Here is an example of a teacher asking advice about the business of teaching English:
laten asks:
Hello with everybody!
Can you tell me how you decide the cost of giving private lessons? Do you make a parallel with the salary that you'd earn with a full time job?
Thanks in advance for your answers!
To which HenanMike responds:
Questions I ask myself:
1) Is this going to be fun, or at least, interesting?
2) How much time must I waste travelling?
3) Is the parent of the student powerful politically or economically? It is always nice to get a free pass from most of a foreign country's laws.
And M56revived adds:
Here, in Spain, it is normally about 25% more than an academy teacher's rate per. hour. A good idea is to phone the best local ESL academy and pretend that you, or a friend, want private lessons. Ask how much they charge and then charge your student a little less.
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