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[Mankind]

Disclaimer: teaching privates is illegal and you can be fined and or deported. This post is in no way meant to endorse private teaching.

Second for all you people who just want to post how wrong privates are to do (even after the disclaimer), just keep it to yourself. I'm just posting information for people who are less law-abiding than you.

This post appeared buried in an old post. I'm just refreshing it for people because it was a little off topic.

For the people who don't know but are thinking of going for some privates, here is some real info. To make the big money in privates (over 3-4 mill) you need to work everyday. Sats and Sundays too. Like about 3-4 hours a day. It's not tiring, but after a few months, you really enjoy (and sometimes need) a 3-4 days of nothing. If you are willing to teach kids a lot, than you can get away with 5 or 6 days a week, but your hours per day jump up some. Me I wouldn't go near kids for less than a 100 an hour (and not too many offer that). If you are single, well I don't think you can do it for a long time without burnout. It's nice when you work everyday, to have most of your laundry done for you, hot meals waiting and the like. Wives (or husbands) make it a lot easier to make it.

You really need to always have more classes planned than you want to teach. Because something always falls through or gets cancelled or just runs its course. If you want to teach 20 hours, you need to have about 22-25 hours avaiable. This means that some of your time is spent teaching more than you want, but you'll find other times of not finding enough. So think before you do this. It can be stressful.

The last thing I can say about doing privates is, that you better be a damn good teacher, if you plan on doing it long and getting good hourly pay. I can demand 50 minimum because I've been here forever, have worked for extended times at Uni, have a good education, am not bad looking (my wife says I'm adorable) and can interview my ass of. You need luck, skills, and education to make the big bucks doing it. And to be honest, I've only met a few people in Korea, who have done it for any length of time at a high lv of income and sanity.

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[Mody Ba]

In addition to being adorable,intelligent,and well-educated,he is also a very modest,self-effacing guy.
Although if he is as adorable as he apparently thinks he is,that probably is the key point in making the good money.However,it is STILL illegal,and even an adorable guy MIGHT get busted.

[itaewonguy]

come on people we all know one thing thats for sure..

If you put in the time, make the effort WORK YOUR ASS OFF!! you will make money just like any job in the world...

if you are a barman and you work 40 hours a week and the other guy is doing 70 hours 7 days splits the whole nine yards of course he is going to see more money than you...

yes you can make money in privates if you WORK for it!!!

is that all life means to you? then go for it.. work everyday do 10 hour days make some cash travel 1-2 hours to jobs...
choose a life!
anyone can make money if you willing to work for it!!
back home or here!!

[Mody Ba]

Itaewonguy makes some very good points in his post...plus(again)..privates are ILLEGAL.

Itaewonguy has an interesting avatar,too.But I do not think that avatar is taking place in Itaewon.Unless,of course,it is some guy getting measured for a brand-new custom tailored suit.

[Mankind]

Man Itaewon guy, if only I could get 70 hours in a month. I would quit after 6 months move back home and buy a house and teach. Even at 40,000 an hour that is just an incredible amount of dough. At 40 an hour, thats 11,200,000 a month!!!

But for people wondering. No you can't work that many privates hours (without a miracle). If you can get 30-40 hours into a schedule, thats about the best you can do. Times just over lap too much. Everyone wants, early mornings, and after work. Get a few lunch time gigs and if you want kids in the afternoon to maximize.

Mody Ba is right when he says that my looks help with money. Education and experience makes you an extra 10-20 an hour. Having blond hair, blue eyes and not being fat gets you a ton of offers. That used to piss me off. I think it is silly to base things on looks but thats the way it is done here. Use what you can to your advantage.

Funny Story- At my last university job after all the first interviews, I met the president for the final ok needed. We sat down he looked at me and said "You are very handsome. Girl students will all want to date you. That is good. Because they will always come to your class and study. It is ok if you date student. I know this happen much." My wife disagreed with that last part.

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p.s. I'm off today because a planned class got cancelled yesterday. Thats why you plan extra, cause stuff like this happens. Even to adorable people like me

[Dr. Buck]

Way to go Mankind for telling it the way it is and throwing out some good advice.

"privates are illegal"

How tiresome and overdone, and always going back to the same pathetic argument between what right and what's wrong.

Might as well argue about drug decriminalization, abortion, and gun control while you're at it.

Mody Ba--here's a guy offering some good advice, and then you dive into the thread whining about the legality like a tattletale weanie. Get over it.

[Mody Ba]

Sooooo,I was "whining about the legality"Well, I guess that disturbs people like Buck who do not mind breaking the law to put more money in their pockets,because that is really what it boils down to...but unfotunately, we will never be rid of this kind of "teachers". If anything, there seem to be more of them all of the time.

[Canuck]

Privates are wrong. Shame on you.

[Mankind]

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