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Wednesday, January 17, 2007

Teacher Testimonies: Chris Weber

Hi Simon,

As Kevin mentioned, I'm an ex-employee of his and we've become good
friends too. He's a really great guy and as a boss he gives the
teachers freedom to have their own teaching style and implement their
own lesson plans (within reason).

At the schools there are many text books and materials to use, so you
don't need to worry about having to start from scratch using your own
materials.

I'm very glad that I worked for KES as my first job in Japan. I stayed
with them for 2 years and only moved on because I wanted to see what
it was like to work in public elementary schools. I often go back to
the area around Odawara and now that I don't live there I appreciate
even more what a nice place it is. It's near the coast and has
mountains and forests nearby, so the air is much cleaner than where I
live now (the South of Saitama Prefecture, right near the Tokyo
border).

I can't really give you any more advice except that my 2 years with
KES gave me some great memories and certainly a better introduction to
Japan than if I'd worked for one of the big companies like Nova etc,
which have a repuatation for being more like fast food companies in
terms of the turnover of staff and students. KES is more like a
family-run restaurant with a friendly atmosphere and more personal
approach with students and teachers alike.

If Kevin and Ikumi do hire you, I have to give you my congratulations
as I'm sure that you'll feel at home there.

Good luck
Chris

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Tuesday, January 16, 2007

Teacher Testimonies: James Pelikan on Kevin`s English Schools


View of Mount Fuji courtesy of some of our Fuji Film students

dear kevin- i was just remembering how you were a good boss to me, and i wanted to pass that thought on. i coudn't have been a better one myself. please believe this. and i hope you and ikumi are doing very well. also, if you remember, say hi to my host families and masahiro. with care, - james

Originally Posted at the forum for Kevin`s English Schools:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KevinsEnglishSchools In fact you can still find this post there.

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