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	<title>Smith&#039;s School of English Soap Box &#187; english in japan</title>
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	<description>About teaching english and living in Japan</description>
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		<title>Got a New PC!  Love it!</title>
		<link>http://www.sse-franchise.com/soapbox/201201/31/got-a-new-pc-love-it/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:58:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Al Bartle</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alone or Franchise?]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[English Lesson Plans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[English School Articles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fair to teachers]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the English business in Japan, we sometimes need to use a PC to create some additional lesson materials for students.  Smith&#8217;s school has great materials that open the door to student&#8217;s learning at many levels. They are created with Japanese students in mind and address areas that are often weak among Japanese students. But [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Inspiring English Speakers: Jazz Vocalist Kei Kobayashi</title>
		<link>http://www.sse-franchise.com/soapbox/201201/24/inspiring-english-speakers-jazz-vocalist-kei-kobayashi/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sse-franchise.com/soapbox/201201/24/inspiring-english-speakers-jazz-vocalist-kei-kobayashi/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 04:59:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edward</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[SSE Ohtsu Corner]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[english in japan]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sse-franchise.com/soapbox/?p=14563</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Not many artists in any music genre are great enough or lucky enough to be known around the world, but jazz artists tend to be well received. If an artist is willing to work hard, tour hard, and be creative, they can achieve world renown in the jazz field. Kei Kobayashi is one such artist, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I&#8217;m Gonna be on the BBC!</title>
		<link>http://www.sse-franchise.com/soapbox/201201/16/%ef%bd%89%e2%80%99m-gonna-be-on-the-bb/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sse-franchise.com/soapbox/201201/16/%ef%bd%89%e2%80%99m-gonna-be-on-the-bb/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 13:50:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edward</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Living in Japan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SSE Ohtsu Corner]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sse-franchise.com/soapbox/?p=14521</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[No- not the British Broadcast Corporation. I am being featured on a profile piece on Biwako Broadcasting, the local cable network in Shiga prefecture. I thought some of my students and friends might like to catch it live. I don&#8217;t know if the channel is available everywhere in Japan or only in Shiga, but don&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Welcome and impressive email from a former student!</title>
		<link>http://www.sse-franchise.com/soapbox/201201/16/welcome-and-impressive-email-from-a-former-student/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sse-franchise.com/soapbox/201201/16/welcome-and-impressive-email-from-a-former-student/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 11:28:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Al Bartle</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[English School Articles]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Great English Schools in Japan]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sse-franchise.com/soapbox/?p=14515</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Hello everyone, I got a very nice email from an old student who moved to Tokyo from Kobe last year.  He shared a very funny story about conducting business in China so I asked his permission to share his email and he agreed.  What makes this student so very special is his great effort to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>スミス英会話 高円寺 Tokyo Temples GOKOKUJI</title>
		<link>http://www.sse-franchise.com/soapbox/201112/30/%e3%82%b9%e3%83%9f%e3%82%b9%e8%8b%b1%e4%bc%9a%e8%a9%b1-%e9%ab%98%e5%86%86%e5%af%ba-toyo-temples-gogokuji/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sse-franchise.com/soapbox/201112/30/%e3%82%b9%e3%83%9f%e3%82%b9%e8%8b%b1%e4%bc%9a%e8%a9%b1-%e9%ab%98%e5%86%86%e5%af%ba-toyo-temples-gogokuji/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Dec 2011 05:26:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sse-franchise.com/soapbox/?p=14448</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The last few days of the year in Tokyo have been very beautiful with clear blue skies &#38; the sun shining, of course it is still cold with temperatures –day time around 7C &#38; night between 2-4C It&#8217;s the time of the year I like to get out and visits temples &#38; shrines Last week [...]]]></description>
