I never felt like someone was evaluating me. That might freak some people out, because I know there are people who need to know what they’re supposed to do. But for me personally, my experience was that when I don’t feel like people are watching over me, that’s how I grow the most. Without pressure.

Focus on things that will make students come back over and over and over, not something that’s a one-off. Not something that you can take one or two times and then it’s over. Focus on finding what your strengths are. Are you good at teaching kids? Are you good at teaching grammar? Are you good at correcting CVs and literary papers? What’s your strength?

She gained many loyal students thanks to her amazing children’s lessons, where she teaches Japanese children from all ages. Her youngest student is just 1 ½ years old! In this interview, she shares some of her secrets on making her lessons fun and learning English natural for kids.

A lot of people think you can only learn at school or a tutoring center, but for online tutoring, you can be a specialist or someone who just does it as a hobby. You can teach what's within the scope of your abilities while making friends from other countries along the way.