Convenience Store Printers: Everything Short of Transforming into Robots

I love the all-in-one copiers in Japanese convenience stores. It's great to have access to a copier any time of the day or night for those of us who are bastions of non-procrastination and deadline management. But not only that, I love these all-in-one copiers because of all the other amazing things they do for me.

Here are five features that, if you haven't already tried them, you need to check out on your local convenience store* printer:

(7-11 happens to be the closest convenience store to my home, and so far they have the most extensive feature set I've encountered among convenience store copiers. Some features and images I post here pertain specifically to the all-in-one machines kept at most 7-11s in Japan, so keep that in mind if you want to try this out.)

1) Advanced Copy Features
Those of you who have worked in an office may not be so surprised about this one. High-end copiers have a lot of fancy features like 2-sided copying and copying "thumbnails" of multiple pages to a single sheet. Convenience store copiers have these functions, too, though they're buried a little way down in the menus. One special feature here is meant for people who just need a copy of their ID for an application: The machine takes a scan of the front and back of your license, etc., then enlarges and prints both scans out onto one side of a single sheet of paper. (On a 7-11 machine, this is under the いろいろコピー menu.)

2) Faxes
If you ever need to send a fax on the go (or at home, because who buys a personal fax machine anymore?), convenience stores are your best friend. Just pop in the coins, dial the phone number, and run the document through. Easy stuff.

3) Scanning
Convenience store printers are all generally equipped with flash card and USB readers to print off digital pictures. But, they also offer the reverse service. You can place documents into the machine and have them scanned back into digital images (PDF, JPG, TIFF, and more) which are saved onto the USB memory stick you plug in. It's not cheap to scan like this (around 50 yen per scan!), but if you need something digitized in a hurry, this is a great option to have.

4) Document Printing
This is my second-favorite feature on a 7-11 printer, and one that I haven't yet found in other convenience store chains. Not only is it possible to print off digital photos at these printers, but you can print off documents too. Just save it to your SD card, USB reader, etc. and print away. It's as cheap as copying: 10 yen per page in greyscale. 7-11 handles PDF, XPS, and XDW files. The only tricky thing here is that you can't play around with page size. The printers seem to only want to print PDFs that are of A4 size (or near A4 size, like 8 1/2" x 11") pages. I saved a B5-sized document and took it to one of these machines once, only to find I had to drive back home and do it over again.

5) Net Print
This is my favorite feature, hands down. In fact, it is so good, it needs a separate article. It does everything that document printing can (as explained above), plus more, and the only reason I list document printing separately is because Net Print costs a little more. But yeah, if you haven't heard of or made use of Net Print, you need to check it out.

Being an ALT #8: Making Activites

Although some ALTs get by without making any, I am always asked to make worksheets, games and activities.

Sometimes it's a real headache coming up with original ideas, and although we covered some places you can find TEFL worksheets in part 4 you will sometimes find yourself totally on your own.

Remember these tips for those times.

• Resources.
  As covered last week, physical resources add a lot to your classes, so try to think of ways to use objects in your activities. Whether it's just a piko-piko hammer, or a set of quiz-style buzzers, it adds something. These two entries cover some time-filling games, several of which use props.
   
• Most simply, (and you would think obviously) use images on your worksheets. There's nothing more boring than a wall of text and lines. You'd be surprised how many sheets of this type I've inherited. You can make an inevitably dull sheet a lot more appealing this way. Be careful not to overdo it, but a nice border and a couple of little characters sprinkled around will go a long way.
  
  
• Students like to know more about you, so incorporate facts about yourself into activities where possible. For example, on the second sheet of this "I Can, Can You?" activity, the students must guess things about the ALT and then play a bingo game with the truth.
  
  
• Japanese celebreties also go down well. Especially the (urghhh...) comedians. Trying to use characters and celebreties from your country is amusing the first time, but they quickly get bored of looking at strangers.
  
  
• Getting students up and about is a productive way of making repetitive grammar practice more interesting. Interview games, bingos or fun group activities like our Typhoon Game really get things moving. Just make sure the Baseball Boys don't clump together in the corner of the class.
  
