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ChrisRose · Joined: 19 Apr 2003 Posts: 427 Location: Hong Kong

Having just finished two teaching contracts for local colleges representing overseas universities, all I can say is �No more paperwork please!�

I am actually thinking of taking a year out and just privately tutoring again.

This may seem like a huge step downwards professionally, but the idea of not having to mark 30 to 44 exam papers and all the endless reports whilst I swan off to the gym seems like a nice idea.

Has anyone else taken a similar step down by choice?

Chris

foster · Joined: 07 Feb 2003 Posts: 485 Location: Honkers, SARS

I went the other way, from shit tutoring and conversation schools to proper teaching.

In HK, can you make enough $$$$ with private tutoring to live? Question

ChrisRose · Joined: 19 Apr 2003 Posts: 427 Location: Hong Kong

Well all the paperwork was killing me.

Iwas a former NET and loved it. Job stability!

But for the last 3 years I was workign on contracts, which means stave or feast.

I will try it for a year and get back to you lol.

foster · Joined: 07 Feb 2003 Posts: 485 Location: Honkers, SARS

I am a current NET and wouldn't give up the stability.I dont do well not knowing where my next pay check is coming from. Also, the cashola with NET is good (as you know) so I feel that I am finally making a dent in the future savings bank. I have spent the last 8 years of my illustrious career living paycheck to paycheck and now, I dont worry as much.

I wish you all the luck in the world being a private guy. I have recently received some emails from people about privates. My roomie passed on them and they have been filled, so if you want, I can send them on to you should I hear of any more.

Very Happy

ChrisRose · Joined: 19 Apr 2003 Posts: 427 Location: Hong Kong

Thanks for the goodwill.

I haven't been able to get back as a fulltime NET for the last two years. Instead I became an assisant lecturer, and the number of hours and contracts increased.

The problem was contract based.

Like an idiot I rejected a fulltiem position with one of the institutions, somethign I regret to this day, but the position meant startign again from a much lower pay scale.

But from time to time, I have seen posings in other forums from people tutoring whom were making a higher monthley income, albeit without the security and paid holidays.

Well I say give a monthly update if anyone is interested.

From experience many years ago, I would say that 25% of projected monthly income is lost due to students missing lessons form, holidays, exams, etc.

So I am setting myself a target of 30 contact hours of tutoring, but remember I won't have to attend staff meetigns, or mark exam and tst papers for classes of 34 to 44 students.

Chris

foster · Joined: 07 Feb 2003 Posts: 485 Location: Honkers, SARS

Just curious, but why did you leave the NET scheme? I'm in my first year and am wondering what the odds are of them re-newing me are in 2005. I like where I am for the most part and I am tougher than the average bear, so I can handle the shit they dish out.

ChrisRose · Joined: 19 Apr 2003 Posts: 427 Location: Hong Kong

Long story.

But personal relationship with a superior went foul.

I thought it would be easy to find better conditions. I was wrong lol.

Marcoregano · Joined: 19 May 2003 Posts: 872 Location: Hong Kong

In a recent article in the SCMP (Education Post), about EFL in HK, a private teacher claimed she was making about 15K (HK dollars) a month teaching just 3 afternoons a week, and she had only done the CELTA a year previous (before which she had been in a different line of work entirely). While this might be true, I think you'd be lucky to find such high paying private clients.