Will
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Will

Bachelors, Linguistics Portland State University
  • I don't believe that there is such a thing as a bad student.
  • I am very aware of the existence of bad teachers.

About Me

These teachers often end up teaching English or Foreign Languages. The thing that often differentiates a good from a bad teacher is the ability to empathize. Bad teachers will have little patience for the student who is struggling to learn the things that the teacher has had years to internalize. A good teacher on the other hand should never forget what it was like to look at the material back when it made no sense. They should further be able to remember how they came to understand it, and be able to communicate this to the student. If the student still does not understand, a great teacher will find a way to communicate it in a way that the student will. I became a language teacher, not because I have any prodigious talent for learning foreign languages, but because of the satisfaction that I have found in seeing my students come to a realization when they had previously had no hope. I have designed my own curricula around empowering my students, and liberating them from the need for pedantic gate-keepers. It would be my pleasure to work for you and assist you in reaching your goals!

Hobbies & Interests

I enjoy studying languages. I have lived in China, Germany and France. I have traveled to 14 countries. I have lived in six states in the US. I can ride a unicycle. I have played guitar for a long time. I was captain of my high school football team. I was on the chess club as well. I started a video production company when I was sixteen. I was an actor in New York City when I was 22. I like stand up comedy. I watch more Youtube than TV. I play Minecraft with my nephews. I like 60's pop music, French hip-hop and Cantonese power ballads from the 80's.

Education

Bachelors, Linguistics - Portland State University

Q&A with Will

There is no such thing as a bad student, only bad teachers. If a student has difficulty learning a skill or concept, what would you do? I will make sure that the student has a comfortable grasp of the concepts that are required to understand the one that is causing problems. After I am sure that the student is comfortable with these requisite ideas, I will reintroduce the offending concept in a way that is personally meaningful to the student. How would you help a student get excited/engaged with a subject that they are struggling in?
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