What are some of the biggest problems faced by JET participants?
Many problems that JETs face result from a lack of preparedness to live and work in Japan, from unrealistic expectations, or from inflexibility or lack of patience. For example, professionally trained teachers tend to be frustrated by the limitations inherent in working as assistant teachers. Or, some participants become frustrated when they discover that all their classes are not full of motivated, disciplined students. Other problems are a result of the idiosyncrasies or perceived deficiencies of the program itself (such as whether it really fulfills its stated goals of internationalizing Japanese citizens or improves their English). This said, most JETs report that they had a positive or very positive experience on the JET Program. (See below.
