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  JapanPeteJul. 01, 2009 - 10:33AM JST

  I am a TESOL teacher, have worked in or with Japan for over twenty years, am an owner of an eikaiwa school, but primarily work in business for an Australian University.

  That said, language teachers never fail to amaze me with their simple, narrow, little minds.

  I have met Terry Lloyd at many a business event and I found his article interesting. He is a successful businessman and was having a look at the industry from a business perspective. This was a worthwhile study as the industry here does have its own peculiar idiosyncrasies and areas of stress.

  Amazingly, but not surprisingly, all the comments here have focused on the teachers and not the business.

  Terry’s point is interesting, that no one organization has taken up the challenge of dominating the market here. I would argue that these are different times in a unique industry, which may not fit the stereotypical Japanese model.

  Indeed this is an interesting discussion and one in which I enjoy, for it is my work and my hobby.

  But please teachers, pull your head out of wherever it is placed and stop worrying about "the me" factor all the time. The business of teaching English is a lot bigger, and to some of us more important than your petty arguments and gripes.

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