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Hi Tammy,
Sure people have the right to do whatever they want, like 1d amateurs charging for lessons. However, I would not recommend anyone to pay for go tutoring by a 1d (even up to 4d I find suspicious). There are plenty of 6-7d around waiting for pupils. That said, if there were a culture in Europe of introducing go to children or other newcomers, I could accept being paid for regular introduction sessions, given what I consider to be my expertise in introducing people.
I think of 1d as a prerequisite for a kind of badge earned for knowing how to play Go, in principle, which is not to say having ever once played one proper game. The idea is that dans know something about every aspect of the game, and at least have some mastery of the stuff that goes on in sdk games. Of course, many people reach that rank without a balanced set of skills, let alone teaching spirit. Cautious, teaching oriented people have plenty to offer, but pricing education is unreliable at best.