Just finishing up here at Smith’s School of English Kyobashi tonight.
One of our coaches just finished telling me about how enjoyable one of here lessons was in particular today, that’s just nice for me to hear. Apparently this student is going to interviews to work as a secretary and had lots to say about it [...]
Long time, no see
This year, I planned my Golden Week out in advance for 2 reasons: 1. I actually had days off to plan for (thank you Smith’s School of English!), and 2. I hadn’t been out in quite some time. So feeling slightly like a dusty, abandoned book in a long forgotten library, [...]
スミス英会話布施校講師が書いた記事。日本語はこちらへ
Today in class at Smith’s School of English Horie School I again experienced the power of being part of a large group all working together for a common goal.
This is defined as T.E.A.M here at Smith’s School of English.
“Together Everyone Achieves More” http://www.sse-franchise.com/team.shtml
I had a Trial Lesson at 1pm at my Smith’s School of English [...]
Hello, everyone! For those who haven’t heard, I’m the new owner of the Smith’s School of English Kotoen franchise. ( スミス英会話 甲東園校 ) I bought it from out-going owners Jill and Janet in April , 2007 and am working hard to get it operating properly under my command. I have hired a full-time manager/ teacher [...]
Hello, everyone!
Those who know me wouldn’t be surprised to see pictures of me with giant, cutting edge telescopes standing around everywhere. Neither would anyone be shocked to hear me talk about them like I was possessed nor roll their eyes to see me sitting in Starbucks with my third double espresso trying to solve obscure [...]
Golden Week
-SJ
Most people appreciate the occasional public holiday, waiting in tense silence until the next break from work arrives in the calendar year. Once that day hits, it’s like a 24-hour party beginning late on the night before and ending… whenever. And that’s only the reaction to a one-day reprieve from the all too familiar [...]
It took me a long time and a lot of experience in business to realize the profit and lifestyle potential in multiple school ownership within the Smith’s School of English ( スミス英会話 ) franchise system. For many years I ran just the one franchise and that was Smith’s School Koshien however I sold that school [...]
This 2pm student is a Pink student. Most of the time, I like working with pink students because they have a lot of potentials, and it is nice to see their happy faces when you teach them something new. But this one is a bit of an exception. He is shy, gets nervous very easily, [...]
I wake up everyday and think about my decision to become an English teacher in Japan. Even though there were hard times in the beginning, I will never regret the decision to make this move. Other than the financial rewards which come with having a large school, there is the satisfaction of knowing [...]
Last night I got a very pleasant surprise. It was a fax from head-office informing me that one of my new students had just called the staff to request that her lesson be changed from Powerful to Man-to-Man from next month. “Powerful” refers to those students who, due to their job etc., [...]