Big Booger's Blog On Japan

This site is dedicated to debunking teaching English in a Japanese public school system. You will find stories related to the wackiness that goes on daily in Japan and Japanese public schools.

Monday, August 22, 2016

Where is Big Booger now?

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So previously I had been working for a private company in Fukushima. I loved the job, the benefits were great (free apartment, free car, fr...

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Monday, September 08, 2014

School Tests: Privacy, Scores and Competition

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In Japan, tests typically come 3 times a semester, with 3 semesters. Typically kids will have a test at the beginning, middle and end of ...

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Monday, September 01, 2014

Summer Wrap Up: English Day

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Over the summer as I have said I didn't have much to do. In the first of August we had a workshop, seminar and some preparation events ...

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Thursday, July 31, 2014

Manual Labor In Lieu of English Teaching in Japan

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This summer I don't have a heap of things to do at school. Most of my lessons are planned for, most things are printed out and ready to...

Wednesday, July 23, 2014

Cicadas: The Bane of Summer

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When summer comes to Japan there are three things that suck. The heat , the humidity and the cicadas . It gets quite hot in Japan som...

Tuesday, July 22, 2014

Extensive Reading

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This summer I plan to roll out a new idea for my school. Many of the junior high kids I work with asked me how to pass tests for their Eng...

Monday, July 14, 2014

Orphanage Visit Part Deux

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Yesterday I visited the orphanage in Osaka that I have started volunteering at. Several native English teachers come to the orphanage, do...

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Big Booger: I am living in Japan teaching English to junior high children.

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