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hagwonnewbie
Joined: 09 Feb 2007
Location: Asia
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| I save 10-20k each year teaching in Korea. In contrast I never saved a dime teaching in the US. |
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sluggo832004
Joined: 04 Sep 2010
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| Posted: Mon Nov 22, 2010 6:34 am Post subject: |
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Well I make $47,000 a year in America.
I leave at 6:30 a.m. and dont get home until about 5:00 a.m.
I pay $700 for rent, $300 car note, student loans, utilities, car insurance, health insurance, teachers union, and of course groceries.
You can save a lot of money if you live with your parents though.
I would love to just be "an ESl teacher." lol. |
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HanlSky
Joined: 30 Jan 2010
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| Posted: Mon Nov 22, 2010 7:25 am Post subject: |
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| hagwonnewbie wrote: |
| I save 10-20k each year teaching in Korea. In contrast I never saved a dime teaching in the US. |
Why was that exactly? What was your expenditure like in the US? |
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nfld_chingu
Joined: 29 Jun 2009
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| Posted: Mon Nov 22, 2010 7:39 am Post subject: |
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| I think HanlSky is Korean |
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HanlSky
Joined: 30 Jan 2010
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| Posted: Tue Nov 23, 2010 4:45 am Post subject: |
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| Yes I am a Korean but I am a permanent resident in the US. |
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HanlSky
Joined: 30 Jan 2010
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| Posted: Tue Nov 23, 2010 4:58 am Post subject: |
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...and if you are willing to work at actually teaching, you can land a better-than-average gig.
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What does 'willing to work at actually teaching' consist in and by 'better-than-average gig' do you mean PS, private lessons, or both? |
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thegadfly
Joined: 01 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Wed Nov 24, 2010 12:58 am Post subject: |
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...and if you are willing to work at actually teaching, you can land a better-than-average gig.
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What does 'willing to work at actually teaching' consist in and by 'better-than-average gig' do you mean PS, private lessons, or both? |
"Willing to work at actually teaching" means that you actually plan lessons with educational goals, rather than filling time.
"Better than average gig" means a more competitive hakwon or international school. Starting salaries of 2.9+ million a month are not unheard of (one such school currently has an ad up, but is currently looking for a Korean teacher -- the open foreign teacher position was filled without needing to be posted). |
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