Dreaming of exploring the world while teaching English is something many people share. But if you have a speech difference like cerebral palsy, you might wonder: Will anyone understand me? Will schools even consider me? The short answer is: don’t count yourself out before you try. Teaching English as a Foreign Language is not about sounding like a ...[Read More]

Imagine an English school where the books are already on the shelves, the classrooms are ready, and a comfortable home sits just next door. For many TEFL teachers, this is the dream. Instead of starting from zero, someone else has already built the school. That is the picture painted by a recent community post looking for a successor to take over a...[Read More]

When you move to Japan, you quickly realize that knowing a little Japanese is not the same as managing daily life. There are forms to fill, emails from landlords, phone calls from delivery companies, messages from utility providers, and business inquiries that arrive at all hours. For many foreigners, the gap between textbook Japanese and the Japan...[Read More]

You’ve spent years building your confidence at an eikaiwa. You love teaching, but your real goal is to stand in front of a junior high or high school classroom. Then the moment comes: a job offer that could get you closer—but it comes with a monthly pay cut of around 20,000 yen. Do you take it? This is the exact dilemma one TEFL teacher faced...[Read More]