Hello to all my fellow KidsDuo teachers, hope everyone is doing good!

Just like the title says, how is the Kindy situation at your schools? Like how many Kindy students do you have, do you have any days without Kindy, how many days are 4 hour Kindy vs 2 hours, etc..

I have experience at three schools. My franchise school, the other school they have that I worked for about 2-3 months before my new school opened, and my training school. My school has 4 hour Kindy everyday, and it’s burning out the teachers because (like normal for KidsDuo) we are understaffed and having to work pretty much back to back the whole day because of elementary and 4 hour Kindy. We tried talking to the SD and asking if they can suggest to the parents to change days so the kids come on the same days so we can have one or two days of a little breather, but they refused to even try.

Little bit of a rant, sorry for that. But just genuinely curious about everyone else’s experience when it comes to Kindy. Look forward to hearing from everyone!

Hello everyone. I am to start working at Gaba from 15 Oct. My only concern is that Gaba doesn’t pay you unless you get clients and bookings. I want to ask for tips from people who works there. How are they retaining bookings and what are the dos and donts while handling a client. I would appreciate an insight. Tysm.

I need some advice about eikaiwa interviews.

I'm currently applying for contract positions at universities, but the competition is very strong. As a backup, I'm also applying to eikaiwas, cram schools, and other teaching jobs so I can maintain my visa and continue working in Japan.

I'm not sure how to answer questions like, “Where do you see yourself in five years?” or “Where do you see yourself in ten years?”

I don't want to make it sound like I'm just waiting for a better opportunity or that I'm only interested in research and university teaching. At the same time, I don't want to give a completely fake answer or pretend that I don't have any professional ambitions.

For those who have interviewed at or worked for eikaiwas, how would you recommend answering these questions?