TEACHING IN TOKIO
Teaching in ToMo must be a peculiar occupation. Here is a note by an Englishman on the subject:— In Tokio I gained my living as an English teacher. This task of teaching English in Japan is "not a very difficult one. It is, however, rather a tiring occupation! The one qualification necessary is tact. Discipline in Japanese schools is very lax. It is no exaggeration to say that the student virtually rules the school. His power is ridiculously great. Should a class dislike a teacher they either boycott him or they boldly proceed en masse to the school authorities and demand his dismissal! And the almost inevitable result is the teacher's dismissal! To the authorities the only guarantee of the efficiency of a teacher is a full class room. Needless to mention, I was an efficient, for my class room was always full. That is why I say the only qualification needed was'tact.
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Evening Star, Issue 15909, 15 September 1915, Page 10
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156TEACHING IN TOKIO Evening Star, Issue 15909, 15 September 1915, Page 10
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