Every time I go overseas I always bring something back as a souvenir for the students. I feel this goes a long way in that students know that you think about them even when on vacation. I don’t know whether due to this they are obliged to return souvenirs when they also go overseas, I’m [...]
I have been relaxing in England for the past few days. In that time Mark Smith, my wife and the Smith’s team have been doing their part in promoting our school here in Otsu. Obviously I’d like to be there to help out. But that’s the whole idea about Smith’s and its system to give [...]
Thanks Mark for a great informative meeting. I got a lot of good info from it that will be very benificial. Also met some great new franchise owners and had a few drinks afterward. All in all very rewarding. Cheers!
It’s very rare these days for me to hand out flyers. Smith’s have quite a few energetic guys and girls on call who can do it for me at a pretty good rate. Anyway, I had a few hours free and thought I’d get out there in front of Otsu station and rub off some [...]
I tried a new one point at the beginning of the lesson “For me, I was impressed when I (A)”. I made a few examples for her to follow and then she replied by saying “For me, I was impressed when I first met my Smith’s English teacher Craig”. I said “Wow! That’s very thoughtful [...]
A week ago I ordered and received two Smith’s Flags that I could put outside my new school premises here in Otsu. I was able to put one outside the entrance of the building and the other adjacent on the main road. The flags themselves are great. I didn’t realize how big they would be [...]
A green level student attended my lesson today and as soon as he walked through the door he had a huge beaming smile on his face and said,”I’m on top of the world”. He had learnt this previously in an idiom class I taught about a month ago. I replied, “So what’s the good news?” [...]
1st time They were humble beginnings at my first English school, money was tight and location was important. Near to the station was priority for me. Eventually a place became available a stone’s throw away from the station. The building itself wasn’t new. It looked liked it was built in the late 70’s early 80’s [...]
After a hard & enjoyable day’s work usually on Saturday evenings, I have the urge to indulge myself in the delights of one of my favorite Japanese cuisines (Yakitori) or side dishes with beer as others would say. In any case, I must admit I’m pretty hooked due to the wide selection of meats on [...]
I had two office lady students in class today red and green levels. The Item of choice today was (May/Might) One question of interest was…What might you eat after this class? One of the students replied I might drop by Mister Donuts and pick up a few of my favorite doughnuts. The other student asked, [...]
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