Teaching Philosophy: I believe students respond well to an exciting, fast-paced learning environment. When children are in love with the material they are learning, they will progress naturally and rapidly.
Manager
Mika Wang
Nationality: Taiwanese
Education: Bachelor’s in English Language Studies
Years of Experience: Since 1999
Years with MIT: Since 2009
Teaching Philosophy: Teaching is more than just book work and tests. Manners, family, and education must coordinate together in order to develop a thorough learning foundation. Only then can the youth of our society accomplish their dreams.
Manager
Rita Liu
Nationality: Taiwanese
Education: Department of Statistics, Tamkang University
Years of Experience: Since 2000
Years with MIT: Since 2022
Teaching Philosophy: I use enthusiasm and patience to let children learn with confidence.
Education: Bachelor’s in French and German, Master’s in Education, Portland State University
YearsofExperience: Since 2005
Years with MIT: Since 2022
TeachingPhilosophy: My goal is to encourage students to find an internal motivation for learning, develop a healthy and diverse curiosity for the world around them, and to engage as many varied intelligences as the students possess.
English Teacher
Kaleigh Blackwood
Nationality: American
Education: English Literature, Southeast Missouri State University, Bachelor’s in Animation, Minor in Publishing
Years of Experience: Since 2013
Years with MIT: Since 2022
Teaching Philosophy：While a lesson can be fun, students should participate in their own learning, be it in class activities or completing homework. Confidence and the willingness to try is something that cannot be taken away.
English Teacher
Justin Pollard
Nationality: American
Education: Bachelor’s in East Asian Studies, Indiana University
Years of Experience: Since 2009
Years with MIT: Since 2022
Teaching Philosophy: After 14 years working in EFL education in both South Korea and Taiwan, I have learned that students thrive when lessons are personally relevant and memorable. That is why I strive to personalize my lessons to the students in each class and their specific needs.
Education: Comprehensive Business, Xiehe Junior College
Years of Experience: Since 2000
Years with MIT: Since 2016
Teaching Philosophy: I subscribe to the idea that children are malleable, and apart from helping them with academic knowledge, it’s even more important to help them cultivate good moral character. To that effort, I work toward diversified and adaptive teaching methods.
Carol Chiu
Nationality: Taiwanese
Education: Daojiang School of Nursing and Home Economics, Image Design
Years of Experience: Since 2015
Years with MIT: Since 2019
Teaching Philosophy: Education with ethics, education with love, education by role model.
Alison Wu
Nationality: Taiwanese
Education: Huafan University, Department of Electronic Engineering
Years of Experience: Since 2013
Years with MIT: Since 2021
Teaching Philosophy：Diligence can compensate for our blind spots in learning.
