hey guys this is whitney from the blog tried and true mom jobs and it's been a while
since i've made a video about making money from home so i'm going to start it back up
with one of my favorite work from home jobs and that is teaching kids in china how to speak
english now the reason i love this job so much is because of its flexibility
and the pay but no job comes without its cons so we are going to talk about it
all and i'm going to show you how to actually pass the interview so make sure you guys stay
tuned now there are a number of companies to work for to teach kids in china how to speak english
but the one that pays the most and has some of the best reviews is a company called magic ears
i'm gonna put some other companies in the description below so you can check those out
as well so if you guys are regular followers of my blog you know that i always have a success story
tied to whatever work from home opportunity that i'm talking about and i interviewed a mom who's
making over three thousand dollars per month doing this and i'll put that article in the description
below so you can check it out to see how she does it and then how you can too now as a magic ears
teacher you have group classes of up to four students each class is under 30 minutes long
curriculum is already provided to you so all you have to do is just follow the lesson plan
you choose what slots you are available for and magic ears will book the students
for you so you don't have to worry about trying to get students in your class which is really nice
peak time where more students are available for these classes are from 6 30 a.m to 7 30
am central time on the weekdays and 8 30 pm to 8 30 a.m central time on the weekends these students
live in beijing so you have to consider the time difference so in order to apply you must meet the
following criteria you need to have a bachelor's degree now this can be in any subject doesn't have
to be an education or you have to have proof that you are currently enrolled in a bachelor's program
you also have to have a 120 hour esl certificate and this certificate is now required by china and
i have a $20 approved course that you can take to get this certificate so i'm going to put it
in the description below so you can check it out you also need to have at least one
year of teaching experience which does not strictly mean classroom teaching experience
because this could be mentoring tutoring teaching kids in children's church if you go to church or
just something like that you also need to be a native english speaker from a native
english speaking country now if you don't meet these requirements but you know someone that does
be sure to share this opportunity because this is a really great job that a lot of people don't
even know about and that's why i'm doing this video to share this opportunity with you guys
so if you do meet these requirements this is what you're gonna need to do next
you're gonna need to apply here and i'll put the direct hiring link in the description below
and at this stage you only need to just fill out the online form upload your photo and submit your
resume and proof of education now if you are approved you can choose between having a live
or recorded interview demo now the demo is going to be of you providing a brief introduction and a
three to five minute teaching demo now don't worry you're going to receive a training video to review
prior to actually doing your interview demo so you won't just go in blind trying to teach a class
next is the trial demo now in the trial demo you will receive a brief lesson and receive
feedback from the trainer you'll have a chance to teach the material again after implementing
the feedback you receive from the trainer now this stage is really cool because they have something
called progress to success so applicants can have multiple attempts to pass the stage and
they'll continue to give you feedback so you're basically a shoe in at this part of the game
if you perform well during the teacher trial demo and pass then you need to complete a background
check and if there are no problems there you will receive a six-month contract to sign now
keep these tips in mind when you're going through the interview process
okay so magic ears they love animated teachers so you want to be very energetic friendly and
you want to smile a lot they also they love props so you need to make sure that you have two
relevant props for each lesson because you're gonna need that in your lesson plans anyway
so be sure to do that in the demo and that will really impress them i want to make sure that the
lighting in the room is pretty adequate so just try and keep it go go on the brighter side if
you can i also want to use plenty of tpr which is total physical response so this is where you'll
want to perform actions both demonstrating and saying it like i'm brushing my teeth or using a
thumbs up to show a good job or finger on the mouth to indicate watch me for pronunciation
and you cuff your ear to let the students know that it's their turn to practice the vocabulary
word you also want to vary the tone of your voice frequently magic ears is not fond of teachers who
are monotone so just keep that in mind also you want to avoid incidental language just like okay
or now we will or um you know filler words things like that so just keep these tips in mind when
you're getting ready for your interview and i do have an article that has all these tips in
there so i'm gonna put that in the description below so you can just refer back to that when
you're getting ready for your interview so the equipment that you need for this is that you
need a computer so you need either a desktop or a laptop either or is just fine you have to have a
camera so one that's integrated in your computer or an external one will work just fine you also
need to have a headset with a microphone built in okay now let's talk about the pros and cons so the
pros for this is that teaching children a skill that is so vital to their futures it's just very
rewarding just alone in that you also don't have to leave the house so you don't have to battle a
commute or bad weather or anything like that you also get to choose when and if you want to work
and the pay is pretty good which i'm going to talk more about in a second but i also want to talk
about the cons so some of the cons for this job is that it might be difficult for some people because
these are non-traditional hours so you really want to keep this in mind because you're going to be
either working very early in the morning or pretty late at night you just want to keep that in mind
also this could be considered a con to some people that you are an independent contractor so a 1099
employee so you are responsible for reporting your income and paying taxes now remember you
should save about 25% of your income to pay for your taxes and i have an excellent resource to
use for helping you with your taxes and i'll put that in the description below as well
all right now let's talk about the pay so you get paid once a month and the max pay is 26 dollars
per hour but new teachers can only earn a max of 24 per hour with bonuses for the first contract
now bonuses are broken out into two opportunities the first one is that you can earn an extra dollar
per class for opening up 60 classes during peak time per month and you can earn an extra dollar
per class for arriving in your first class of the day three to ten minutes prior to its start time
or you can earn an extra two dollars per class for teaching a standby class so standby teaching
is when you are available to teaching a class at the very last minute and you can get a bonus
for that alright so that's it so does this sound like something you'd be interested in let me know
in the comment section and i'll put all the links in the description below to help you get started
if this job doesn't fit you be sure to check out my video i did on 15 side hustles that can earn
you an extra thousand dollars per month or more actually a lot more also be sure to give this
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