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		<title>スミス英会話 高円寺 Getting Together</title>
		<link>http://www.sse-franchise.com/soapbox/201112/30/%e3%82%b9%e3%83%9f%e3%82%b9%e8%8b%b1%e4%bc%9a%e8%a9%b1-%e9%ab%98%e5%86%86%e5%af%ba-getting-together/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sse-franchise.com/soapbox/201112/30/%e3%82%b9%e3%83%9f%e3%82%b9%e8%8b%b1%e4%bc%9a%e8%a9%b1-%e9%ab%98%e5%86%86%e5%af%ba-getting-together/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Dec 2011 03:58:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sse-franchise.com/soapbox/?p=14431</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[During the second half of 2011 Smith&#8217;s School of Koenji had three getherings of students family &#38; friends Two were held at Rainbow Koenji Minami &#38; our year end party was held at ban-kan also in Koenji Minami http://ban-kan.com, each of them had 18 or more in attendance &#38; we all had a very wonderful [...]]]></description>
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		<title>3 Great Parks Near the Nakamozu English Conversation School. スミス英会話なかもず校周辺の公園案内</title>
		<link>http://www.sse-franchise.com/soapbox/201110/12/3-great-parks-near-the-nakamozu-english-conversation-school-%e3%82%b9%e3%83%9f%e3%82%b9%e8%8b%b1%e4%bc%9a%e8%a9%b1%e3%81%aa%e3%81%8b%e3%82%82%e3%81%9a%e6%a0%a1%e5%91%a8%e8%be%ba%e3%81%ae%e5%85%ac/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sse-franchise.com/soapbox/201110/12/3-great-parks-near-the-nakamozu-english-conversation-school-%e3%82%b9%e3%83%9f%e3%82%b9%e8%8b%b1%e4%bc%9a%e8%a9%b1%e3%81%aa%e3%81%8b%e3%82%82%e3%81%9a%e6%a0%a1%e5%91%a8%e8%be%ba%e3%81%ae%e5%85%ac/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2011 02:20:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Musgrave</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[English School Articles]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sse-franchise.com/soapbox/?p=14195</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[スミス英会話なかもず校・堺東校の講師が書いた記事。日本語はこちらへ。 Autumn is here! I love this time of year in Japan. It is a relief to see the end of the humid summer and I’m ready to enjoy a few months of beautiful weather. One of the best ways to enjoy this weather is to spend some time in a park. I live and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Student impresses me with a great writing example</title>
		<link>http://www.sse-franchise.com/soapbox/201110/06/student-impresses-me-with-a-great-writing-example/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sse-franchise.com/soapbox/201110/06/student-impresses-me-with-a-great-writing-example/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 05:39:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Al Bartle</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sse-franchise.com/soapbox/?p=14155</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, one of my long-time students showed up with a short essay she wrote about her experience the past weekend. I want to share it because it is quite impressive. There wasn&#8217;t much to correct. It was nearly perfect. Wow! Very impressive!  I like to think that several years of studying with me has helped [...]]]></description>
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		<title>English Monster or Accounting Monster?</title>
		<link>http://www.sse-franchise.com/soapbox/201109/05/english-monster-or-accounting-monster/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sse-franchise.com/soapbox/201109/05/english-monster-or-accounting-monster/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2011 13:35:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Al Bartle</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sse-franchise.com/soapbox/?p=13993</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[My student over the past year and half wrote a nice comment and I thought I would share it with you all.We recently covered a topic about Mr. Kikuchi who was written about in the Japan Times. Mr. Kikuchi is known as the &#8216;English Monster&#8217; because he has taken the TOEIC 50 times and never [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It is fun to speak English..or Japanese and to teach in Japan!</title>
		<link>http://www.sse-franchise.com/soapbox/201108/21/it-is-fun-to-speak-english-or-japanese-and-to-teach-in-japan/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sse-franchise.com/soapbox/201108/21/it-is-fun-to-speak-english-or-japanese-and-to-teach-in-japan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Aug 2011 14:27:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Al Bartle</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sse-franchise.com/soapbox/?p=13175</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Language is an important tool. Yes, it is just a tool but as you know having the right tool makes all the difference! You can spend hours trying do something but if you have the right tool, you can finish in minutes. Being able to speak the language when you go travel somewhere or join [...]]]></description>
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