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the foystein · Joined: 23 Apr 2007 Posts: 5

I have had an offer from a private high school and a university. In neither case is it an ESL position. The workload seems the same, but the high school is offering a lot more money. Is this common?
Thanks

7969 · Joined: 26 Mar 2003 Posts: 5782 Location: Coastal Guangdong

i dont foresee many replies based on the (lack of) info in your post.

China.Pete · Joined: 27 Apr 2006 Posts: 547

"The workload seems the same [as the university], but the high school is offering a lot more money. Is this common? " -- Foy Stein

This is not all that unusual in China.

amphivera · Joined: 05 Sep 2007 Posts: 27 Location: China

william wallace · Joined: 14 May 2003 Posts: 2869 Location: in between

Non-ESL in an non EFL country, hmm ????

lf_aristotle69 · Joined: 06 May 2006 Posts: 546 Location: HangZhou, China

The OP might just mean it's not Conversational English, but perhaps it's American literature, or IELTS prep etc.

Alternatively, it could be an International School or an IB program in a high school, and he/she teaches Maths, Biology, Music, etc..., or it could be a Uni Prep program (in a Chinese Uni preparing students for study OS) where he/she teaches Study Skills, Business, Maths, Science, etc...

The OP could be more helpful....

LFA

the foystein · Joined: 23 Apr 2007 Posts: 5

One is teaching academic courses in high school - science. The other is teaching business classes at a university. Thanks for your thoughts.

Anda · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 2199 Location: Jiangsu Province

Check how many students per class and how much they charge per student and you will probally have your answer.

Where I work part time at an institute they only charge 10 per hour per student. Classes are mainly twenty per class. My boss pays his Chinese teachers under 20 an hour. I get 110 an hour but many groups I don't get to teach because of my cost.

Go for the money!