Hans

Hans believes that learning should be fun, and that empathy and understanding allow the teacher-student relationship to flourish. He considers each student’s inspiration and imagination to be ideal driving forces for their unique potential and enjoys helping them uncover their natural inclinations for communicating effectively.

Hans specializes in English and writing instruction. He has taught a wide range of ages and abilities, from undergraduates in writing courses in the University of California system, to private one-on-one lessons with elementary and post-secondary aged students. At the core of Hans’s teaching philosophy is the belief that every learner has compelling truths to tell, and that the teacher’s attention, mindfulness, and generosity are of utmost importance in bringing them to articulation.

Hans has a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from the University of California, Davis’s Department of English. He received his BA from the University of Minnesota with a major in Cultural Studies & Comparative Literature and a minor in Biology, and studied Spanish literature at La Fundación Ortega y Gasset in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

His writing has recently appeared in New American Writing and Air/Light, and critical essays are forthcoming in Caesura Magazine. He has received multiple fellowships for writing at the University of California, Davis, and is currently at work on his fifth book.