Ekaterina Gritsan

Serious and competent. I am very pleased with her teaching style.

Katerina is always able to push me a little more than I would push myself. However, she does not do it in a way that makes me want to stop. She does it gently and gives me much positive feedback and encouragement. And she is willing to let me choose what to do in the lesson if I have something that I want to learn or review. She is very flexible. Moreover, I am used to teachers who stop at the end of the time, even if it's mid-sentence. She never does that. If we need to spend extra minutes finish the topic, she is always willing to stay online with me!

Katerina is very flexible and willing to review whatever activities I want to go over in that lesson. She is fantastic.

Katerina allows me to finish the lesson even after the time has finished and does not charge me. In fact, I asked her if I can pay her extra for the time she spends and she politely declined. She loves what she does. She is very prepared. She uses many different resources: audio with Q&A format, book exercises, stories, etc. She challenges me a lot and she is willing to listen to what I ask for. For example, I told her quickly at the end of the lesson that I need to be tested on old material and she was again willing to meet my needs. She most likely will not forget to create a test for me. I wish that I could study more between lessons and be a better student.

Katerina brings many wonderful techniques to my lessons. She pays attention to all of my requests and exceeds my expectations. For example, I asked if I can learn medical terms. So she created lessons, readings, and homework assignments associated with medicine. She is also very flexible. For example, today I came to the lesson without having done my homework. She did not get upset or appear frustrated in the least. Rather she immediately adjusted the lesson so that we could cover something else and so that I could do the missed homework before the next lesson. She has a lot of patience and gentleness and is very supportive. I really enjoy working with her!

What a wonderful teacher! Even if for my first lesson, she emailed me to find out my level and goals and then put a lot of time and effort to make a wonderfully thorough lesson with exercises that were 100% in line with what I needed and asked for. During the lesson, she adjusted the speed and level of vocabulary to meet my needs. Then after we finished, she emailed me a few things as a follow-up to some unanswered questions. I am so excited to be working with Katerina and can't wait to improve my Greek with her on a weekly basis!!!