r/vipkid

Is there a way to just drop Trial level 1 ? I don’t mind level 2 but level 1 is really getting to me. Dealing with 3 year olds takes a special person

I know that when we have a teacher no-show or a cancelled class bookings are reduced for the next few weeks. So I obviously avoid this.

I'm concerned though, because I was reading comments in an old posting here and in one of them said this also happens if you suggest a level change or say anything negative in the 'tips for next teacher' or 'suggestions to student through vipkid' sections.

I'm not talking about slandering the kid, but simply reporting that the current lessons are too challenging and a change to a lower level might be good for them.

Is it true that this is also treated as a negative, like a troublemaker/squeaky wheel kind of thing and it also leads to reduced bookings? In the long run is it smarter to just never do this?

Is it smarter to just keep my head down, check excellent excellent excellent, and move on to the next lesson? Should I limit my 'tips for next teacher' to name, age and that they did a great job + never write anything in the 'suggestions to student through vipkid' section?

Look, I care about what's best for the children and all that, that's why I have been taking the time to report potential issues. I thought I was helping. But if I'm going to be punished for it I'll stop. More than anything I want to go along to get along. My number one priority is to not have my bookings throttled.

Some of the mind control death rays are leaking through my foil hat now because I just recommended a few level changes and rated the materials for one lesson to be less than 5 stars... and it's suddenly very quiet on the booking notifications front.

Hi! I'm a former VIPKID teacher who was on the platform from September 2020–October 2021. I'm thinking about returning and wanted to ask if it's worth it. How are bookings these days? Are there enough bookings to go around? What times should I open up (Eastern Time)? And do they still have that Sunday booking frenzy? Man, I miss that! 😂

When looking at my bookings some students have "G-New" under their name and some students don't. What does that mean?

I recently started opening slots again after not using vipkid for a few years. I have my first classes back starting next week and I've noticed that a lot of my classes are with 12-14 year olds. Does anyone have any tips for teaching older students? What secondary rewards do you use?

Has anyone done this? How much phone data does it use up to teach a 25 minute class when hot-spotting to your computer?
I want to go camping but have a class booked. There is phone service but no wifi. Thanks!

I’m in Central Standard Time/Chicago. I usually have a pretty decent amount of bookings but I have zero. Anyone else not booked when usually they are booked? Is school starting soon?

Now that more teachers are joining the MENA program, I think it would be great to share some of our experiences since these classes don't show teacher notes.

The class experience can be different than what we're used to, so it's nice to know how other teachers are doing, what to expect, and any tips.

For instance, my first was a short notice student who was late to class, played peekaboo for the first 5 minutes, went and washed her hands and got her parent to give her a slice of bread when the "Let's Move" slide showed these pictures to illustrate "move your hands/mouth", constantly plugged and unplugged headphones into the tablet, and moved around the room while leaving the tablet on the floor.

She tried to reply to me in Arabic at first, but I modeled the correct sentences in English. After a while, I realized her language skills were quite good, and she was more engaged as she got to know me, and when I extended on the lesson and made exaggerated facial expressions and movements to illustrate the words. There was definitely a warm-up period in the beginning as we both adjusted and got to know each other.

What are your experiences, and what works for you?