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	<title>Smith&#039;s School of English Soap Box &#187; SSE Okamoto Corner</title>
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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>
		<comments>http://www.sse-franchise.com/soapbox/201201/31/got-a-new-pc-love-it/#comments</comments>
		<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>
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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>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>
		<category><![CDATA[Franchise Owners' Speak]]></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>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>
				<category><![CDATA[English School Articles]]></category>
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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>
				<category><![CDATA[English School Articles]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[SSE Okamoto Corner]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[a reward in itself]]></category>
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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>
				<category><![CDATA[English School Articles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SSE Okamoto Corner]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[students keep coming]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[英語は大切な道具]]></category>

		<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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		<title>Nice to hear English in Japan!</title>
		<link>http://www.sse-franchise.com/soapbox/201107/11/nice-to-hear-english-in-japan/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sse-franchise.com/soapbox/201107/11/nice-to-hear-english-in-japan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 08:13:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Al Bartle</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Choosing a location]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Franchise Owners' Speak]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[a look back]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sse-franchise.com/soapbox/?p=13164</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[About a month ago I experienced for the first time in about 5 years a Japanese shop assistant in a McDonald&#8217;s hamburger shop in Umeda, Osaka speaking to me in English. &#8220;Good afternoon Sir, Would you like to see the English menu?&#8221; Although I have no problem to use Japanese everyday as I have been [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Schedule Flexibility-Allows for a Wedding in Hawaii!</title>
		<link>http://www.sse-franchise.com/soapbox/201107/10/schedule-flexibility-allows-for-a-wedding-in-hawaii/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sse-franchise.com/soapbox/201107/10/schedule-flexibility-allows-for-a-wedding-in-hawaii/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jul 2011 07:16:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Al Bartle</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alone or Franchise?]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[English School Articles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fair to teachers]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sse-franchise.com/soapbox/?p=13138</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This year, I worked during the Golden Week and in exchange I took off 10 days in the middle of June to attend my daughter&#8217;s wedding in Maui, Hawaii.  It was certainly a great time for everyone who attended and we had 146 attendees so it was a big event!  Smith&#8217;s School is great to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Student&#8217;s question: &#8220;Why can&#8217;t I become a better English speaker?&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.sse-franchise.com/soapbox/201105/05/students-question-why-cant-i-become-a-better-english-speaker/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sse-franchise.com/soapbox/201105/05/students-question-why-cant-i-become-a-better-english-speaker/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2011 06:05:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Al Bartle</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[English School Articles]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[communicative method]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sse-franchise.com/soapbox/?p=12634</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As an English teacher in Japan, students often ask me why they can&#8217;t seem to become better at speaking English or cannot improve more quickly. There are many obstacles but the most important reason is that students do not speak English enough.  Pure and simple, if you want to become good at speaking English you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Okamoto Danjiri Festival</title>
		<link>http://www.sse-franchise.com/soapbox/201105/04/okamoto-danjiri-festival/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sse-franchise.com/soapbox/201105/04/okamoto-danjiri-festival/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2011 07:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Al Bartle</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Living in Japan]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sse-franchise.com/soapbox/?p=12627</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Today and tomorrow (5/4 and 5/4) the annual Danjiri festival is held in Okamoto (eastern part of Kobe).  About ten groups push the ornate Danjiri Carts or Danjiri Guruma slowly down the street while playing traditional music using drums (Taiko) and bells (Kane) and waving to the crowd.  You can find out more at the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Life in Japan is Good!</title>
		<link>http://www.sse-franchise.com/soapbox/201104/18/life-in-japan-is-good/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sse-franchise.com/soapbox/201104/18/life-in-japan-is-good/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2011 03:01:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Al Bartle</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sse-franchise.com/soapbox/?p=12560</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Life in Japan is actually very good. I can&#8217;t imagine a safer and better place to live. Since the major earthquake and tsunami in March 2011, I have gotten so many emails from friends in the U.S.  And they worry so much about me and my family.  It is heartening.  But actually, Japan is a [...]]]></description>
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