Dancer_Mom Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 Both my husband and I speak Romanian as a second language. I have been speaking to our 3 kids (3, 3, and 1) in Romanian part time and they understand it but speak back to me in English. I want to hire a native Romanian speaker to spend one morning a week with my children. My idea is for the "tutor" to simply come with us on an outing (the museum, park, zoo etc.) or to our home and play and interact with the kids. I want them to get interaction on a regular basis with a native speaker and think this could be a good solution. What would you offer to pay? 2 hours of time with the kids plus travel time and gas... My hope is that I can find a college student who is looking for a little extra money because their schedule might also accomodate this type of job. Thanks for the advice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcadia Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Around here it is about $16/hr for a college student. I had a neighbour who has a college student play with her two kids at the local park for that purpose. If it is bad weather, the college student goes to her home instead. She hires the college student for about two hours twice a week and use that time to run her local errands. Rates would definately depend on location. I remember the college student is renting nearby so it is walking distance for her. We do have a community college a few blocks away so the rates do not need to take into account gas and travel time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rieshy Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 It depends on the area. In our area $50 an hour is the norm for non-Spanish language rates. I think Spanish tutors are generally cheaper because there are more of them available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anabelneri Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 In our area it seems to be at least $60/hour, but that's for a tutor who isn't a college student. I did find a couple nannies at one point who were French (our target language is French) and were willing to talk to their charges in French, and their rate was closer to the standard nanny rate here (between $20 and $30 / hour). So there are some variations here. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makita Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 We pay our Mandarin instructor $40 an hour. I was a little hesitant at first to pay this much but he is a trained teacher and a native speaker. We've come to realize that he is an excellent teacher and is well worth every bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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