Name: Michael (Mike) Eckel
Teaching Responsibility: K3 Phonics, 1st grade vocabulary, 2nd grade vocabulary
Teaching experience: I have taught at a range of levels. I began teaching 1st-4th grader students in inner city USA, 1-9th grade English in rural Petchaburi, undergraduate economics course assistant, undergraduate study abroad program exchange unit facilitator in Khon Kaen.
Country of Origin: USA, New Jersey
My interests and hobbies: Exercise, reading, studying languages, traveling and photography.
What I love most about my work as a teacher: I love the moments when I can see a student’s face light up after they’ve overcome a learning obstacle, accomplished something difficult, or when it simply comes from their intrinsic excitement about a subject.
My personal philosophy with teaching: Our world faces many challenges today, and I believe that providing a high quality education to the younger generation is key to the betterment of society and the world. Therefore, as a teacher I strive to provide the best quality of education I can, not only focusing on intellectual development but holistic development as well.
Promise to my students and parents: To put my maximum effort into providing a quality education to my students. To be patient, inclusive, attentive to all students and their needs, and positive. And to always provide a good example to my students.