Theo Spaeth

I have had several lessons now with Theo. I give him a 5-star rating as a community tutor because: (1) he smiles a lot!; (2) he allows the student to speak, but gently interrupts to correct mistakes; and (3) he writes down corrections and suggestions that I can review later (my last 45 min lessons included 25 notes made by Theo).

Theo is one of a kind. Even after not being consistent with German and taking a long break he makes you feel comfortable to get back to learning and he creates a very inviting and welcoming atmosphere.

An awesome teacher with lots of patience and knowledge! Can carry interesting conversations and helps correct sentences and words. Would recommend him above everyone else! Thank you 😊

Theo is a great teacher! He is very knowledgeable and encouraging. Highly recommend!

Outstanding teacher who is able to walk the fine line between encouraging spontaneous expression and also correcting it as one goes. Usually too much correction inhibits spontaneous expression, and not enough doesn't get one to learn enough, so it takes talent to get this right, and Theo has it. Plus he has a great new computer so the video and audio are excellent.

This was a great first class-- I was starting from zero, and Theo set out a good strategy for rapid learning based on my learning style. We covered a lot more ground than I expected, and I appreciated that he assigned the easy/boring stuff (eg memorizing numbers) as homework.