Hi, I'm a 20 year old currently considering going back to college after having to drop out 2 years ago. I've always been interested in becoming a teacher, and am trying to figure out what the best path would be to do so in Japan. I was mostly raised over here in the US, but was born in Japan so have dual citizenship.
What I'm struggling with most currently is on deciding on whether to pursue a teaching license at a Japanese university or an American one. From what I've gathered, you need a license obtained in Japan to teach at public schools, but international schools + some private schools can be open to hiring people with foreign licenses.
I currently live in the US with my parents and am within commuting distance of a public university, so that's a pretty good option for me; but I'm worried over whether having a foreign license could make things harder down the road. Alternatively I could attend college in Japan, but I'd almost definitely have to get my own place so it'd be more expensive; I'd also probably need to work more part-time hours than I would in the US to make it work. My English is better than my Japanese, but I've taken classes at a Japanese uni before and performed decently in them. My family isn't too well-off so I'd have to take out loans to attend either way.
What would be the best option, both in terms of career and cost, if I want to teach in Japan in the future? If anyone has any advice I'd really appreciate it! Thank you for reading
by daisyfaunn