When students don't pay or you need to chase them for money or they missed lessons and don't pay for those lessons or are constantly changing times its costing not just you but the rest of your students. When your policies are too soft something has to pay. You either end up compensating via a loss in income or you work more hours (less income per hour) or you need to raise your prices which means other students are paying more than they should. The end result for many teachers is frustration or in some case they simply stop teaching altogether. The worst result of all is to continue working long hours for what amounts to a junior shop assistant's wages.
Your policies should be fair and clear for everyone. Policies should be adhere to except in the following 3 cases.
1. Teacher is at fault. If you have made a mistake of any kind you need to be flexible. E.g. If you told a student the wrong time then you need to replace that lesson at no cost.
2. First timers. I believe in giving students the benefit of the doubt. Always explain your policies from the outset but the first time they overlook one of your policies its best to be flexible but make it clear that next time the policy will be enforced.
3. Genuine excuse. There are times when people have a genuine excuse. Perhaps they were in a serious car accident, they suddenly fell ill etc. In these cases take into consideration their track record. If they are someone who seems to have a lot of very genuine excuses it might be time to insist on payment.
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