1001 Ways to Make Money If You Dare (136 page)

846 SUBSTITUTE TEACH.
School systems
always
need substitute teachers. Regular teachers call in sick all the time. If you can keep order in a classroom (which means getting their attention, stopping fights, and judiciously using the threat of the vice principal's wrath) you can pick up a daily fee.

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847 TUTOR.
This is really cool. You're only dealing with one kid at a time, so you may actually get some teaching done. Of course, you've got to know something about the subject you're teaching, but you've got a college degree, right? You remember something about math? Or history? Or English?

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848 TEACH ENGLISH TO NONNATIVE SPEAKERS.
Thousands of immigrants or foreign visitors want to speak and write English more perfectly. Who better to teach them than you? You can make contacts through your local college or community college and set up individual contracts.

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849 TEACH A FOREIGN LANGUAGE TO A NATIVE SPEAKER.
The globe gets smaller every year, and anyone who wants to get ahead needs a foreign language. This is where you come in. Get out your French dictionary from high school, polish up your Spanish verbs, and review your Russian vocabulary. Advertise online and in local papers for pupils.

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850 SELL TERM PAPERS.
We're getting close to the edge here. But students need term papers, and you can supply them. Be careful how you advertise this, since there are a lot of rules against it. But if you play it right, you can spend a couple of hours researching and writing and pick up a nice fee.

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851 START A CRAM STUDY SERVICE.
Everyone knows the best studying is done at the last minute. And everyone knows that you need someone to help you cram. Put an ad on the Internet, featuring your special subject knowledge, and make some money from a student desperate to pass that final exam.

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