Questions to ask your Pred / Supervisor ?

[Loerian]

Hey guys I just thought we should put together a thread that we can all look at for questions to ask your pred or supervisor that a) may not have occurred to someone to ask or b)you as a pred wish you knew before you came and you haven't been asked about .

[Namisuke]

I think as long as you have the basics of financials, number of schools, etc., that is enough to know. Sometimes too much information can ruin the nice small surprises of your placement.

[EricaHartmann]

Nearby hospitals or doctor surgeries, even better if they know some English.

[Siyris]

I agree with Namisuke.
Get the basics of schools, logistics, expected bills, maybe basic info on the JTEs (ie, names and how frequently you will work with them, and maybe whether or not they are open to games or stick pretty strictly to the book), and clothing stuff, however there is such a thing as too much information.

My pred gave me waaaaaay too many details about each student, the students brothers and sisters, the cousin relationships, the relationships between teachers, the relationships between the students and the bankers... etc. It's a small town -- I could have found that stuff out for myself, and it would have meant more to me that way.

Only things that I really wish I had asked other than my initial questions (which were basically those I listed above) was about what places in town are open for dinner in the evenings.... but even then, finding that out on my own has been pretty fun... and I've found a few hole-in-the-wall treasures for dinner when I don't feel like cooking for myself that I don't think even my pred knew about.

[word]

1. Did you clean the house?

2. No, I mean, did you REALLY clean it?

3. Could you please throw away all that crap?

4. Pretty please?

[word]

William makes a good point; please remember that your preds are trying to move back home and have a LOT on their plate. They may be moving into a situation that's far less certain than the one into which you are moving. Try to be patient with 'em and don't push 'em too hard.

[jarrod]

If you will live where it snows, ask about freeze-proofing the house. If you cannot read kanji, ask if there are photos of appliances with directions written on them.