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The pay isn’t worth it, and you won’t enjoy the company of most students. Instead, use VTO and guest lecture at the local community college or university. By guest lecturing you’re time boxing your commitment, doing it for free, and the actually interested students will reach out.

I’ve guest lectured twice and mentored 4 students met this way in their tech careers. Each class had 40-50 students in it but only one or two truly engaged with the material. Those engaged students will almost certainly have fantastic careers and are people you want in your network.