LinkedIn Professional & Academic References
“Zoe is easily the best language teacher I have ever had. She makes learning fun, but you will be surprised at how MUCH you learn, and how FAST you learn from her. She is extremely intelligent and just a really, really nice person on top of all that. I rate her (teaching, planning, administration) 6 stars out of a possible 5.”
Chinese learner
Research Geophysicist at U.S. Geological Survey (USGS Ret.) Galileo Project (Harvard)
September 22, 2020
“Zoe was a teacher at The International School where our daughter attended. Our daughter was in Zoe's class in the Mandarin track. She showed firm leadership and provided great support for the students. Our daughter thrived under her instruction. In fact, we were so pleased with the connection she established with our daughter that we had our daughter obtain additional tutoring from Zoe. My wife and I highly recommend Zoe.”
Parent, Seattle
Managing Director
September 28, 2020
“Couldn’t recommend Zoe more, professional, warm and all-around excellent!”
Parent, Portland OR
Board-Certified Orthopedic Surgeon
April 17, 2026
“Jing Zou taught my son both in his 6th grade Mandarin immersion program as well as her Mandarin tutoring summer session that she offered privately. She was a joy to work with. Ms. Zou is patient, very clear and offers fun creative projects to help facilitate learning.”
Parent, Vancouver WA
Music Professional
October 6, 2020
“I have been studying Mandarin with Zoe for six years. She is a natural teacher. She knows when to speed up our lessons and when to slow down. I have made great progress while studying with her. She spends her days with a room full of elementary students, but seems to have boundless energy when I meet with her in the evening. I cannot recommend her highly enough.”
Chinese learner
Attorney, Arbitrator & Mediator
September 23, 2020
“Jing Zoe Zou is an incredibly talented, caring, innovative and bright educator. … Not only was Jing Zoe Zou attentive to both the full classroom and the overall learning goals of the entire class, but she was incredibly aware and active on behalf of the individual learning goals and styles inherent in our daughter. From math, to reading, from English, to Chinese Mandarin instruction, Jing Zoe Zou fostered learning, understand, growth, development, persistence and aptitude toward analyzing, creating, remembering, applying, comprehending and integrating learning.”
Parents, Vancouver WA (2021)
“In Zoe’s action of kindness towards my daughter she displayed the true meaning of the human spirit which is service and love.”
Parents, Vancouver WA (2020)
“Ms. Zou is a responsible and dedicated educator. For the past 4 years, she has regularly lead lessons to my children that are fun, exciting, and interesting. While she has a set routine for each lesson, the activities are always new and interactive for busy young kids. … Upon hearing about my children’s passion for sports, she took the initiative to create an extensive month-long lesson plan to teach the children Chinese using basketball/soccer as a theme. The kids were excited to engage in class each time, and I was thrilled to know that my kids were learning in capable hands. “
Parents, Ridgefield WA (2020)
“Zoe Zou was an innovative leader in her math and Mandarin teaching styles. … She engaged all of the children to excel. Our daughter fondly still remembered her tips and pearls especially in math and test taking skills.”
Parents, Vancouver WA (2020)
“Zoe's leadership style goes beyond managing tasks; she inspires those around her and actively engages with parents and the school community. Her unique expertise lies in multi-lingual administration and teaching, where her innovative approach keeps students focused and excited about learning in our rapidly evolving world.”
Parents, Lake Oswego OR (2019)
“Zoe’s students thrived in a bilingual environment. She is also a skilled leader and she focused on shared decision-making and teamwork, as well as community building. She conveyed this sense of leadership to students by providing opportunities for each of them to assume leadership roles.”
Parents, Vancouver WA (2022)
“Ms. Zou has a “special” talent in her teaching which offers a tremendous capacity in delivering an array of information, knowledge and tools to each and every student.”
Parents, Vancouver WA (2022)
“Ms. Zou gave the students room to be creative with projects and i what medium they were most comfortable. She encouraged them to stretch and challenge themselves, which was a wonderful way to prepare them for middle school. Each project was followed up with constructive criticism and positive reinforcement of studetns’ skills .”
Parents, Vancouver WA (2021)
“Ms. Zou effectively communicated expectations and concerns throughout the year.”
“ I really appreciated how Ms. Zou structured the bigger projects this year. All of these projects including the elements of using proper writing and incorporated their Mandarin, along with individual creativity. I truly believe her approach to these assignments helped support and build critical thinking skills.”
Parents, Vancouver WA (2022)
“For all of us, this has been unprecedented experiences. Miss. Zou made sure the connection channel remained open among the teacher and students, as well as the families when navigating through this special time. Miss. Zou demonstrated her leadership skills, such as guiding the class and families transferring from remote to hybrid, then to in-person learning.”
Parents, Vancouver WA (2022)
“Jing Zou was extremely compassionate, professional and collaborative with us to find ways to challenge our son with work above grade level with great results. Without her consistent communication with us and her genuine care for our son’s academic and personal growth, fifth grade would have turned out to be a very different (and much less favorable) year for our son and for us.”
Parents, Vancouver WA (2020)
“Jing Zou’s enthusiasm for teaching and ability to connect with children in positive, constructive way was evident from the start. My daughter looked forward to being in class with Jing Zou as her teacher and paid greater attention to her lessons as a result.”
Parents, Vancouver WA (2021)
Clark College Course Survey (Winter 2019) — 100% Student Very Satisfied
“Zoe is a gifted teacher who skillfully guides students of all ages. She teachers with encouragement and humor making lessons productive, fast-paced and fun. As a result, her organized lesson plans brought me from knowing a few basic words in Chinese to reading Chinese characters, listening and conversing within a year.”
September 20, 2020
“I enjoyed Zoe’s Chinese courses very much. She’s an excellent language teacher. Organized, motivating and easy to understand, she makes learning interesting and fun.
I appreciated Zoe’s patience as a teacher. It is difficult to learn a new language as an adult. Zoe does an excellent job of making lessons manageable and challenging at the same time.“
November 15, 2020
