Hi all,

I run a couple of language schools and teacher training schools around Europe. The problem I am writing about is to do with teacher training.

Lately my staff and I are finding it more and more difficult to find learners for our trainees to practice on. The unwillingness of 'guinea pigs' for lessons with training 'teachers' is understandable but never really caused a hassle in the past.

It is more the lack of people interested in attending these lessons that I am having a hard time understanding.

I have tried offering free lessons, charging for lessons in a bid to make them feel like they 'have to' attend simply because they've paid for it and on our last course I even paid people to come. Now, I have run these courses in small towns and big cities in English speaking countries.

Where does it end?

If there any other course providers that are experiencing the same problem I would love to hear from you, or anyone else with good ideas.

Cheers

James