About the Money in English Teaching in Madrid, Spain

[robbieirish]

I notice that you uploaded this in 2007 so it may be a little out of date perhaps? myself and a friend are heading out to spain in January. I would like to earn a contract but not sure if there is much work going out there now? any advice?

[MadridTeacher]

There's still work to be found here, though maybe 20-30% less than before. Nobody's ever gotten rich from just teaching English, but there always seems to be enough work for experienced teachers with working papers at least. On the other hand, there are an awful lot of ifs and buts so my advice is to study up on it before you come. Try the page linked at top right for info.

[FlameBlazers]

Hey Stephen, thanks for the non-BS info on the Madrid teaching situation. And I agree no teacher should ever sell themselves short just to please some sucker-seeking firm

[Fishimwasser]

Very interesting video. I'm a native from Madrid, but have been in the UK for 21 years. I've just finished a TESOL course here in the UK and I'm thinking of going back to Madrid and teach English. What are my chances? Thanks

[MadridTeacher]

It's hard to quantify the odds given all the variables both known and unknown. I have a lot of info about teaching in Madrid at: htt p://ww w.madridte acher. co m/engli sh_teaching_madrid.h tm (without the spaces). You just have to make up your own mind.

[Fishimwasser]

Thanks for the advice and keep up the good work!

[mathmit]

I must have missed something but English comprehension involves not just reading the words or hearing them but understanding them too. MadridTeacher didn't actually give you any advice. "You have to make up your own mind" doesn't constitute advice, my friend.

I'll give you some advice. Contact teaching schools yourself and ask them about availability of work. Also, if you are a native to Madrid you can also teach Spanish to the large ex-patriot English community. Contact their schools.

[markowina]

@MadridTeacher with 7 years of teaching english in a primary school, 2 years in a secondary school

and more than 300 hours private, how hard would it be to find a job anywhere in spain...

(other languages: polish and a little bit of spanish russian and german)

[MadridTeacher]

@markowina Work has always been easy to get for native speakers with working papers because of generally poor working conditions (i.e. low pay and seasonal nature of it). It gets harder and harder to find depending on what you lack (i.e. working papers and/or native-speaker status). Madrid is the best place to find work. The rest of Spain, except for maybe Valencia, is pretty depressed/depressing.

[Terrapinfan2007]

thanks for the advice,

what's the demand like for native english speakers?

[MadridTeacher]

Always a heck of a lot better than that for non-native English teachers.

[Terrapinfan2007]

thanks again, you're the man!

if you had the choice to teach in spain/madrid would you do it again?

and if yes, why?

you must be a celebrity in madrid.

[MadridTeacher]

Aw shucks! A celebrity, me?

Anyway . . . I love Madrid and Spain. That's part of why I'm here. The other part is that my wife is from here, which is the mother of all reasons, and my son. I'm afraid I'd have to do it all over again even if I didn't want to for "personal" reasons, "ahem".

[Terrapinfan2007]

gotchya,

anybody who has a youtube blog is a celebrity in my book.

really appreciate the help and if I see you in madrid I'll get you enough drinks to get you hammered winehouse style.

[mrk187]

after the first two seconds of this shit any normal person would shoot their brains out happening that they where holding a gun, unlucky for me I didnt have a gun so I have to write this shit to you try making a video that is funny to watch next time dude

[MadridTeacher]

I have a Peter Pan type video in the works.

[beijosparavoce]

ur accent is such a mishmash of things it seems. Interesting to listen to u :) good advice

[MadridTeacher]

Unfortunately, years of teaching English have trained me to enunciate and use complete sentences and correct punctuation.

[stonylakeOntario]

Great Advice!!!!

[helpmenow1]

I want to be an English teacher and teach in Spain, maybe not in Madrid exactly. I want to teach it the same way it is taught in high schools and in the universities here in the United States. I am also okay with giving private lessons. I am 17 and will have two years of college out of the way by the end of my senior year. Do you recomend anything for me? What classes should I take? Oh and I can speak spanish fluently (I'm Cuban-American)

[RBDyBeckhamfan]

no me entero..

ojala supiera el ingles..

[aikigenius]

thanks,

wise words, funny at times, sobering..

[Brasstacks11]

Excellent Video! Every teacher should watch this film!

[MadridTeacher]

I received an Youtube mail regarding this video. You have to look at "more from this user" for the "Rambling Response..."