15-20 is pretty standard

I have been contacted about tutoring a 5 year old with his english-mostly reading and conversational. I was wondering what an exceptable

( acceptable )

price to charge was

( would be )

I have been hearing variant

(various)

things so it would be great to get some more input.

I am a native english speaker

( native of what neighborhood ?)

and have taught english to students in China. I do also have experience with children.

maybe the 5 year old should be teaching you.

sorry to be so direct, but if you're going to be a paid instructor, you better be above question. 3 mistakes in 4 lines of text is pretty poor.

Wholeheartedly agree. It is advisable always to maintain correct standards.

A qualifid teacher of English wouldn't need tok ask the question.

R.

Natives are not necessarily the best qualified to teach their own language. They may lack perspective. In France there is a degree called FLE (Français Langue Etrangère) for the francophones to learn to teach their own language. The choice of the teacher depends of the level of language required, of the age of the learner and the degree of knowledge the pupil has of his own language. For a 5-year-old, I'd say daily conversation with a native is probably the best approach.

As for the rate of lessons in CH, I am afraid I have no clue. I have given up teaching long ago when I realized that my beautician was making more money per hour than I without all the preparation that teaching a language requires...

I didn't give up teaching but I did refuse offers of CHF 25 and even CHF 20 for a private lesson lasting a full hour.  Many cleaning ladies earn more than that.

R.

Oh dear!  The pleonasm hurts.

Interesting use of initial caps.  Is it  a new trend?

And is this another of your new trends ?

"So Benisha YOU asked question with which I am VERY VERY Familiar with."

LOL! Can't help laughing

Well, tbey do say beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Tom> Maybe you should have someone work on your ego, then.. alongside your redefined English. In addition.. shocker.. you didn't start the trend. This trend of capitalising random words and letters started and stopped long ago - but, I understand - you were joking ;)

Tom, Benisha, Hayes> Due respect for you earning a living. No respect, if you teach anything resembling the text in your posts. That would be not doing your students any favors.

A couple of questions for Tom:

Do you need a permit to work for a language school that rips off parents ? Or am I just an ignoramus in being unaware that a country called ‘Other’ has signed the Schengen Agreement ?

Anyway, better watch out on the trams and buses, in case TPG inspectors aren’t familiar with passports issued by ‘Other’.

LOL.

looks to me like hays is back long live hays.

and: beauty lies in the eyes of the beer holder

Beauty lies in the Hayes of the beer holder?

I have to say this is really worrying. I was looking to get lessons for my 6 year old son to help with his english but from what I can see the "teachers" would not do any better then him! Maybe I should give prospective "teachers" a written and oral exam before I allow them near him. I certainly would not like him to get into any more bad habits

In Geneva, the Bell School of English is very reputable and has 'Nursery School' classes.  They could probably also recommend teachers who give private tuition 

Tel: 022 740 21 93

You could also google ETAS (English Teachers' Association ofd Switzerland) for nmes of fully qualifdied teaches in Geneva.

All the best, R.

Thanks Ritchie at the moment I think I am going to continue trying to help him myself as I can't believe the rates I have to pay and with 3 young boys it all adds up. The price is amazing and from the above posts the level of english i will be paying for is ridiculous. I have instead invested in some books off amazon to aid me in helping him.

At least he probably knows how to operate a oil platform off the coast of the United States, or at the least knows how to respond properly if it blows up? Why don't you stick with something you are good at like invading a bunch of sheep farmers in the Falkland Inlands?

As far as how much as you (FarneyL) should charge for your time, get as much as the market will bear. Don't let the frustrated Brit bother you.....

As far as how much as you (FarneyL) should charge for your time, get as much as the market will bear. Don't let the frustrated Brit bother you.....

As far as how much as you (FarneyL) should charge for your time, get as much as the market will bear. Don't let the frustrated Brit bother you.....

WOW where did that come from?

And it was defending a bunch of Sheep farmers - they wished to stay British

"The United Kingdom maintained that it would stand by the principle of self-determination of allowing the Falkland Islanders to decide their own destiny, which was ultimately to be British citizens. It had been argued that the British Nationality Act 1981 had indicated British reluctance to hold the islands, as the residents were not legally full British citizens, and after the war ended in victory for the British, the 1983 Act was passed to clarify the United Kingdom's commitment to the islands"

and the invasion was by the Argentinian forces:

"On 2 April 1982, Argentine forces mounted amphibious landings of the Falkland Islands (Spanish: Islas Malvinas). The invasion involved initial defence organised by the Falkland Islands' Governor Sir Rex Hunt giving command to Major Mike Norman of the Royal Marines, the landing of Lieutenant-Commander Guillermo Sánchez-Sabarots' Amphibious Commandos Group onMullet Creek, the attack on Moody Brook barracks, the engagement between the amphibious personnel carriers of Hugo Santillán and Bill Trollope marines east of Stanley, and the battle and final surrender of Government House. It marked the beginning of the Falklands War."

Source of both quotes wikipedia

As for the BP disaster - well OK that was a huge disaster, but I assume just like the US has never invaded anywhere it has never been involved in a disaster similar to the BP one? - yes I am being sarcastic.

PLUS I see at least one American  pointing out the errors in the original post.

Meanwhile welcome to Glocals - I see you have made 4 posts so far, 3 the same and the first doing great things for UK/American relations.