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satisfiedNLB
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 Posted: Mon Dec 26, 2011 8:24 pm Post subject: ways to supplement income in Chiapa de Corzo? |
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Greetings!
I am considering working with the Dunham Institute in Chiapa de Corzo and am wondering if there are any opportunities in or around town to supplement income, as they don't pay.
Places to teach night or weekend classes? Private lesson opportunities?
Making & saving money is not a big concern, I would just like to break even & not touch my savings account, if possible!
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Isla Guapa
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Location: Mexico City o sea La Gran Manzana Mexicana
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| Posted: Mon Dec 26, 2011 11:57 pm Post subject: Re: ways to supplement income in Chiapa de Corzo? |
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| satisfiedNLB wrote: |
Greetings!
I am considering working with the Dunham Institute in Chiapa de Corzo and am wondering if there are any opportunities in or around town to supplement income, as they don't pay.
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I'm afraid I can't help you with information about finding work in Chiapa de Corzo, but your post was a bit confusing. Who are you referring to when you wrote "they don't pay" ? |
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Prof.Gringo
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Location: Dang Cong San Viet Nam Quang Vinh Muon Nam!
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| Posted: Tue Dec 27, 2011 1:22 am Post subject: Re: ways to supplement income in Chiapa de Corzo? |
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| satisfiedNLB wrote: |
Greetings!
I am considering working with the Dunham Institute in Chiapa de Corzo and am wondering if there are any opportunities in or around town to supplement income, as they don't pay.
Places to teach night or weekend classes? Private lesson opportunities?
Making & saving money is not a big concern, I would just like to break even & not touch my savings account, if possible!
Thanks! |
No, I really doubt that you could.
You are doing a language exchange and they won't like it if you poach their students, besides the schools don't charge much and the folks down there can't afford to pay much. There are schools in Tuxtla that pay, but of course you must find a place to stay and everything else.
You will be studying Spanish in the morning and have to teach at night, so that doesn't leave you much time to work on the side. It is a full-time program and you will be expected to plan and teach dynamic classes to kids, teens & adults.
Plan to spend money for food, travel, clothes, fun, bus fare etc.
It should be possible to find someway to teach, study Spanish and MAYBE break even doing so. In Mexico DF it would certainly be possible, if you work 5-6 hours a day and then study an hour of private Spanish class with a tutor.
I studied Spanish at UNAM and it was a good course. |
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geaaronson
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| Posted: Tue Dec 27, 2011 9:08 pm Post subject: |
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| You are doing a language exchange and they won't like it if you poach their students, besides the schools don't charge much and the folks down there can't afford to pay much. There are schools in Tuxtla that pay, but of course you must find a place to stay and everything else. |
The above was my first reaction. They are doing you the favor by taking you on as an instructor in a very small town. If you take on private students, essentially you are "stealing" prospective paying students from them. The Dunham gives you free accomodations and Spanish classes for newbies who want some teaching experience and a line on their cvs.
It is entirely possible for you to take private students in Tuxtla and I don`t believe there would be any conflict of interest. All of Dunham`s students are from Chiapa Corzo, none from Tuxtla, so if you did privates on your day off you would be competing with the language schools in Tuxtla. |
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Isla Guapa
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The above was my first reaction. They are doing you the favor by taking you on as an instructor in a very small town. If you take on private students, essentially you are "stealing" prospective paying students from them. The Dunham gives you free accomodations and Spanish classes for newbies who want some teaching experience and a line on their cvs.
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Too bad for those English students in Chiapa de Corzo who are paying good money for classes given by novice teachers. |
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Prof.Gringo
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| Isla Guapa wrote: |
| geaaronson wrote: |
The above was my first reaction. They are doing you the favor by taking you on as an instructor in a very small town. If you take on private students, essentially you are "stealing" prospective paying students from them. The Dunham gives you free accomodations and Spanish classes for newbies who want some teaching experience and a line on their cvs.
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Too bad for those English students in Chiapa de Corzo who are paying good money for classes given by novice teachers. |
Who said anything about the teachers at Dunham being novices???
Far from it.
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Isla Guapa
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| Prof.Gringo wrote: |
| Isla Guapa wrote: |
| geaaronson wrote: |
The above was my first reaction. They are doing you the favor by taking you on as an instructor in a very small town. If you take on private students, essentially you are "stealing" prospective paying students from them. The Dunham gives you free accomodations and Spanish classes for newbies who want some teaching experience and a line on their cvs.
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Too bad for those English students in Chiapa de Corzo who are paying good money for classes given by novice teachers. |
Who said anything about the teachers at Dunham being novices???
Far from it. |
Geaaronson wrote: ". . . for newbies who want some teaching experience". I assumed this meant that the newbies were teaching paying customers taking English classes. |
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Prof.Gringo
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| Isla Guapa wrote: |
| geaaronson wrote: |
The above was my first reaction. They are doing you the favor by taking you on as an instructor in a very small town. If you take on private students, essentially you are "stealing" prospective paying students from them. The Dunham gives you free accomodations and Spanish classes for newbies who want some teaching experience and a line on their cvs.
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Too bad for those English students in Chiapa de Corzo who are paying good money for classes given by novice teachers. |
Who said anything about the teachers at Dunham being novices???
Far from it. |
Geaaronson wrote: ". . . for newbies who want some teaching experience". I assumed this meant that the newbies were teaching paying customers taking English classes. |
All the teachers I saw at Dunham had at least one year exp. and one was a certified teacher from the US. |
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satisfiedNLB
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| Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2011 5:28 pm Post subject: |
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I have a CELTA certification & have taught for 1 year in Asia already.
I am interested in Dunham because of the language exchange & improving my level of Spanish. Along with my experience teaching, of course.
I was only wondering about the student/private lesson situation as I have never been anywhere in the area & wasn't sure what to expect.
Thank you all for your advice & information on the matter, I feel like I have a better grasp of the situation now!
Thanks again! |
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