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[canuck]

[ndorfn]

It's been said many times that teachers charge too much, too little, whatever. Personally I don't feel guilty charging 4000-5000 yen an hour for privates. If I felt I could get more than that I would. It's supply and demand capitalism plain and simple. It's not an essential service, so if students don't want the lessons, they don't have to take them.

and like a previous poster said, they pay upwards of 8000 yen an hour for the same private lesson at an eng. conversation school.

[gaijinalways]

It really depends on the area you are in, and how the privates fit into your schedule. I used to have privates, at home and at a coffee shop, but my wife didn't like me teaching them at home (honne, tatamae thing).