Tom is a truly excellent teacher. Even when i'm distracted or having trouble focusing with work or life being busy, studying with his guidance always feels worthwhile. I've come a long way in the many lessons i've taken with him, and have no intention of stopping!

授業はいつも面白いです。次の授業を楽しみです！

I've said this a few times now I think, but Tom is an excellent teacher if you like structure and repetition. The lessons are starting to get more difficult for me, but he is patient and helps me work through things I don't immediately understand or make mistakes with.

I am looking forward to more lessons with Tom. He is very patient but also serious about teaching. I think I can learn a lot from him. He has a very well thought out plan on how learning will go, and I appreciate it. My brain also works that way, so I am excited to continue my study with him!

いつも通りまた面白いレッスンでした。私は日本の文学にとって興味を持っていますので、読書のレッスンを受けています。 今日は「鶴の恩返し」という昔話を一緒に読んで、内容や教訓のディスカッションをしました。 読みながら言葉のニュアンスを詳しく説明してくれて、発音も直してもらえます。 その上に、トム先生はいつも昔話の歴史や他のバージョンなども用意して、ノートに書いてくれます。 トム先生のレッスンは大おすすめです！ Today's lesson was again very interesting. I am interested in Japanese literature so I take reading lessons every 2 weeks. Today we read a folktale called 'The grateful crane' and then we discussed the contents and the morals of the story. While reading Tom-sensei will carefully explain the different nuances of the words in the story, he also corrects my pronunciation. On top of that, Tom-sensei always prepares some history or different versions of the story which he writes down in a shared note document for me to review. I highly recommend Tom-sensei's lessons!

Tom is an skilled and clever teacher. I have utmost faith in him. Moving on to the text book now!