ornitorinco comments

as long as JET keep hiring ALTs as cultural exchange ambasadors, the program doesnt go anywhere in terms of language learning. they should hire qualifide people and dont waste money on people who doesnt have any idea how to teach language. just because your mother tongue is english, that doesnt mean you can teach english.

*As a worker at BOE and a citizen of a small city, i am really frustrated to see the waste, the waste which the money our city could have spent in better way goes to the people who can't even teach our children.

I know that JET program started out as a bogus international relation program to kiss aXX of the american government. (it was ok in 80s and 90s,we had money) nontherless, now japan need some realistic results from the money we put in. JET program is way too expensive for just let these uni grads to have fun so that they may have a chance to like japan????

our ALTs are only talking about their vacations and complain about how little their vacation time is. (i call them "paid backpackers") Never study nor prepair for their classes. their excuse is the teachers dont utilize them well. (which is true in this case.) but no motivation nor initiation. " hellooooo, dont forget u are getting paid!!!!!" even though they dont show any motivation to improve their teaching skill, they claim that they are underscored.

i asked the person in charge of JET program at BOE " why we are using JET program?" he said he didnt know. because previous person dicided he continue with it. he is too busy to take care of JET.

after all, BOE is the one to brame, Japanese government is the one for responsible to leave this free ride program go on and not too terminate JET program or change the system so that we can invite only these who are qualifide and motivated and passionated to teach children.

now people dont want to spend money just because we have "gaijin" in our town, or for vague cultual exchange. 4000 jets through out japan? please someone gotta stop it!!!!!!!!!!!!