  
• Use video clips when possible.
  It needn't be a full episode, or even as long as my Mr Bean Sequence Sandwich clip. As Steve pointed out a couple of weeks ago, you can find and freely use short clips from movies which utilise certain grammar points. If you're lucky these may snowball with a "Yes We Can" effect, and your students will be shouting them down the corridors at each other all year. Students always come up to me with lines they must have got off the TV (and not just "Fuck you"), like "I want you, I need you!" and "Marry me, make me happy!", so I think this works very well. Music and lyrics is also a good one, though used quite a lot.
  
  
• Don't be afraid to do the same thing more than once.
  Or something very similar. It's fine to play the Salty Snail game half a dozen times with the same class over the course of the year. In fact that's a perfect example because it can be used with a very wide variety of grammar points. Slight alterations can completely change the learning objectives, plus cut down on complicated explanations of how things work.
  Similarly, if you use the same idea for slightly different points on a worksheet, no problem (for example, the same ALT bingo sheet may work for both "can" and "will" with slight changes). Just make sure they aren't done too close together and/or too often.
  There are only so many really effective ideas out there. If one works well, then make the most of it.

I hope that helps you find your feet.  If you have any feedback then please drop it in the comments below.

Being an ALT series: 

Part #1: Teaching English in Japan 

Part #2: Your Role

Part #3: A Typical Day

Part #4: Planning Classes 

Part #5: Getting Drunk on Duty (the Enkai) 

Part #6: 4 Japanese Teachers You May Have to Work With

Part #7: Physical Resources

Part #8: Making Activities

Part #9: Hopping Between Schools

Part #10: More School Hopping

Part #11: Getting Molested At School

Part #12: It Is Really This Easy?

Part #13: Brushing Your Teeth At School

Enjo Kousai - Compensated Dating with Japanese Schoolgirls

Japan's propensity towards weird sexual perversions was semi-covered in an earlier post about pornography; but we failed to mention the obsession with hanging out in the company of schoolgirls.

And today is Valentine's Day, so what better way for you lonely people out there to enjoy your day than fantasising about expensive dates with hot, underage Japanese schoolgirls? Hell, you could even call one up and do it!



It seems that what I would call a very large percentage (between 5 and 13%) of highschool aged girls have sold their company to much older men (and according to the same source 75% have been approached about taking part) in the ritual known as compensated dating (wish I got compensated for dating my girlfriend. Ziiing!).

They don't necessarily have sex with them (though many do), but will hang around and laugh at their jokes in exchange for money; somewhat like a hostess bar except much more dangerous for the girl.

What turned out to be a quite nasty film about this goes under the title of Love & Pop, directed by Hideaki Anno (of Neon Genesis Evangelion fame). There's also a decent yet tragically short BBC documentary about the Japanese Sex Scene, cleverly called Sex in Japan, which floats around on the internet.

It seems like these Japanese school-girls' desire for bling and the hi-tech doesn't materialise itself in begging their fathers or getting a part-time job (the latter appears in low-regard), but rather seeking out a more immediately profitable sideline. It does seem to pay very well, too. A simple karaoke trip reportedly pays around 10,000yen for 2-3 hours, while a girl willing to add sex to the deal can expect to get around four times that, according to one source. While 7-11 offers around 700yen an hour...

Be assured, however, that this is far from legal. Along with a mild clampdown on child porn, laws introduced in 1999 sought to punish those paying for sex with under 18s. The exact punishment is hard to pinpoint, however. I even read a second-hand report of a doctor having all serious prosecution waved because he was important to his community. It seems the fine was pretty low anyway - around 40,000 yen* according to several sources.

*Although these figures were accurate for decades past, in the more recent video below you can see a suspect arrested and facing much heavier fines along with jail time for associating with a junior high school student.

The process of finding a willing girl finds it's starting point with a call-centre arrangement (or web site). Here girls can set up an answer-phone (for free) through some shady "make dates here" company, for men to call/text (at expense) and ask for a date. If they like the sound of the guy and the deal, they can call them back and arrange a time and place. How romantic.

After life as a highschool dial-a-date, several girls have confessed to having gone on to be contract lovers for reams of men. The deal seems great for the girls - men pay upwards of 50,000yen a month for a handful of "meetings", and it's not unusual for the women to have half a dozen men on the go at once. Of course, these girls are not much more than pimpless whores; but who are we to judge? Work opportunities as grim-faced hostesses being groped by alcoholic, married salarymen are also open to enjo kousai graduates, I'm sure.

However, this kind of sex-work isn't as frowned upon as it may be in your country. Excellent documentary The Great Happiness Space focuses on male hosts in host bars and their (mostly) sex-worker customers to give a fascinating insight.

