E Quality Japan
E Quality Japan is no more, sadly. However JINES has taken up the cause of independant English schools in Japan.JINES developers Brian Dentry and Peter Carter believe that it is time for accountabilty and quality in English education in Japan. On teaching English in Japan: I think that much needs to be done to improve the integrity of the English teaching profession here, specifically concerning English schools here, but also concerning the attitude of some English teachers at schools. TEFL isn`t something you do until you "get a real job." To teach in Japan is a real job! If you do not feel that way, do yourstudents a favor, and find another line of work. (Pictured: Dancers at a festival on Shikoku by Devanshe Chauhan) I look forward to a new era in English education in Japan! E Quality Japan dies a Slow Death I was confident that eQuality Japan would address these matters and more. David Paul had been very involved in the formation of eQuality and I have high praise and higher respect for the man who truly cares about improving the excellence of teaching in Japan. Though this association was destined to be a dream, Paul still works diligently for the improvement ofEnglish teaching in Japan. It is a very difficult economy now, and it has been for the past20 years here. Many schools and businesses have gone bankrupt.Since the popping of the bubble economy. Unfortunately Paul ran into financial difficulties. Howeverthankfully, JINES, or Japan's Independent Network of English Schools seems to have filled the void. Like what E-Qualitywas designed to do, Jines provides students the ability to search for a local independent English language school in their local area. There are many of us who do care. While there are some terrible schools in Japan, there are many run by good people who pride themselves on doing an admirable job for their students and indeed for their teachers. (In some cases - especially for their teachers), and this should not be so surprising, as like Richard Branson (one of my heroes), they know that if their teachers are happy, then their students will be too! JINES is a new association of independent language schools and teachers. Japan's Independent Network of English Schools brings together schools and independent teachers who offer integrity, honesty and high professional standards in their teaching and business operations. The reputation of the English language teaching industry in Japan has been badly hurt by the dishonest practices of some schools. It has become necessary for schools and independent teachers that strive for higher professional standards and value financial honesty and transparency to get together and agree to abide by a code of conduct.
To Japan`s Independant Network of Schools, JINES Homepage
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