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Once again, thank you James!
So grateful I’ve found a like-minded person who’s very concerned with the state of professionalism in ELT industry - and the level of decent income that we as teachers can obtain.
Time codes:
00:22 Facts about James: education, family, kids, church
05:28 What defines a professional teacher of English?
06:26 Native speaker conversationalists
08:39 Russian teachers who are not up to standard
09:15 When teachers can speak the language but have no idea about methodology
09:52 Why knowledge of methodology is so crucial nowadays
10:07 Problems of older teachers
11:19 Does James have a problem with some older teachers?
11:59 When James learned a new idiom
14:05 When a teacher asked James if he was gay
15:29 Russian teachers must be perfect in the classroom
17:21 Financial side of being a professional teacher
20:00 Direct correlation between the money you charge and you self-respect
21:25 Pricing mindset
24:30 Community of professionals instead of mindless competition among teachers/language schools
30:24 What teachers can do once they’ve reached the ceiling price-wise
32:34 What’s NETworking?
Your questions, comments and any feedback is welcome and will be highly appreciated 🌸
Feel free to reach out directly to me @IELTS_tutor_nb or James @jbteach with questions
Here’s the link to James’s community