Asia Times' compensated dating apologist William Sparrow argues the "victimless" nature of the crime, though I would have to point out that children as young as 12 can be involved in this. Whether or not it should be a legitimate or unpunished practice is too much of a big deal for AccessJ, but if you want to discuss it in the comments below, then please do.

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• This is a Japanese site about dating schoolgirls (NOT SAFE FOR WORK). It has a detailed, and quite disturbing accounts of how to successfully "do it" from a seasoned veteran.
   
• More modern times have seen the advancement of child porn in similar strands, according to The Daily Yomiuri. It seems underage individuals are selling nude pictures of themselves, amongst other things, over the internet using cell phones in what is an incredibly hard to police practice.
  
• Several interesting stories, including a detailed study of two young girls
• Graduate thesis on compensated dating which was later extended into a book
• Presentation from the police force about dating sites
  
  
• Japan Probe has featured two clips from a Japanese News agency (in Japanese) on compensated dating which offer interviews and a (successful) attempt at meeting a 15-year old girl for sex. More details on their website will help you understand what's going on (though I've pretty much covered it), and here are the videos:

Worksheet Sunday: Braille Puzzle

The last chapter of the 3rd grade textbook is about signing, and deaf actors.

This worksheet is in conjunction with that and/or learning about communication through Braille.

The students must first solve the English puzzle, then write their own message in Braille for their partner to translate.

Simple and easy. Best of all, they like the puzzle. Takes about 20 mins max.

Younger students can do it (I'd say from the end of the 1st grade as it is now, or younger with some alterations).

Here's the sheet for download.
As always beware that Google Documents may not display properly, but if you download and open it with your office software it should be fine.

Made by the ever-ready Laura.

Calculating Highway Tolls in Japan

Driving on the highway can be expensive (though ETC cards cut that cost dramatically, as do changes made in 2011).

Here's how to calculate exactly how expensive your planned trip is going to be.

It's simple really, there's a website which tells you. The only problem is the lack of English options.

Never fear!

First things first, here's the website.

Now, there are three ways you can enter your route:


Firstly, on the English version of the page is a selection of PDF tables on which you can cross referrence your journey. It's a bit fiddly and annoying.


Secondly, and most easily, you can use the origin and destination input boxes on the front page of the Japanese site. You have to use kanji for this. Check wikipedia for your chosen cities to find out the characters if you don't know them. The next page will ask for a confirmation of which exit you want if you haven't already stipulated.

Page 1, with added English. 

Page 2

As per my illustration, the box below the destination on page 1 is "Via", so put in any stop-off points. The tickbox is for auto-complete which will automatically show you the alternate choices for your location. Not selecting them here will send you to page 2, if applicable.

The other drop-down list is for vehicle class. The default is regular white-plate car. Full options are:

• K-car (yellow-plate)
• Regular white-plate
• Medium sized vehicles (minibus, truck under 8t etc)
• Large vehicles (buses, bigger trucks etc)
• Massive great big huge vehicles

These options also appear on page 2.

Click the button and you'll be presented with a page like this:

The option I have marked in the image with "Check ETA" allows you to check the traffic congestion on your route. Input the time and date you will travel for an estimate of how long it will take.

The ルート１ section at the top will display multiple routes if available. The price quote (column 1) is the regular cost, and the blue circles are the various options when using an ETC card. See future posts on the dramas of aquiring one.

Translation and explanation:

IC名 路線名 Name of IC or road
通常料金 Normal price
ETC割引料金  ETC discounted price
○をクリックすると割引料金を表示 Click the circle to view discounted price
距離 Distance
所要 Travel Time

Columns:

2.
通勤
Commuter Discount

• Must begin trip between 6-9am or 17-20pm
• Trips under 100 km in length are 50% off
• Trips over 100 km in length can get up to 50% off on the first 100 km
• Can only be used once per time slot per day (once per day between 6-9am, and once per day between 17-20pm)
• A number of Japanese people thwart this limitation by owning more than one ETC card, and stringing the 100km discounts over a longer trip. To do it, you must exit the highway each 100 kilometers, take the ETC card out of your reader, put in a new ETC card, and get back on the highway. Apparently you do save a significant amount of money this way over long distances, though I have never calculated it.

