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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โฆ flexibilityโฆ paymentโฆ job satisfactionโฆ sportsโฆ creativityโฆ authorityโฆ educationโฆ team buildingโฆ workโฆ career transition
๐ฎ rocks๐ฎ quotes๐ฎ designs๐ฎ basketball๐ฎ work๐ฎ green rock๐ฎ random quote๐ฎ pay๐ฎ books๐ฎ cash
๐ฏ teaching๐ฏ team building exercise๐ฏ painting๐ฏ playing basketball๐ฏ presenting๐ฏ transferring schools๐ฏ finalizing details
๐ค principal๐ค teachers๐ค U.S. army vet๐ค kids๐ค older kids
๐ Japan๐ elementary school๐ gym๐ Japanese school๐ school
โก havingโก keptโก playingโก gotโก saidโก showโก presentโก thoughtโก shareโก careโก transferredโก likedโก finalizingโก startโก askedโก wasโก teachingโก doโก paintโก came up
๐ tough time๐ mad๐ good enough๐ super pumped๐ perfect fit๐ excited
โง 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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