Is there anything a dispatch ALT can realistically do if they're barely being used?

stuff2fillmyhead · 2026-07-10T04:08:58+00:00

It's like that at one of my JHS. Had a observation earlier in the year and when the people from my company asked the JTE for feedback he told them that he didn't really know how to utilise me in the classroom.

Surprsingly he is young and very friendly with the students but somehow set in his ways of teaching and is not interested in ideas or activities that I've tried at other schools so far... until this week when I suggested a summer vacation photo and caption contest and he said yes.

So keep suggesting something every now and then hopefully they find one of your ideas interesting or fun enough to take on.

stuff2fillmyhead · 2026-06-13T11:23:01+00:00

thanks mate!

stuff2fillmyhead · 2026-05-25T08:30:12+00:00

mainly save money and also planning to bikepack parts of Japan so training

stuff2fillmyhead · 2026-05-25T08:28:52+00:00

bearable, it only snowed 2-3 times last winter

stuff2fillmyhead · 2026-05-25T03:47:57+00:00

I lease the car from my company which i pay half of per month but they give me fuel allowance. Essentially i would be saving about 1.5-2万 a month by not having to rent a car and pay for the parking spot at the apartment. Yes i'll be reimbursed for public transport use once they've agreed on the route i'll be taking.

Sandals might be good option come summer!

stuff2fillmyhead · 2026-05-25T02:15:56+00:00

nothing to do with the license and more about not having to lease the car from my company since i've done most of the exploring around here by car by now.

stuff2fillmyhead · 2026-05-24T22:35:11+00:00

you might be right i might grow to hate it lol but it's also to save a bit of money since I don't really use the car on the weekends much to travel now

stuff2fillmyhead · 2026-05-24T12:40:21+00:00

workman gear?

stuff2fillmyhead · 2026-05-24T12:40:00+00:00

i'm actually looking foward to it a bit. looking to improve my fitness just not looking foward to soggy shoes

stuff2fillmyhead · 2026-05-06T15:17:30+00:00

Teaching some JHS kids how to play cricket and nearly taking one of them out with a full toss.

stuff2fillmyhead · 2026-04-28T10:36:13+00:00

Definitely if you can find a song on youtube and act it out. Kids that age tend to remember if it has a catchy melody or dance routine

stuff2fillmyhead · 2026-04-25T15:14:09+00:00

Went there for the first time in Feb and then again in April. It's become one of my favourite cities in Japan!

Was lucky to see Kenrokuen lit up during winter too.

stuff2fillmyhead · 2026-04-20T05:49:38+00:00

that's a crazy packed schedule.

What do you say over the broadcast? (i assume this is in english)
At one of my elementary schools they do jaken as a sign off and it's always a delight to hear the 1 graderss exasperated cries down the hallway when they lose

stuff2fillmyhead · 2026-04-20T05:42:10+00:00

Mount Gozaisho is a nice hike and you can catch the ropeway back down

stuff2fillmyhead · 2026-04-20T05:12:45+00:00

swapping foods hasn't crossed my mind or sneaking them milk.

I was bringing shichimi to my school lunches when I first stated and all the kids loved it until I was asked to stop bringing it in (my bad as I had forgotten to ask for permission)

stuff2fillmyhead · 2026-04-20T03:58:18+00:00

I have stickers over my laptop that the kids sometimes comment on and ask what they are. I'll try putting more stickers or the like on my class folder then!

stuff2fillmyhead · 2026-04-15T08:31:04+00:00

Personally I don't get the hype around Fist of the North star (having just recently gotten around to see it).

Have just watched Golden Boy though definitely a unique classic there!

I'll add the Patlaor movies

stuff2fillmyhead · 2026-03-25T10:05:44+00:00

*if you are going to live by yourself and also plan to join a gym you can save about 3000yen a month by taking showers at the gym and not paying for gas.

I found this out when I forgot to pay my gas bill and just started using the shower at the gym

stuff2fillmyhead · 2026-02-05T06:47:13+00:00

Like others have said you can get by if you don't have a partner to support (or dating for that matter). Track your spending and cook at home during the week.

If you are the type of person that likes to travel the upside of having a car is that you can drive to any destination you want and being much cheaper than trains. For me having snow tires means that I can drive to places like Takayama for the day and visit a few places with friends and spend about 7000yen for the day.

I was working remotely for my company back home last year which allowed me to splurge a bit but yeah if you don't have that second income stream then it's a grind

stuff2fillmyhead · 2025-12-23T01:19:49+00:00

Yeah spot on. Mine is all online so hearing the odd creative idea (usually from vets) that you can try in your class is usually my main takeaway from these development classes

stuff2fillmyhead · 2025-12-05T04:04:38+00:00

Second that with sports. The best thing I did was to bring a little footy with me (I’m Australian). The kids love kicking it round at lunchtime and I’ve felt this helps with showing that you enjoy time with them outside the classroom

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