Apparently Brazilians are the best language learners in the world because they don't care about making mistakes. But I haven't seen the study myself so I can't vouch for its validity.
My Japanese level was pretty low at the time, and most JETs never get very good tbh, so I don't think we were able to properly judge the level of the CIRs. So who knows how good the average CIR is.
Haha, it is about getting paid more for less work. But did you account for the 20 days of nenkyuu and the medical/dental benefits? And I'm guessing eikaiwa salaries have risen with inflation, while JET salaries started high but haven't changed much over the years. The only change they made was lowering the JET salary for the 1st year and raising it for the 2nd and 3rd year.
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Date: 2012-10-03 02:51 am (UTC)My Japanese level was pretty low at the time, and most JETs never get very good tbh, so I don't think we were able to properly judge the level of the CIRs. So who knows how good the average CIR is.
Haha, it is about getting paid more for less work. But did you account for the 20 days of nenkyuu and the medical/dental benefits? And I'm guessing eikaiwa salaries have risen with inflation, while JET salaries started high but haven't changed much over the years. The only change they made was lowering the JET salary for the 1st year and raising it for the 2nd and 3rd year.
Btw, do CIRs make more than ALTs?