I teach guitar and I enjoy it. But I get so frustrated dealing with cancellations, no-shows, parents not paying when they're supposed to, and not looking at the calendar, or either disregarding the fact that some months have 5 weeks! I feel like I am be taking advantage of.....that what I do isn't really that important. How do you other teachers deal with these issues? And how do you charge? I normally will not charge if the parent calls and says the child is sick.... Or if they tell me ahead of time that they will be out of town. But I'm beginning to think I should just charge for the whole month, regardless! It would be much easier to keep up with and I would KNOW how much money I will make each month! I've been teaching for 4 years but thinking about quitting. People beg for guitar teachers, and I live in a small town where there aren't many! But then they treat you as if what you do is not important!
