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Online tutoring of kids in China.

Posted on 2/1/19 at 9:08 am
Posted by BamaGradinTn
Murfreesboro
Member since Dec 2008
26948 posts
Posted on 2/1/19 at 9:08 am
Wasn't quite sure where to put this. My teaching assistant introduced me to a Chinese company that recruits college graduates here in the US to tutor Chinese kids online. 25 minute lessons, already prepared on PowerPoint slides. The slides give you tips on how to present each slide. $10 of a 25 minute lesson...so $20 an hour. You are tutoring them in English, but there will be some math, some social studies, etc. But you don't prepare any lessons. I started about the second week of January and made $500. She made over $1,000 for the month. You need a good internet connection and a camera attached to or built into your computer. The kids are really neat...I tutor the higher level...aged 8-13 whose English is already pretty good. The only real negative I think is the 14 hour time difference...you have to be available when the kids aren't sleeping or at school. But you do it when you want to...every week you open the time slots you want to be available, and they book you when they want a lesson. I've been doing it three weeks and already have some repeaters. Anyway, feel free to ask if you have any questions. I though it would especially be a good second income for teachers during the summer. Not bad money for sitting in your pajamas at the kitchen table.
Posted by RoscoeHarper
Edmond, OK
Member since Aug 2011
4537 posts
Posted on 2/1/19 at 9:09 am to
What's the company called?
Posted by beHop
Landmass
Member since Jan 2012
14535 posts
Posted on 2/1/19 at 9:11 am to
Got a link?

Also, how do they pay you?
This post was edited on 2/1/19 at 9:12 am
Posted by tiggerthetooth
Big Momma's House
Member since Oct 2010
61030 posts
Posted on 2/1/19 at 9:11 am to
So it's not a scam? You've been paid and it's real money?


I get thousands of tutoring emails from thousands of companies, but I never know which are legitimate.
Posted by OysterPoBoy
City of St. George
Member since Jul 2013
34830 posts
Posted on 2/1/19 at 9:12 am to
Are you 100% sure this isn't some sex thing?
Posted by Doctor Strangelove
Member since Feb 2018
2958 posts
Posted on 2/1/19 at 9:12 am to
Do you have a link? I’d like to share with some people.
Posted by 777Tiger
Member since Mar 2011
73856 posts
Posted on 2/1/19 at 9:15 am to
quote:

Not bad money for sitting in your pajamas at the kitchen table.

and soon you'll be bitching about that when they ask you to teach in Face Time
Posted by tylercsbn9
Cypress, TX
Member since Feb 2004
65876 posts
Posted on 2/1/19 at 9:17 am to
My wife's teaching partner also does it for extra $. She teaches younger kids. VIP Kids is the company.

It is 100% not a scam. And you definitely get paid. Pretty good side hustle for teachers that have the time.
This post was edited on 2/1/19 at 9:23 am
Posted by Bread Orgeron
Baw Bakery
Member since Aug 2006
11848 posts
Posted on 2/1/19 at 9:18 am to
quote:

My teaching assistant introduced me to a Chinese company that recruits college graduates here in the US to tutor Chinese kids online.


Thanks for being so specific.
Posted by NYCAuburn
TD Platinum Membership/SECr Sheriff
Member since Feb 2011
57002 posts
Posted on 2/1/19 at 9:19 am to
My wife’s been doing this for a while now. VIP kids. She teaches 8 lessons a day.
Posted by RATeamWannabe
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2009
25939 posts
Posted on 2/1/19 at 9:24 am to
My aunt does this too. Have it pinned for when I stop coaching and have the time to do it.
Posted by G2160
houston
Member since May 2013
1749 posts
Posted on 2/1/19 at 9:34 am to
Why can’t the kids just read the PowerPoint?
Posted by 337tigergirl
Houston
Member since Jan 2012
6556 posts
Posted on 2/1/19 at 9:35 am to
Do you have to be a teacher to do this?
Posted by ScaryClown
Member since Nov 2016
5847 posts
Posted on 2/1/19 at 9:39 am to
How hard are the lessons to teach? I’m not sure anybody wants me teaching math to them
Posted by olgoi khorkhoi
priapism survivor
Member since May 2011
14815 posts
Posted on 2/1/19 at 9:39 am to
quote:

$10 of a 25 minute lesson...so $20 an hour.



Lol. Why would they pay that when certified teachers in the US work for $2.68 an hour (after you add up all the time they spend grading papers, preparing lessons and spending their own money on erasers and chalk)?
Posted by Gings5
HTX
Member since Jul 2016
7954 posts
Posted on 2/1/19 at 9:40 am to
I considered this a few years ago right after college when looking for a job. I always thought it was a scam for them to get your bank info.
Posted by NYCAuburn
TD Platinum Membership/SECr Sheriff
Member since Feb 2011
57002 posts
Posted on 2/1/19 at 9:41 am to
No but it helps get through the initial steps better though. You just need a bachelors degree. You have to go through interviews and training. Lots of people don’t make it all the way through.

Hours are 7:30pm -9am. So not for everyone.
This post was edited on 2/1/19 at 9:42 am
Posted by Bleezy
Dirty South
Member since Sep 2018
274 posts
Posted on 2/1/19 at 9:42 am to
Sister in law does this. She is not a teacher, just college graduate, stay at home mom. Making about $20/hour.
Posted by ScaryClown
Member since Nov 2016
5847 posts
Posted on 2/1/19 at 9:44 am to
Applicants pass through five stages before becoming VIPKid teachers:

1. Submission of Resume: Send us your resume, so we can screen for basic requirements and teaching experience.

2. 1-1 Interview or Recorded Interview: Join us for a 30-min session where you showcase your teaching skills to a VIPKid recruiter OR Record your demo lesson at your own time so that a VIPKid recruiter can evaluate you.

3. Introduction to Teaching: Watch videos to learn about the VIPKid technology, standards and curriculum.

4. Mock class: Practice teaching a full-length class with one of our VIPKid teachers.

5. Sign your contract, upload docs & complete background check: The information you provide will help us comply with our online safety and security standards and create a profile that allows VIPKid students and parents to know you and book you.

6. Full-fledged VIPKid teacher: Put your time slots on your portal so that VIPKid students can start booking you. Get ready to teach!
Posted by Lsupimp
Ersatz Amerika-97.6% phony & fake
Member since Nov 2003
78173 posts
Posted on 2/1/19 at 9:50 am to
I taught English in Japan so I appreciate this . You are the second person this week who has mentioned this to me so it must be in the Zeitgeist. Pretty cool.
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