ETJ at Linked In - On the Fallout after Nova and GEOS

Antony Martiniani Shinomiya asks: David Paul:
 
I was wondering. "How do you think the English Teaching market in Japan will evolve post Nova and Geos?
I have always admired your positive style and fun techniques, and would like your honest opinion, no strings attached.
What can we do as professionals to keep students interests, positive and constructive?
Or do we just go with the flow?

 

David Paul • I'm not sure that the Nova and Geos problems have had any effect on what we can do to keep students positive in the classroom, though the problems may have had a negative effect on the general perception of language schools.
I think the trend for a bit over ten years has been towards the non-Japanese small school owner. This trend was one of the causes of the Nova/Geos problems and was also accelerated by these problems. It has also been a big reason for the growth of ETJ.
Personally, I think the shift to these small schools is a very positive and constructive trend for English language teaching in Japan.