"My name is Daniel Barnett. I am a native-speaking American English teacher, currently residing near Lansing, Michigan USA. I have been teaching for over 17 years. I have been an Online ESL Teacher for more than 11 years, and have also taught ESL in many different schools and countries throughout the world for more than 10 years prior to that. My passion is education and helping other people. I have been in Education, Education Management, and Business Administration throughout my entire career. Whether you are seeking to improve your score on the IELTS/TOEFL Test, improve your Business English, or if you just want to practice your Conversational English.... If you study ESL with me, we WILL achieve your goal. I guarantee it. I would describe my teaching style as highly adaptable. I do not particularly prefer one teaching method or one way of interacting with my students in the classroom environment. Because in my opinion, each class is different, so is each lesson, and a good teacher should always adjust their teaching to their audience, the level of discipline in the class, the difficulty of the lesson, and so on. I simply prefer the individual approach to teaching, and I alternate between being an authority, demonstrator, facilitator, and delegator. Students appreciate that, and I have no reason to doubt the effectiveness of my teaching style. I would describe it as results-driven. Since I typically work with students one on one, I always try to clearly define the goals with each one. Not what I want to achieve, but what they want to achieve, and what they expect from our cooperation. Then, considering their current level of language skills and what kind of personality they have, I come up with a clear plan for each lesson. I choose my teaching methods based on each individual student, adjusting them to the plan and the ultimate goal that each student has for each lesson." less...