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Hello, I am Tae. I have been teaching reading and English to children for over 10 years, and I currently run an educational startup. My classes focus on finding and nurturing the motivation within each child. Children who have studied with me for more than a year become students who study on their own without being told to. There is a reason why I have dedicated myself to this work for so long. When I was in elementary school, I received this problem at a university gifted education center: "Assuming you are God, reconstruct the solar system based on Newton's laws." There was no time limit for the exam. Drawing on all the knowledge I had read in science magazines, I spent 10 hours designing the solar system across dozens of sheets of B4 paper. It was truly fun. School was different. Textbooks were boring, and repetitive problems seemed meaningless. I studied to please my parents, and my grades were good. However, studying solely for exams became increasingly difficult to endure. As I lost interest, I stopped participating in classes, and as I spent more time alone, my self-esteem plummeted. This period continued through my high school dormitory life and my time studying abroad, finally ending only when I entered university. When I was young, my dream was to drop out of school. As I teach children, I often encounter students who are similar to who I was back then. It is not that these children are bad at studying; it is simply that they have not yet found a reason to study. Every child has different innate talents and interests. A child who is currently at the bottom of their class may grow up to be someone completely different later on. That is why I do not teach reading and English as "studies that must be done." Instead, I have them use them as tools to discover what they are curious about. I first observe where the child responds and start from there. We also help them build the habit of setting their own goals and monitoring their progress. I believe there is no single right answer that works for every child. However, I have incorporated into my lessons the methods I have proven effective over more than 10 years of studying with children. If you want your child to study in a way that suits them, rather than using the neighbor's child as a standard, let's do this together.