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A way to do away with ALTs?

(= assistant language teachers). You can see why they might want to, because although their pay is being cut and skimmed off by recruitment agencies while they get abuse for not being qualified teachers and then treated like human tape recorders when they... ...full story at TEFLtastic

from TEFLtastic on Sat, Nov 14 2009

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16 Feb 08		Union Files Complaint Against G Education  »  YouTube video15 February 2008 Ex-Nova teachers' union files complaint against new employer OSAKA — A labor union for teachers from bankrupt language school chain Nova Corp filed a report Friday with the Osaka District Court, saying their current employ...
19 Jan 08		Committed teachers shunted aside  »  Japan Times Kanako Takahara's Jan. 5 article, "Assistant language teachers in trying times" -- on the problems faced by ALTs in Japan -- was excellent, though it only mentioned a few of the issues we face. Read more . . .
09 Jan 08		Looking forward to moving up  »  Japan Times Regarding the Jan. 5 article "Assistant language teachers in trying times": Finally a realistic take on the Japan Exchange and Teaching Program and the subject of ALTs. I am finishing up working two... Read more . . .
29 Aug 08		National › 21 teachers to be dismissed over recruitment manipulation  »  Japan Today The education board of Oita Prefecture decided Friday to dismiss 21 public school teachers who passed the recruitment test last year through manipulation of exam…
19 Jul 08		National › Recruitment exam for teachers in scandal-hit Oita starts  »  Japan Today Recruitment exams for public school teachers in Oita Prefecture, where five education officials were arrested for bribery in connection with teacher employment tests, started Saturday.…
16 Jul 08		Illicitly hired Oita teachers to be fired  »  Japan Times OITA (Kyodo) The Oita Prefecture board of education said Wednesday it will fire teachers confirmed to have passed the recruitment test through illegitimate manipulation of exam results. It also said it will employ as teachers those who failed the exams...

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