English teacher Mike

Mike

Professional Teacher
Teaches
English
Native
Speaks
Latin
From United StatesLiving in Austin, United States (11:58 UTC-06:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Jul 14, 2017
I am an online English teacher with a 120-hour CELTA certification and hundreds of hours of experience on Italki. My work here focuses on conversation practice, test preparation, writing and editing, and literature. I come from a background in business journalism and college teaching. My classroom experiences included teaching English and philosophy courses to inmates of Nevada state prisons through a program offered by Carson City-based Western Nevada College. I also taught at Feather River College in Quincy, California where I was on the adjunct faculty. I did my CELTA training in New York City. I'm a native speaker of American English.
5.0
Rating
653
Students
3526
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
100%
Response rate

English Lessons

Trial Lesson
269 lessons completed
USD 9.00+
Informal Tutoring
A1 -  C2

Conversation

1,064 lessons completed
USD 11.00+
Package with 9% off
Literature: Classics
A1 -  C2

Language Essentials

144 lessons completed
USD 11.00+
Package with 11% off
Writing & Editing
A1 -  C2

Language Essentials

399 lessons completed
USD 11.00+
Package with 11% off

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680 Reviews

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2 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
It was a wonderful lesson! Mike is a super-professional English teacher. He not only explains well but also feels when the student finds it difficult to answer and selects simpler words and expressions. Thanks a lot to Mike for your patience and your time! Sincerely, your student, Sergio! I recommend this teacher to everyone! Это был замечательный урок! Майк сверх-профессионалный учитель английского. Он не только хорошо объясняет, но и прекрасно чувствует когда ученик затрудняется ответить и подбирает более простые слова и выражения. Большое спасибо Майк за терпение и за Ваше время! С глубоким уважением, ваш ученик, Серджио! Рекомендую всем данного преподавателя!
Oct 11, 2019
Student Jingjin
Jingjin
6 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
It's really enjoyable talking with you and sharing with you some of my experience, you are absolutely a devoted teacher who helps me with my English speaking!, Thank you so much for your effort in our session.
Oct 14, 2017
Student danny tseng
danny tseng
163 English lessons
Thanksgiving originated from two roots: the tradition of fasting brought by the Puritans from England, and the gratitude expressed by the earliest settlers toward the Indigenous peoples. Viewed from these two perspectives, modern Thanksgiving has undergone a long evolution, and people have gradually forgotten its original intent. In the early stages of religion, people resorted to various means, such as anesthetics, to enter an ecstatic state and communicate with the divine. According to contemporary medical research, fasting has a similar effect in terms of producing motivating chemical substances. The underlying bodily mechanism might be this: hunger is painful, and in order to help humans get through difficult times, the body secretes certain relieving substances, such as oxytocin, which makes the suffering predicament less daunting.
Dec 2, 2025
Student Sasha
Sasha
15 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
Mike is a great teacher. I enjoy every class with Mike. He is helpful and supportive. If you want to improve your writing skills, Mike is the best teacher who can help you reach a goal.
Sep 5, 2018
Student danny tseng
danny tseng
163 English lessons
People who have received higher education know that the odds in a casino are always stacked against the gambler—this is the foundation of their profitability. Yet, even armed with this undeniable fact, gamblers remain enthusiastic. What they pursue is the uncertainty that transcends this certainty—the possibility that they might still win, even though the probability is mathematically very low. If someone were willing to give you a complete life script, telling you everything that would happen for the rest of your life, would you accept it? I suspect most people would not, and those who did accept would quickly regret it, because from that point on, their lives would be dominated solely by certainty.To some extent, this is also the reason why populists are willing to vote for their leaders: even when they know that the leader's actions might harm their interests, all they truly desire is change, regardless of whether it is for the better or for the worse.
Dec 9, 2025
Student danny tseng
danny tseng
163 English lessons
One of the interesting observations about populism is that the foundation of it is often the common people at the bottom of society who can barely read or write—the masses whose emotions prevail over reason, the ignorant and easily manipulated multitude in the eyes of the French sociologist Gustave Le Bon—while their leaders are almost invariably intellectuals.
Oct 28, 2025
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