I AM A HUGE FAN OF HER TEACHING STYLE. The homework is always focused on what I’m currently struggling with or my specific interests about Hindi related culture. As someone who also has learned Hindi as a second language, Maggie has insight on what’s it’s like to learn the language. She is able to have explanations and conversations about language idiosyncrasies and grammar that are tough to have with native speakers since they often take these concepts for granted. — SHAN SIKDAR
REALLY APPRECIATED HER FLEXIBILITY. I have more of an eye toward learning Urdu since my wife is Pakistani and Maggie was happy to discuss Hindi/Urdu differences & take that all in stride. I’ve learned a lot here! — CORY SMITH
SHE HAS STRONG ROOTS IN TEACHING THE STRUCTURE OF LANGUAGE; rather than what I did at first, which was try to learn from a friend who was a native speaker but hadn’t taught before. Maggie encourages conversation, and assigns just enough homework to keep your practice up so you can improve. She also has really good resources you can use, which help you learn outside of lessons, and was proactive in finding another student I could share lessons with, which was helpful for both group conversation, and sharing costs. She genuinely cares about sharing knowledge and helping you reach your goals, will encourage you to keep practicing and learning, and is always available for questions. — AMANDA SHORE
SHE IS INCREDIBLY KNOWLEDGEABLE, EXTREMELY PATIENT, AND HER GOOD HUMOR GOES A LONG WAY when I am struggling with a new grammatical concept! Maggie really pushed me to dive straight into learning to read and write Devanagari (I had originally only wanted to boost my conversational ability), and I’m so grateful for her guidance. Maggie goes the extra mile to make sure that questions are answered, and is open to teaching Hindi in a variety of ways: conversation, books, movies, and even eating at Indian restaurants together! I plan on continuing to work with Maggie as long as I am a student in the Boston area.
— KATE LONG
