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zdrav
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 Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2010 2:33 pm Post subject: Hagwon vs Private Tutoring for an F4 visa holder? |
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I'm going to be graduating from university this winter, and I'm planning to take a year and half off before going to law/grad school. My parents live in Korea, so I'm going to go there in order to become fluent in Korean, among other things.
One of the things I thought about doing was teaching English. I looked at programs like EPIK, but there are two problems: it's too late for me to get the letters of recommendation in time for the March semester, and I doubt I'd get a job because of my lack of experience and qualifications. So then, I started to look at hagwons, but the almost uniformly negative experiences as well as heavy workload have turned me off (I don't just want to be working all the time).
I will have an F4 visa, so it won't be illegal for me to give private tutoring lessons. This means better pay and more flexible hours. Is this the better route to go than hagwons? |
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meaghan
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| Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2010 6:23 pm Post subject: |
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| Most likely, yes. |
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Juregen
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| Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2010 7:19 pm Post subject: Re: Hagwon vs Private Tutoring for an F4 visa holder? |
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| zdrav wrote: |
I will have an F4 visa, so it won't be illegal for me to give private tutoring lessons. This means better pay and more flexible hours. Is this the better route to go than hagwons? |
www.afek.info, really. |
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TheUrbanMyth
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| Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2010 9:06 pm Post subject: Re: Hagwon vs Private Tutoring for an F4 visa holder? |
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| zdrav wrote: |
I'm going to be graduating from university this winter, and I'm planning to take a year and half off before going to law/grad school. My parents live in Korea, so I'm going to go there in order to become fluent in Korean, among other things.
One of the things I thought about doing was teaching English. I looked at programs like EPIK, but there are two problems: it's too late for me to get the letters of recommendation in time for the March semester, and I doubt I'd get a job because of my lack of experience and qualifications. So then, I started to look at hagwons, but the almost uniformly negative experiences as well as heavy workload have turned me off (I don't just want to be working all the time).
I will have an F4 visa, so it won't be illegal for me to give private tutoring lessons. This means better pay and more flexible hours. Is this the better route to go than hagwons? |
It depends. You need to find privates first. And it's not like they are going to come up to you on the street and ask.
Also a higher standard of work is generally (although not always) expected from private tutoring lessons. Plus I believe that it is still illegal if you don't report it to the taxman.
And according to this board at least privates also can be flaky...canceling or rescheduling...most people work a full time job for a steady income and supplement with privates.
Depending on privates alone is kind of risky.
Just my two cents. |
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Murakano
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| Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2010 9:52 pm Post subject: |
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| F series visa or not, you are supposed to register with the authorities for a teaching license to teach privates legally and declare your income. There is a ceiling as to how much you can charge though (7 or 8k per hour, don't remember). Obviously not appealing to most unless you set up your own study room with a consistent number of students and have lots of contacts. Relying solely on privates is not ideal as your single source of income as students can flake out on you , cancel etc as the above poster mentioned. |
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