Category Archives: a look back

Why we’re still in Japan after 8 years

I wrote most of this as a comment to a story posted by Derek (from スミス英会話塚口), but I think I should share it with all of you too! We are very excited to be having a baby in Japan. Japan is a place I can feel safe every day, at any time of day or [...]

Smith’s opportunity was just right for me!

So what is good about the Smith’s opportunity? Well, in my case, it allowed me to come back to Japan on my own terms and not at the whim of the company for which I was working. It allowed me to bring my wife back to be near her aging parents and my son who [...]

Lesson Quality, Aftercare and True Value in Language Education

Regarding the purchase of a large English language school by another corporation, it is high time for Japanese foreign language students to understand the basics of the business of language education. First you have a teacher in a classroom or over the net teaching perhaps 2 to 6 students. The basis of what you will [...]

A Look Back

Jim Scarle (Owner/Teacher, Smith’s School of English – Hashimoto) April 2007 marks the second anniversary of Smith’s English School here in Hashimoto, Sagamihara City. Many of the students have begun their second year and, thankfully appear to be quite satisfied! Satisfaction is also something that I am lucky enough to get every day that I [...]

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