Question # 2. Is there an age limit to teach ESL in Japan?

Question #2. Is there an age limit?

In the first post I mentioned that our oldest teacher that we brought over to Japan to teach for us when 66 years old.

Australia and Canada have a 'working holiday' relationship with Japan. What that means is that young kids, 18-years old young, just out of high school young, can come to Japan and get a job without a visa. Japanese can go to those countries and work as well.

Some time after that the school I gave my best to realized that they could hire 2 or 2.5 Aussie kids to work and pay them what they were paying one American with a college degree.

Kids in the twilight of their teen years can get jobs…but 18-19 year olds with students a year or so younger…does NOT work well. Hormones get in the way.

66-year old E did a tremendous job but could not get around on her own or learn how to drive. She was healthy and no burden to the social health care system. She worked hard and did her job well. The students took to her. But, more often than not it took someone Japanese to grandma sit her. It's never a good deal when it takes two people to one person's job.

The best age…early 30's maybe. Mature, already married, a kid or two in tow.

Is there an age limit? No. But some ages work out better than others.

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