Meet Japanese TikTok’s favourite English teacher

When he joined TikTok during the pandemic, Michigan-born TEFL teacher Patrick Smith thought it’d be a fun way to kill some time while teaching in Japan. Instead, it turned into an amazing platform for Patrick to share fantastic teaching stories, with over a million followers keeping up with his updates. 

We talked about the African-American teacher experience in Japan, using social media as a force for good, teaching styles and - somehow - hamsters.

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