3.
早朝
夜間

Early-Morning or Late-Night Discount

• Appears to be specifically for travelers in metropolitan areas
• Must start AND COMPLETE the trip between 22:00 and 6:00am
• Up to 50% off the normal fare
• Must travel completely across at least one "Ku" (as in, like, Tokyo's Shinagawa-ku) of a major metropolitan area
• The length of each trip must be within 100 km

4.
深夜
Late Night Discount

• Must begin trip between midnight and 4am
• Trips are 50% off
• You can start a trip in this timeframe, or in any discount time frame, then travel on the highway for multiple days, sleeping over in service areas. Only the time you started the trip matters.

5.
平日
限定
Weekday Discount

• Must begin trip between 6am-20pm on weekdays
• Trips under 100 km in length are 30% off
• Trips over 100 km in length can get up to 30% off on the first 100 km
• If trip begins between 4-6am or 20-24pm, 30% off any length

6.
休日
特別
Special Holiday Discount

• On Saturdays, Sundays, and National Holidays, all trips all day are 50% off, with an upper limit of 1000 yen.

7.
他の
割引
Other Discounts

• Varies between trips

ETC Discount Types

• To get ETC Discounts you must enter the highway through an ETC gate with an ETC reader equipped car, and an inserted ETC card. I have heard it is possible to get the ETC discount even if you leave the highway through a normal tollbooth; for example if the ETC gate is out of order or nonexistant in the place you exit from. You must hand your ETC card to the person at the tollbooth.
• If multiple discounts apply to any trip, they do not stack. The single largest discount to your trip is the one applied.
• There were some major changes to weekday toll costs. Read about how this affects you here.

And, the 3rd option for calculating your tolls is to click through the map on the main page of the NEXCO site. I can't think of a reason why you would trouble yourself with this technique, but this site over here has written an English guide if you do want to.


That's that.

Job Spotlight: ALT Spot in Houfu City, Yamaguchi Prefecture

Last year around this time, Houfu City in Yamaguchi Prefecture advertised two direct-hire ALT positions with a competitive remuneration package.


If you're looking for specific figures about ALT working conditions, or if you're looking for a direct-hire gig around Yamaguchi to apply for, here's the lowdown and the link to watch over the next couple weeks:

These are the details from last year's posting.


Job Title: 外国語（英語）指導助手 (Assistant Language Teacher--English)
Type: 12-month contract employee
Qualifications: Native of an English-speaking country, etc. [sic], and meets one of the following requirements: 1) English teaching certificate, 2) Early childhood teaching certificate, 3) Experience teaching English
Working Hours: At longest, 9:00 - 15:35, Monday through Friday; open for discussion
Remuneration: Hourly, 4,000 yen
Insurance: No


The site you'll want to check on is the Houfu City Homepage. The site's news feed is in the top center of this page, and all past ALT hiring notifications (usually titled 外国語（英語）指導助手の募集について) have appeared in this feed. The link to old posts (以前の新着情報（履歴）一覧) is at the bottom-right of the feed box.

Things To Do: Nagano Prefecture

This map is an on-going project. If you have any suggestions, please let us know in the comments.

We have included a couple of locations/sights just outside the border of Nagano-ken. It seemed like the right thing to do.



View Things to do in Nagano-ken (www.accessj.com) in a larger map

PT: Sleeping on Duty

I'll admit I have fallen asleep at my desk on occasion (I used to do it on the heated toilet seat when I got tired, but I got sick of falling off). These things happen. But the teacher opposite me manages to pull it off every single day.

She's the "special class" teacher, too. I've walked past that classroom and seen her asleep at the front of the class, asleep in a student's chair, and asleep in there alone with the Down's Syndrome girl (also asleep).

Being an ALT #7: Physical Resources

This week we'll cover some of the objects you can use in your lessons.

The 100 yen store is your friend for this one, but some things are also best bought in bulk from the internet.

Read on.

In the 100 yen store you can buy a multitude of useful school items. Just walking around one will give you ideas. Some useful items are play money, maps, dice (regular and big fluffy ones), flashcard containers (good for holding cards/counters for games), paper trays (keep that desk tidy!), chopsticks (see the Salty Snail game), paper plates and wool for mask making etc etc etc etc.

You'll need to do some legwork on this one to see what suits you, and of course you'll have to spend some money. My Board of Education used to give us a modest budget for this, but changed their minds a couple of years ago.

