As a teacher, I also believe in all the Ethics that you put in the last paragraph.
For me teaching is motivating my students to pursue a high goal in their life and when I achieve only a fraction of this, I feel satisfied.
Well, after reading the title I thought I will get insights about how to he a teacher of English in Japan. So can you please tell me how?
Applying for the JET program is one way to get into the country: https://www.in.emb-japan.go.jp/itpr_ja/11_000001_00464.html
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