Comments on: Japan: Reactions to the Nova Suspension

By: jen

jen — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 15:07:03 +0000

i don’t like the company either, but i am concerned for all the staff and teachers that will lose their jobs and money, you know the ones with families and mouths to feed? so, maybe it’s nice to think selfishly of the wrong and crap the company has done to many, but it might be nice to think about all the displaced people too. maybe a little maturity is in order.and to be honest i’ve worked in other schools and it’s the same, small school, big corporation, in japan, english teachers are expendable, so changing companies might not change a thing.

By: J STAR

J STAR — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 03:59:54 +0000

when this soul sucking mega corporation comes crashing down Ill be laughing all the way to my new job.
see ya later suckers!

By: marj

marj — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 00:03:17 +0000

I am researching places to teach right now. I could already tell before even hearing this that Nova is a nightmare!! From what I saw on the Website and the little I heard on the blogs, it seems like a factory with formulas where they’d just want to take advantage or their teachers. So, can I ask (no judgement), how did you stay for 5 years?

Thanks, Marj

By: Tristan

Tristan — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 06:45:23 +0000

Its up to teachers,students,the general public&Government watchdogs to send the message loud&clear to nova,sahashi,lundquist&their financiers:cure yourself or be killed by the cancer you’ve created at every level of nova’s operations:if you’ve ever had a good lesson,it WAS NOT because of the teachers 2&a half days of training,it was because of the teacher trying their best to teach you under lousy conditions&their own self-training thru experience.
p.s Paul Hart,love a copy of that sales book!

By: RickLonze

RickLonze — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 14:49:05 +0000

異なる意見を読んでよかった。私は5年間Ｎｏｖａで働きました。大学院生として入学してから退職しましたけど、インストラクタの時代の心の傷がいっぱい。時々ＮＯＶＡの悪い夢があります。

It is nice to read so many different opinions. I worked for Nova for 5 years but quite to go to graduate school [yes, in Japan], but as an ex-Nova instructor I still have nightmares about Nova.[searching for lost files after the bell has gone and stuff]

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By: Paul Hart

Paul Hart — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 13:33:26 +0000

I worked at Nova for 3 years. A co-worker of mine took the staff’s sales/policy book and had it translated. Trust me, there are plenty more lies to be found.

By: Aussie_Bushman

Aussie_Bushman — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 13:15:56 +0000

As a NOVA instructor, one thing I have seen though is a busier schedule, as though, students are rushing to book in lessons, before the whole thing collapses. I`ve been pretty busy since the government ruling.

By: southofreality

southofreality — Sun, 24 Jun 2007 03:02:16 +0000

Blogger Individualfrog is under the impression that NOVA cannot sign up new students for 6 months. He or she is mistaken, though. Here’s a quote from a Mainichi Shimbun article concerning the NOVA restrictions:

“The ministry issued an order prohibiting Nova from soliciting customers or accepting applications for contracts exceeding one year or new contracts exceeding 70 hours. The suspension will be in place for six months.” (Mainichi)

As you can see, the prohibition concerns contracts exceeding one year or new contracts exceeding 70 hours. NOVA can still sign up lots of new students using short-term contracts.