But you have to spend money to make money, right?... well, no, I guess you don't. But if your lessons are stagnant and repetitive your students won't respond and you won't grow as a teacher, and a couple of thousand yen a year isn't going to break the bank.

You may find the perfect tool for you somewhere else for a little more money. My advice is to buy it. Other teachers/the school will appreciate your dedication, and you'll feel good about yourself!

Also, stickers. Despite being potentially too old for a cute little sticker to motivate them, you'll find that students do actually respond to them. As a reward for bingo, some other game, or just a good piece of work they go down a treat. You can buy these in the hundred yen store, too. Or you can find them in massive quantities on eBay - big savings to be made there.

And of course for festive lessons - like xmas, easter, thanksgiving, things like that - it adds a lot to the class if you can bring in traditional decorations. If you can't simply make them, then having them sent over or bringing them to Japan yourself will make the kids happy and really impress your co-workers. That goes for other examples of your culture -clogs from Holland, Marmite from England, Twinkies from the USA, salt from Salt Lake City. If it's foods the kids can sample then you'll gain even more credibility with them.

Well, there was nothing revolutionary this time but I hope it was of some help, especially to those just starting out in the ALT/ELT world. If you have any other suggestions then please share them with us in the comments.

See you next week!

Being an ALT series: 

Part #1: Teaching English in Japan 

Part #2: Your Role

Part #3: A Typical Day

Part #4: Planning Classes 

Part #5: Getting Drunk on Duty (the Enkai) 

Part #6: 4 Japanese Teachers You May Have to Work With

Part #7: Physical Resources

Part #8: Making Activities

Part #9: Hopping Between Schools

Part #10: More School Hopping

Part #11: Getting Molested At School

Part #12: It Is Really This Easy?

Part #13: Brushing Your Teeth At School

Worksheet Sunday: 3rd Grade JHS Tongue Twisters and Some Useful Things

Quite a light-weight entry this week, but useful none the less.

Here's a sheet I made for third graders (15-16 years old) this week. The learn "The House That Jack Built" and "Peter Piper" towards the end of the year in New Crown, and this was a suppliment to that, but could also be used just for fun.

After that, I've got some lined sheets for you (HOORAY!!!).


Here are the tongue twisters:

• Tongue Twisters worksheet
  As always, download to your computer to view properly, as Google Docs invariably messes with the formatting.

Obviously they will have a hard time understanding this kind of language, so keep explanation to a minimum - it's all about the challenge of reading fast anyway.

You can do what you like with this sheet, but my lesson followed this formula:

• Hand out sheets, give them a minute or so to have a look,
• Read out the sentences,
• Read and repeat, once slowly, then faster,
• Make pairs and practice for a couple of minutes,
• Challenge!!! - students battle it out to say the tongue twister faster than their partner.

And here are the lined sheets. These are very easy to make, but when you need them to print on the back of something/practice handwriting they're invaluable to have to hand. You may want to change some of the text on mine:

• Lined sheet 1
• Lined sheet 2
• Lined sheet 3
• Lined sheet 4
• Lined sheet 5
• Lined sheet 6
• Fancy lined sheet for handwriting practice

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There is also a good site you can use for making practice sheets. Handwriting for Kids will allow you to create sheets like the last one in my list, using ghost words for students to trace. Try it. The site will format your page for you, and it looks kind of boring. But you can copy and paste the graphics they create into a Word document. Ethically sound? Who cares, they should have made them look better.

Job Spotlight: Gifu City CIR Position

Gifu City is hiring for a contract Coordinator of International Relations (CIR, 国際交流員) position beginning April, 2011. The application window begins soon. Judging by the compensation package, this job is tailored for someone who is already in the Gifu area and looking for part time work. If that sounds like you, take a gander:

Application Deadline: Feb. 28, 2011

You can download the official notice from Gifu City as a PDF here.

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Job Title: 国際交流員 (Coordinator of International Relations)
Type: 12-month contract employee, starting April 1, 2011.
Qualifications: Native speaker of English or English ability equivalent to that of a native speaker. Advanced Japanese ability (at least equivalent to JLPT-2級/N2). Born before April 1, 1993. Proficient in Word, Excel, Outlook, etc. If not a Japanese national, must possess a valid working visa (landing permission) or be able to change current visa into a working visa.
Duties: Assisting foreigners living in the community through translation and interpretation at city hall, communication with sister cities, translation of community information (notices or pamphlets issued by the city), assist in organizing community international events, general office duties, etc.
Working Hours: 9:00 - 15:45, Monday to Friday. May be asked to work on holidays or after hours as community events demand.
Remuneration: Monthly, 152,200 yen. Travel expenses reimbursed. 10 paid holidays per annum, up to six can be used as sick days.
Insurance: No shakai hoken.

