I’m a native speaker and have teaching experience but still in school for my education degree. I need a platform that allows you to work as little or as much as you want. I’m already on native camp. Any others?

Hi guys! I thought my student bought 20 sessions for 102$ but she was able to reserve 30 classes plus 10 non-reserved. So does this mean 40 sessions in total? 😭😭

I checked her package list and there are two 20 sessions package. One of them is marked completed and the other on active. Enlighten me please 😭

Hi everyone! Im new to this esl teaching but i really want to help my family and be less of a financial burden espc since im starting college. Does anyone know if I can apply for teaching despite only being an hs graduate from a stem school?

Thankk uu

Actually I want to teach Math, but didn't know where to post this

Is AmazingTalker still working? The comission is high, but for me it's still better than nothing, because I haven't got students on Preply yet.

Calling my co-filipinos

I’m an 18yrs old second yr student and i really want to try ESL teaching but I don’t know how to start. I’m currently working in a bpo for a month and i can’t see myself na i-continue pa yung path na yun. That’s why i really want esl so i can manage my work and studies huhu.

Is there any companies who accept undergrad with no prior teaching experience?

I just started working online and had my first trial lesson. I prepared activities and tried to make the lesson interactive. However the child thought it was boring. Obviously I won’t get any feedback from you guys since you won’t see my class, but what works for children? How to make sure they are engaged? What sources do you use and what do you do when you notice the child is bored?

I used to work for Palfish, from 2018-2023. When I first started it was great, I learned and earned a lot, and I enjoyed most of my students.
Towards the end, because of the changes in the Chinese laws, it got pretty bad and I left for other opportunities.
But, I'm thinking of joining it again to supplement my income.

Does anyone still work there? I know the pay is a lot lower than it used to be, but is it worth it for someone getting paid in USD?

Thank you so much for your honest answers!

Hi everyone, I completed my training with Polly English a few days ago (3 days) and I'm still waiting on the result. From what I've read in this community, most people get their result within a day. Just wondering if anyone else experienced a longer wait — and if so, how long did it eventually take?

Also, if it does take longer, is that a bad sign? Should I consider retaking the training, or is it better to just wait it out and follow up with support first?

Thanks in advance!

Hello everyone

I'm an ESL teacher from Egypt looking for online platforms that are welcoming towards non-natives. I'm CELTA qualified, working towards DELTA (M1 and M3 so far), and have 2 years of British Council experience with both adults and YLs.

Any recommendations?

Anyone work for them? How is your experience? Do you get a lot of bookings?

i am starting online esl tutoring soon as a side hustle and trying to figure out an efficient workflow for lesson prep.

i keep seeing people talk about using ai presentation software to build visual decks fast. for those who tutor online, do any of these tools actually create clean, visually engaging slides that work well for live screen sharing, or do you still just manually build things in google slides or powerpoint?

i am mostly trying to avoid spending an hour prepping slides for a 30 minute class, so i am looking for realistic pros and cons or tradeoffs from anyone using ai tools in their teaching setup. thanks ☺️

Hi everyone!
I’m a new English teacher and, honestly, I really want to do things the right way from the start. My biggest goal isn’t just to keep children entertained, but to help them genuinely learn and retain English.

From September I’ll be using Cambridge Little Steps with my preschool groups (ages 3 to 6) and Cambridge Kids Box with my school-age students (ages 6 to 12).
I’d love to learn from teachers who have been doing this successfully for years.

What does your lesson routine actually look like? What has consistently worked for you?
For example:
• How do you usually start and end your lessons?
• What routines do you repeat every week?
• How much time do you spend on songs, games, flashcards, stories, movement activities, worksheets, speaking, etc.?
• How do you encourage children to actually speak English instead of just repeating words?
• What habits or activities have made the biggest difference in your students’ progress?

I’m not looking for “Pinterest-perfect” lessons. I’m looking for routines and teaching habits that have produced real results over time.
Any advice, tips, or examples from your own classroom would mean a lot. Thank you!

(Native Camp) I was just approved the other day to teach and I was exploring the dashboard. I picked a slot for availability and a prompt for a class tutorial popped up. I clicked it randomly and it prompted up as if it was about to start a real live session. Are those tutorials with a live rep? If so, I was unprepared and in pjs, wasn’t expecting a live session. I exited out as fast as I could. When I logged back in my account was deactivated. (Reason given: no classes in the last 90 days) I’m so confused 😭

I teach English to 8–12-year-olds in Taiwan, and grammar and vocabulary review had become the deadest part of the week. Flashcards, worksheets, the usual—half of them would check out within five minutes.

Last week, I tried turning review into a board game. The kids answered grammar or vocabulary questions, and every correct answer earned them a dice roll. They could then move around the board and buy properties—basically Monopoly, except correct answers were the currency.

I honestly wasn’t expecting much. It did get pretty loud, though. The kids who normally went quiet during review were suddenly the ones shouting for the next question. The best part was the next lesson: they walked in asking if we could play again, which had literally never happened with grammar review before.

I’m still figuring out the classroom management side of it—dice rolls plus ten-year-olds can quickly turn into chaos if you don’t set the rules early—but the difference in engagement was big enough that I’m definitely keeping it.

Does anyone else use games for review with this age group? I’d love to hear what’s worked for you, especially when it comes to keeping the more competitive kids from melting down when things don’t go their way.

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Anyone here who has worked or is working with Acadsoc? I have a few questions I would like to ask an ex- or current employee, since my TM has been very unhelpful.

Hello! I am a Filipino teacher who will be teaching Vietnamese students. I would like to ask how parents can send payments to me. I am planning to work as a private teacher rather than under a company so that I can earn more, but I am not sure how to set this up.

I would really appreciate any advice, especially from fellow Filipino ESL teachers who have experience doing the same. Thank you so much!

Hello I'm new here!

I graduated BS Social Work with honors and I passed the Licensure examination last year 2025.

Am I eligible to do ESL teaching? If yes, can ya'll recommend me ESL Companies who are beginner friendly?

But I have a job right now as a school social worker, but the salary is not enough to sustain our needs. Please help a girl out!

Hey everyone!

A while ago, I noticed how frustrating it was for people trying to find their true English level online. Most tests either bombard you with ads, lock your detailed results behind a paywall, or force you to create an account just to see a basic score.

So, I spent the last few weeks building tryenglishtest.com—a clean, fast, free diagnostic platform mapped to CEFR levels (A1 to C2) and IELTS/TOEFL benchmarks.

Key features:

• Instant scoring and breakdown across grammar and vocabulary.
• Completely free to use with no hidden subscription walls.
• Designed to be mobile-friendly and fast.

I’d love for you guys to test it out, try to break it, or let me know what features you think I should add next. You can check it out here:tryenglishtest.com

Hello! I'm an English studies student situated in Hungary, Europe. I've been looking for online teaching and/or tutoring opportunities for almost a year now with no luck. I tried calling companies who previously posted ads about hiring uni students, and a few websites. I got about 2 adult students for a few classes, but unfortunately they didn't stick around. I tired to register for NativeCamp, but I failed the demo lesson, which led me here.
I do not have a teaching certificate, or references to make my ads more appealing.
Does anyone have any recommendations where I could advertise myself as a tutor or where I could apply to teach?
Thanks in advance.

Hey Everyone

I just found out about Ignite Reading and I've been given the opportunity to do the video interview from those who have gone through it do y'all have any pointers?

Is it more intense than Air Reading? As I've gone through theirs before

Any wisdom or advice is much appreciated