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Difference between revisions of “Essay:School v. freelance”
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If your clients are mostly private individuals then things may change somewhat and evening or weekend work may be on the cards.}} | If your clients are mostly private individuals then things may change somewhat and evening or weekend work may be on the cards.}} | ||
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{{sbs|If you are very lucky the school will pay your lesson [[preparation time]] and time spent correcting [[homework]]. The probability is that they won't however | {{sbs|If you are very lucky the school will pay your lesson [[preparation time]] and time spent correcting [[homework]]. The probability is that they won't however and you should check this out beforehand. | ||
If this work is unpaid teachers can come to resent this imposition on their time.|If you are working for yourself you can decide how much time and effort you wish to invest in these activities. This will depend very much on the objective of your classes, the [[methodology]] chosen, the motivation of your students, your experience etc. Remember however that you are selling something of value to the student so you will want to be seen to be taking the lessons as seriously as your student. Unless you are very skilled at [[dogme]], turning up empty-handed day after day to talk about the weather is probably not a good way to keep students. | |||
If you have asked you student to produce some written work then you can suggest that you correct it together. This is more useful for the student and means you don't lose time.}} | If you have asked you student to produce some written work then you can suggest that you correct it together. This is more useful for the student and means you don't lose time.}} |
Revision as of 12:14, 15 May 2010
There are two main ways of working as an English teacher: working in a school and working freelance. The difference between them is really the difference between having security and a relatively low salary; and having little security and a relatively high high salary. (Although, in some cases the "security" of working for a school may be a little illusory as our article cowboy outfit mentions.)
Some teachers recommend teaching a mixture of school and freelance classes so as to obtain the "best of both worlds"; others will always opt for security and yet others for freelance freedom. It is accepted that, for various reasons, many teachers may have no choice in the matter; but for those who are in a position to make an informed choice this article attempts to compare the two possibilities.