My name is Mandy Yeh. Being a teacher has been my greatest dream throughout my life. Originally, teaching piano was my top option. But during four years of training in the Department of English Instruction, I gradually switch my interest due to the three following reasons:

1.    I took the plunge into teaching children English because of my mom, a teacher, who has a great influence on me. Thanks to her, I have more chances to get along with kids.

2.   I’m an outgoing and energetic person, that’s why I like to interact with people, especially with children. The more time I get on well with them, the more passion I can find.

3.   Moreover, I enjoy the process of teaching children English, in which I fulfill my dream. I think I can acquire confidence and the sense of achievement from it.

So far, I have been an English teacher for 14 years. I’ve taught students with learning disorder, ADHD, from families of dysfunction. Although during process of teaching those kids I would feel frustrated and irritated, still, each experiences gave me food for thought on how to encourage them, care about their emotions and regain their confidence.

I remember that the first year I stepped into XinYi Elementary school, some sixth-grade students told me they start to reconsider English as an interesting subject. To me, that’s the best comment I have ever heard.

I realize that helping children to gain interests in learning is quite important. It’s like planting a seed in their minds, with appropriate soil of interest it will eventually grow into a big tree. So, I set some goals that I strive to reach: R.E.A.P