Susie (Kids& Adults)

Susie is a natural-born teacher (great instincts for when to challenge me, when to indulge me, when to change topics/methods), who also extremely diligent (always prepared with materials for our lessons, and often with homework to assign, and also sends me class notes afterwards). (It's a really rare combination, as many gifted teachers don't bother putting in the work, and no amount of diligence can make up for a lack of natural talent.) Our lessons are both fun and challenging, she happily lets me steer her off topic with random questions (which she answers brilliantly), but always manages to bring us back on track, and she also frequently circles back to things I learned in previous lessons, so I don't forget. I really can't rave about her enough, although I selfishly hope she doesn't get too popular, because I don't want other people to steal my timeslots, and I plan to continue with her for a long time!

Very encouraging teacher! My daughter has been with her over a year now.

I really liked the way she approached our session. She filled out my speaking ability in a delicate way. Thoughtful learning environment, I will go back for sessions.

Second lesson with Susie. I already feel like I'm learning a lot with her. I'm getting great speaking and listening practice as well as grammar enhancement and vocabulary acquisition. As well as review notes after class. Would definitely recommend

I hate to keep giving Susie great reviews, because I selfishly don't want other students booking up all her time. But really, she's excellent! (As a former educator myself, I often marvel at how good she is, what a natural teacher, but also how well-prepared and diligent she is.) I just had my 127th lesson with her, and I've enjoyed every single one, and my Chinese has gotten so much better!

I feel so lucky to have found Susie! She's really the perfect teacher: she always (gently) pushes me a bit further, remembers to go back and review a bit, indulges all my questions. I can't imagine why anyone would use all the AI-slop that italki is pushing now. Nothing will ever beat interacting with a human, either in terms of learning or in terms of enjoyment.