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  • cpolaski
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Want to start tutoring.
« on: July 17, 2022, 03:53:47 pm »
Hello all, I'll be getting married soon, and I eventually want to leave my Hagwon and begin tutoring. I've been thinking and thinking about how to get started in terms of preparing, and I've hit a snag, and I just don't know where to begin. Instead of trying to fake it 'til I make it, I've come seeking knowledge from those more experienced than myself.


- What are some things you did to get yourself started in the right direction?
- What was your process of choosing curriculum? Could you provide any book names?
- What was your main component when teaching? Did you create a bunch of tertiary materials?
- Did you create a profile on numerous freelancer apps, like Soomgo?
- Did you charge based on the amount of experience you had?
- Did you teach online as well?
- Did you eventually create your own curriculum?
- How did you keep records? Did you have an excel sheet with all your students?
- What's the more effective age range to teach?




I'm grateful for any advice or information.



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Re: Want to start tutoring.
« Reply #1 on: July 17, 2022, 05:21:10 pm »
I'm sorry but a tutor doesn't BOLD the majority of his writing.
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  • Mr C
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Re: Want to start tutoring.
« Reply #2 on: July 17, 2022, 07:08:39 pm »
I'm sorry but a tutor doesn't BOLD the majority of his writing.

Surely the thing for a moderator to note here is that this is in the wrong section. 

It should be somewhere in "Work related". 


  • D.L.Orean
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Re: Want to start tutoring.
« Reply #3 on: July 18, 2022, 07:20:05 am »
I'm sorry but a tutor doesn't BOLD the majority of his writing.



  • Augustiner
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Re: Want to start tutoring.
« Reply #4 on: July 18, 2022, 01:15:46 pm »
I'm sorry but a tutor doesn't BOLD the majority of his writing.

Coming from the guy who arbitrarily changes font size while typing.  I think the OP can give that advice a pass.


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Re: Want to start tutoring.
« Reply #5 on: July 18, 2022, 01:17:12 pm »
I think he's being a bit of a grouchy crab in a bucket


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Re: Want to start tutoring.
« Reply #6 on: July 18, 2022, 02:41:35 pm »
I, uh, have never tutored here in Korea, but some purely hypothetical advice would be:

- get whichever textbook your students are studying, flip through it, and loosely base your grammar targets on that. They'll have some scaffolding to work with, and you'll be able to solidify and expand on their knowledge, which is great for their grades.

- Whatever you choose to charge, remember that it ought to cover one's prep time, as well as travel time. If you're charging less than 40k per hour (for a single student session), you're undervaluing yourself.

- There are a lot of good apps and social media sites, but word of mouth is often the main method for scaring up students! Although I suppose one ought to be careful about doing so at your workplace (it might be considered to be poaching?)

- Tertiary materials are great for activities and such. Stuff like puzzles, boardgames, media articles, and comic books are a great way to make the lessons authentic, and can provide discussion topics as well, depending on the level of your students!

- Keeping notes (ie google notes, or microsoft word) on each tutoring session is a *really* good idea, as it can help remind you of things like student level, topics of discussion, grammar topics etc. It can also keep track of progression, and difficulties. It can also really help with the book-keeping and financial record aspects of tutoring.

G'luck!