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There will always be fresh faces ready to fill those teaching jobs as long as they exist. For many, teaching is not a passion or a career, it's a means to an end to come have your "life in Japan." The novelty goes both ways, and maybe you blow up a pretty big bubble around yourself, merely skimming the surface of what's there. maybe you fall on your own sword, and English becomes a crutch to the point that you've spent over a decade in Japan and can't function without a babysitter. You aren't qualified to do anything but the job you've been sick of since your third year. You've come too far to live so small a life.
I say kudos to anyone who's found fulfillment outside of the box we normally put ourselves in, and doesn't stop learning. The more you know, the less you realize you know.
I say kudos to anyone who's found fulfillment outside of the box we normally put ourselves in, and doesn't stop learning. The more you know, the less you realize you know.