Application Deadline: Entries will be accepted from Feb. 15, 2011 until Feb. 28, 2011.

Apply by filling out the resume and the application to take an interview test, both included in the PDF linked above. Take the application in person to the International Department on the first floor of the Gifu City Hall Minami Chousha.

Or, mail the application by registered mail to:
〒500-8720
岐阜市神田町1丁目11番地
岐阜市市民参画部国際課
(Applications sent by mail must arrive by Feb. 28.)

Interview and Aptitude Test: Applicants who proceed to the interview phase will be interviewed and asked to take an aptitude test on March 2, 2011.
The interview and test will be held at the same address as above, and applicants must bring a 1200 character essay (Japanese) on "what characterizes a Japanese town that's easy for foreigners to live in."
All interviewees will be informed of the results of their application.

Being an ALT #6: 4 Japanese Teachers You May Have to Work With

A typical Japanese school staff room.
I'm sure all of these people are lovely.

Thanks to Japan's system of workplace transfers, every new year of work here is like a co-worker lottery. The grand prize is a team of socially adept, caring, hard workers with whom you'll spend a smooth year of work. The grand un-prize is a year-full of people you can't stand and an all-you-can-eat buffet of frustration and despair.

Here are some bread-and-butter stereotypes that may or may not be remotely accurate of the kinds of Japanese English teachers you may work alongside as an ALT:

The Batty Woman

Occasionally power hungry, often ostensibly insane, always annoying. It's not uncommon for this woman to be an extremely capable teacher (but certainly not always); and students usually don't dare misbehave in her class. But she's a crazy horse. Stay well back and thank the stars you aren't her husband.

The Nervous Youngster

This teacher is either a first- or second-year newbie, or he/she is starting to realize that "teacher" was not an appropriate career path. Deathly afraid of the classroom, the Nervous Youngster will use any number of terrible teaching tools (word searches, connect-the-dots, subtitled (or even dubbed!) Disney movies, giant jan-ken games) over and over again just to cling to some shred of comfortable ground. Students' progress through the curriculum may be months behind other classes, and when it becomes absolutely necessary that the students move ahead in the textbook, instruction generally comes in the form of worksheets and 30 minutes of awkward silence.
You know when one of your classes goes badly, and you feel ill and wonder how the JTE sees you? That must be what it's like every class for these teachers.

The Verge of Retirement

This guy is in his last few years of teaching, and he knows that he's in an important enough position that no one could actually fire him. Whether he's lost interest in teaching or is simply too busy with all the other ridiculous non-teaching demands of a Japanese school teacher, his classes start to slide downhill into uselessness. When you're in the classroom with him it feels like he just doesn't care anymore, and it rubs off on students fast: Heads get buried in folded arms, and the classroom is filled with the familiar sound of hands fumbling around in pen cases to find Xacto knives--a sound always preceding the appearance of intricate and inextinguishable anime character faces all across the desktops in your classroom.

The All-Star

Thankfully, it's not all bad. Occasionally you'll find yourself with a fairly young but talented, rising-star teacher who you wish all your classes were with. This is the teacher with whom the whole concept of "team teaching" seems to make sense. You play off each other in the classroom, reframing boring textbook dialogues as dramatic soap-opera re-enactments and peppering lectures with interesting tidbits. The students absolutely love your classes, and even the ones who slept through class last year are awake, alert, and enjoying school. Nice.

That's your lot for today. If you have anything to add please let us know in the comments. Otherwise, see you again!

Being an ALT series: 

Part #1: Teaching English in Japan 

Part #2: Your Role

Part #3: A Typical Day

Part #4: Planning Classes 

Part #5: Getting Drunk on Duty (the Enkai) 

Part #6: 4 Japanese Teachers You May Have to Work With

Part #7: Physical Resources

Part #8: Making Activities

Part #9: Hopping Between Schools

Part #10: More School Hopping

Part #11: Getting Molested At School

Part #12: It Is Really This Easy?

Part #13: Brushing Your Teeth At School