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patchy · Joined: 26 Apr 2005

What is the maximum allowable tuition for (legal) private teaching? I read somewhere it's as low as 10,000 won per hour.

BTW, does anyone have the link to the news article about institutions in Gangnam and other areas writing essays for the children of rich people and charging an arm and a leg? It seems people are really desperate to send their kids to universities in the US.[/u]

cruisemonkey · Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2005 12:07 am Post subject:

I'm not qualified to answer your question... and I'm not sure I understand it either. Aren't 'tuition' and 'private teaching' kind of oxymoronic terms? Why would there be a maximum you could charge... and isn't private teaching illegal if you're in Korea on an E-2?

patchy · Joined: 26 Apr 2005

I meant "tuition fee". I think tuition means teaching so I don't think it's oxymoronic. This article was about private institutions headed by Koreans and with Korean teachers.

guangho · Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2005 1:18 am Post subject:

I think you are asking what is the max that hakwons (private institutes) can charge parents per student, right? I mean privates (as in private lessons by individuals) are illegal and very, very bad and nobody should ever do it. Which is why I can not understand why every Korean asks me to. Isn't the law SACRED?

patchy · Joined: 26 Apr 2005

I repeat this is a question about LEGAL private teaching - it's legal when it's done by KOREANS. The article was about an institution that did privates for SAT but apparently the maximum they can charge is something like 10,000 won per hour per one-on-one student, or something like that, it seems very low, I want to check the article again to make sure I read it correctly.

Captain Corea · Joined: 28 Feb 2005 Location: Seoul

as soon as you say "private" on this board (or most other places) alarms are going to go off. The term private generally refers to individual teaching that is off the books (and thus, private). While 1 on 1 classes might be slightly more of what you are talking about.

1:1 classes exist in some schools. And, while the government has tried to put limits on tution fees (all accross the board, not just for 1:1) most school ignore it / find a way around it.

I don't have the link you're looking for (sorry),but I have a question for you; Do you teach in Korea?

the reason I ask is, your post seems to use terms and ideas that are not really truthful in the korean industry.

patchy · Joined: 26 Apr 2005

No, I don't teach privates, I am simply curious about this situation. Of course private teaching is legal here, it's only foreigners who can't do it. That is why I mentioned legal established (Korean) institutions in my first post, and Korean teachers in my second. Private teaching is the teaching that is done in homes, and doesn't have to be one on one. It's absolutely legal if done by Koreans and that's why there are regulations in existence about it, re how much can be charged ... if anybody has the article, please provide the link.

Snowkr · Joined: 03 Jun 2005

Hi all

My boss just handed a private student over to me. I am fine with it but I'm a bit confused about what's being said on this thread. I know it's illegal to teach privately but if done through the hogwan and instigated by the owner with fair OT compensation, it must be legal, yes?

Basically I'll be making 30,000 (30$US) for one extra hour of "work" each week doing "one on one". I'd personally love to do more of this type of thing...

Captain Corea · Joined: 28 Feb 2005 Location: Seoul

pauly · Joined: 24 Sep 2004 Location: Incheon

Captain Corea · Joined: 28 Feb 2005 Location: Seoul

pauly · Joined: 24 Sep 2004 Location: Incheon

What happens if I don't ask permission from the local education office, and is that the same as the Board of Education?

Captain Corea · Joined: 28 Feb 2005 Location: Seoul

SuperFly · Joined: 09 Jul 2003 Location: In the doghouse