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Originally Posted by trunker
well, depending on a) how good a teacher you are and b) if youre willing to take the risk of setting up your own little operation,.... a good entrepreneurial teacher could make quite a bit, and a few have made a decent enough living out of it.
then again they are few and far between.
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This approach takes 2 things, money and contacts. It costs money to rent a building, advertise, and pay for equipment, books, and furniture. Don't expect to open "Joe's English School" and expect to make enough money to cover your overhead in anything less than 2 years.
Most people who open their own school have been in Japan for at least a year, and who already have a list of private students, or a list of potential students.
There are few jobs in Japan which pay foreigners as well as English teaching does. There are jobs available in IT and finance, but those are now few and far between. Recent Japanese university graduates are struggling to find work, which was never a problem in the past.
On the other hand, in tough economic times, people look to make themselves more marketable to employers and companies, and English speaking ability looks good on one's resume. Schools are still hiring teachers, education is one of the few fields where there is still demand.
If you have a BA in education, or a MA in pretty much anything, it's possible to get an English teaching position at a university. Universities offer the highest pay for teachers in Japan, usually starting at 500k yen per month and going up from that.
I saw their schedule. They begin around 10am and finish around 7pm.
