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lastat06513 · Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2006 2:26 pm Post subject:

The thing to remember about doing privates is that each student has different needs and wants to learn in different ways.

This is how having a business mind comes into play;

For me, I always sit down with my student prior to the start of class and ask them with are their strengths and weaknesses. What are their interests and what kind of work they do (if they are adults).
I try to get a big picture of who my student is and how I can help them as a teacher. Then, I will custom tailor a lesson around what I know about them.
Does it stop there? hell no!
During the course of the class, I always try to improve my classes- kind of like a costumer survey in mid-class phase ("what can I do to make the classes better?" kind of questions)

Some teachers think that by just going to a person and talking to them during the lesson that it is an easy way to make money. I sometimes think privates or "Kwa-wae" is alittle bit more challenging then doing conventional classes. But if a teacher builds a good reputation as a private teacher, then the money will keep rolling in.

jacl · Joined: 31 Oct 2005

If they have a computer or you have a laptop, prep taken care of.

jinju · Joined: 22 Jan 2006

jacl · Joined: 31 Oct 2005

Never ask a student. Tell the student. Asking is not professional. You automatically lower your worth. And you put yourself in a compromising postion.

gochubandit · Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2006 11:34 pm Post subject:

Homer · Guest

gochubandit,

You got good advice from Grotto on the first meeting and about the subsequent meetings/classes from others.

My two cents:

You need to prepare and act like a professional.

You have to have backup plans if your lesson plan does not take off.

As for this about the legality of pvts:

bnrockin · Joined: 27 Feb 2006

perhaps it is petty cash in Korea, but as gochubandit said, in the states its not bad-and yes, I am in the states tutoring Koreans here.

SuperHero · Joined: 10 Dec 2003 Location: Superhero Hideout

bnrockin · Joined: 27 Feb 2006

ok, I talked to the Korean guy that I tutor and he gave me the info about tutoring in Korea concerning pay-he said average in Korea for privates is 40,000 won an hour. This is, of course, flexible and can be higher or lower. He said his nephew had a tutor in Korea and paid him 40,000 won an hour, so he decided to get educated in the U.S. with his uncle where it was cheaper. Definately a big price difference between tutoring in Korea and America.