford had a clear
goal which fit the trend of the times.
He formulated a plan to achieve that goal. Next
he decided on the means of achieving it (how exactly he would
do it). Finally, he
asked himself whether he had the will to do it,as without
the will,
it would have been difficult to realize the above steps 1-3.
Thus he envisioned a cheap car, called Ford. It would be
made by the revolutionary conveyor belt process. (Revolutionary for
making cars). He decided on 8 days shipping from order to the customer
receiving the vehicle.
The man had a complete plan, thought out, then written out
in detail.
The same should apply to what we do, if we hope to be half
as successful as Mr.Ford was. If you are going to come to Japan to
live and teach, you need to learn all you can before you come. You need
to have a clear goal about what exactly you want to do--where
exactly you want to work, and how you are going to go about
doing that.
Once you secure that employment, how you are going to succeed
in that job.
Without clear, well thought out, then well executed plans,
you are destined to failure, or at best mediocrity. Why leave it to
chance?
Do You Enjoy Writing? Do you
write the
occasional article?
If you do, send
them to Japan Living!
We will publish the best
articles at our magazine here.
We cannot pay you,
but you will be read!
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