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Teaching in Japan - Rock Painting & New School Transfer

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joewcarson
@joewcarson ยท Mar 4, 2026
Was teaching back in Japan again but was like normal elementary school, not just English. So I was teaching gym too. Our principal had all the teachers do this team building exercise where we had to like paint rocks with motivating quotes and designs we came up with. One of the other teachers, a U.S. army vet, was also a teacher and he was having a tough time so we just kept playing basketball instead. The principal got a little mad at us and she said we had like 5min to show present our work to everyone else. I had one green rock with some random quote that I thought was good enough to share, so I didn't care that much. Then I transferred to another Japanese school teaching older kids which I liked. I was finalizing the details with that new principal and he was super pumped for me to start there, thought I was a perfect fit. I asked about pay and it was only $20/hr but cash so that was a slight upgrade from the $20 on the books at the other Japanese school. I was excited to start, I liked teaching the older kids much more and seemed like I would have a ton more flexibility in this school.
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โœฆ flexibilityโœฆ paymentโœฆ job satisfactionโœฆ sportsโœฆ creativityโœฆ authorityโœฆ educationโœฆ team buildingโœฆ workโœฆ career transition
๐Ÿ”ฎ rocks๐Ÿ”ฎ quotes๐Ÿ”ฎ designs๐Ÿ”ฎ basketball๐Ÿ”ฎ work๐Ÿ”ฎ green rock๐Ÿ”ฎ random quote๐Ÿ”ฎ pay๐Ÿ”ฎ books๐Ÿ”ฎ cash
๐ŸŽฏ teaching๐ŸŽฏ team building exercise๐ŸŽฏ painting๐ŸŽฏ playing basketball๐ŸŽฏ presenting๐ŸŽฏ transferring schools๐ŸŽฏ finalizing details
๐Ÿ‘ค principal๐Ÿ‘ค teachers๐Ÿ‘ค U.S. army vet๐Ÿ‘ค kids๐Ÿ‘ค older kids
๐Ÿ“ Japan๐Ÿ“ elementary school๐Ÿ“ gym๐Ÿ“ Japanese school๐Ÿ“ school
โšก havingโšก keptโšก playingโšก gotโšก saidโšก showโšก presentโšก thoughtโšก shareโšก careโšก transferredโšก likedโšก finalizingโšก startโšก askedโšก wasโšก teachingโšก doโšก paintโšก came up
๐Ÿ’œ tough time๐Ÿ’œ mad๐Ÿ’œ good enough๐Ÿ’œ super pumped๐Ÿ’œ perfect fit๐Ÿ’œ excited
โœง AI Analysis: You experienced a teaching dream in Japan where you navigated workplace dynamics and career transitions. The dream reflects your preferences for working with older students and your concerns about job flexibility and compensation, suggesting you're processing thoughts about professional growth and finding the right work environment.
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