Daily Archives: June 2, 2007

Why Buy a Franchise School?

June 2, 2007 – 6:31 pm

I was thinking about this question the other day and thought I should put in a few words about it. In today’s business world, most businesses are franchise businesses. So why does a person decide to buy a McDonald’s franchise instead of just opening a “My Burger” shop? Well it is obvious isn’t [...]

By Al Bartle | Posted in Choosing a location, English School Articles, New start up or franchise?, SSE Okamoto Corner | Comments (0)

German Measles?

June 2, 2007 – 7:23 am

Konan Women’s University was closed for one week from the end of the last week of May 2007 for German Measles. Starting in Tokyo, many university have closed due to several cases of German Measles.
Some of my students may not attend this week as Konan Women’s University is closed due to German Measles. [...]

By Al Bartle | Posted in English School Articles, SSE Okamoto Corner | Comments (0)

Irony and One-Points!

June 2, 2007 – 6:47 am

Today for the One-Point English at Azamino Smith’s School of English we were practicing “I don’t know the first thing about ____.” Every one of our students knows I don’t know the first thing about cooking, so that was an easy one! This of course made it very easy to guess the meaning of the [...]

By Deana | Posted in English School Articles, SSE Azamino Corner | Comments (0)

Okonomiyaki Invitation

June 2, 2007 – 6:36 am

Just got home from a student’s place. She and her husband invited my husband and I to join their family at their home for an Okonomiyaki party tonight. She was our first student and is still studying with us, as is her son, who we have had the priveledge to watch grow into a wonderful, [...]

By Deana | Posted in English School Articles | Comments (0)

It’s Saturday and Another Great Day as a Smith’s Owner-Teacher

June 2, 2007 – 1:33 am

Just got to the school and noticed there was a fax showing that a student had decided to return. It’s great to see that. It is a nice validation that your coaching was appreciated when a student decides to come back. So on top of it being a fine sunny day, I’ve [...]

By Al Bartle | Posted in SSE Okamoto Corner, students keep coming | Comments (0)