Comments on: Private Teaching http://toshuo.com/2006/private-teaching/ learning Chinese, teaching English, trying to understand more Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:13:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: CWC http://toshuo.com/2006/private-teaching/comment-page-1/#comment-1901 CWC Sat, 14 Jul 2007 05:22:46 +0000 http://toshuo.com/2006/private-teaching/#comment-1901 Hey Jasmine, 100 USD and hour? Not very likely unless you have your own school. Hey Jasmine, 100 USD and hour? Not very likely unless you have your own school.

]]> By: Jasmine http://toshuo.com/2006/private-teaching/comment-page-1/#comment-1900 Jasmine Sat, 17 Feb 2007 00:11:59 +0000 http://toshuo.com/2006/private-teaching/#comment-1900 Is it possible to make more than 100 USD per hour teaching at cram schools, especially TOEFL classes? Someone told me that it was. Is it possible to make more than 100 USD per hour teaching at cram schools, especially TOEFL classes? Someone told me that it was.

]]> By: Chris http://toshuo.com/2006/private-teaching/comment-page-1/#comment-1899 Chris Fri, 29 Sep 2006 03:21:47 +0000 http://toshuo.com/2006/private-teaching/#comment-1899 This is interesting. I'm definitely going to try it here in Dalian. The marketing bit is useful, and not to be underestimated. I spend my first few weeks here putting the word out that I wanted to tutor, and suddenly things started coming in all at once. This is interesting. I’m definitely going to try it here in Dalian. The marketing bit is useful, and not to be underestimated. I spend my first few weeks here putting the word out that I wanted to tutor, and suddenly things started coming in all at once.

]]> By: Sergio http://toshuo.com/2006/private-teaching/comment-page-1/#comment-1898 Sergio Mon, 07 Aug 2006 00:03:35 +0000 http://toshuo.com/2006/private-teaching/#comment-1898 demanding pay for a lesson cancelled within 24 hours, but I suspect that’s hard to actually pull off. One solution is just to take on more lessons than you need, and know that a one or two each week won’t happen. Another that works well, is to ask students to promise you one lesson a week. ------------------------------------------------------------ Haha,Yes,it's very difficult for Taiwanese to follow the rules.The most important thing is they don't read the books:novels,magazines,and even English websites. You have to teach them to do English thinking, or they just waste their money. demanding pay for a lesson cancelled within 24 hours, but I suspect that’s hard to actually pull off. One solution is just to take on more lessons than you need, and know that a one or two each week won’t happen. Another that works well, is to ask students to promise you one lesson a week.
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Haha,Yes,it’s very difficult for Taiwanese to follow the rules.The most important thing is they don’t read the books:novels,magazines,and even English websites.
You have to teach them to do English thinking, or they just waste their money.

]]> By: David Reid http://toshuo.com/2006/private-teaching/comment-page-1/#comment-1897 David Reid Sun, 06 Aug 2006 22:28:30 +0000 http://toshuo.com/2006/private-teaching/#comment-1897 I think all your advice is excellent. I offer to meet students for a free consultation before starting private lessons. This gives me a chance to ascertain their level, find a suitable time, discuss their learning goals, what materials to use, etc. I think all your advice is excellent. I offer to meet students for a free consultation before starting private lessons. This gives me a chance to ascertain their level, find a suitable time, discuss their learning goals, what materials to use, etc.

]]> By: The Humanaught http://toshuo.com/2006/private-teaching/comment-page-1/#comment-1896 The Humanaught Sun, 06 Aug 2006 17:37:51 +0000 http://toshuo.com/2006/private-teaching/#comment-1896 Hey Daniel, great post. Very informative and insightful. Thanks for the advice, I can't wait to see if it works here on the mainland too! Hey Daniel, great post. Very informative and insightful. Thanks for the advice, I can’t wait to see if it works here on the mainland too!

]]> By: Mark http://toshuo.com/2006/private-teaching/comment-page-1/#comment-1895 Mark Sat, 05 Aug 2006 19:45:30 +0000 http://toshuo.com/2006/private-teaching/#comment-1895 This is really interesting, Daniel. It's as if we've lived in two completely different Taiwans. I don't think I've ever had <i>any</i> students that I could even dream of teaching such advanced topics. I don't think any of my students, or even their parents could follow any real lesson about history or economics in English. They all start as near-beginners, and by the time they get to that level, they're getting too busy with high school entrance tests and preparation to continue their buxiban classes. I have to agree that teaching from the <i>Economist</i> sounds a heck of a lot more interesting than teaching kids who start as near beginners. It's great to see them improve over the months, but it's not the most exciting thing in the world on a day to day basis. This is really interesting, Daniel. It’s as if we’ve lived in two completely different Taiwans. I don’t think I’ve ever had any students that I could even dream of teaching such advanced topics. I don’t think any of my students, or even their parents could follow any real lesson about history or economics in English. They all start as near-beginners, and by the time they get to that level, they’re getting too busy with high school entrance tests and preparation to continue their buxiban classes.

I have to agree that teaching from the Economist sounds a heck of a lot more interesting than teaching kids who start as near beginners. It’s great to see them improve over the months, but it’s not the most exciting thing in the world on a day to day basis.

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