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We talked to Mike, a teacher who was a dispatch teacher with Global Partners before being directly hired by his school. Read about his story here. Q.Please tell us about your current position. A.I am currently in my 3rd year working at a private Junior and Senior High school. I worked as a dispatch teacher for 2 years and have been hired directly since April 2009. I saw the advertisement for my position on the internet and decided to try to apply with Global Partners. The position was not just an Oral Communication teaching position, but there was also a chance to teach literature which sounded like a good opportunity. I attended the interview at the Global Partners office, then attended the school interview and was successful. Q.Can you tell me about the difference in your duties between being a dispatch and direct teacher? A.One of the things about working in a school in Japan is the vagueness regarding duties. One of the things I have done is try to look at the full time teachers and kind of follow their lead, as often there do not seem to be any set rules. For example, it is common for full time teachers to stay late after school, while some teachers go home at 5 or 5:30. I am usually there until at least 6:30 and sometime as late as 8 pm. Also when we have school events, such as the school festival which is held on the weekend I am expected to be at school on Saturday and Sunday, whereas the dispatch teachers usually only attend one day. In this way, many of my duties have increased in level of responsibility, even though I was helping out doing the same thing before. New areas of responsibility include clubs and the
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