My philosophy of teaching English as an Additional Language is that if students are engaged in what they are doing, whether reading, writing or speaking, they will learn. My job is to uncover holes in my students' knowledge and help them to fill those gaps for themselves. I enjoy the satisfaction of working with students at ISM because they make such very good progress. Away from work, I enjoy spending time with my son, now a music scholar in the United Kingdom, and attempting any sport necessary to keep up both with him and our dog - surfing, skiing, cycling, sledging, climbing mountains or just trotting round the park.