Jacob Matlock

Educator and language coach | China and Latin America expertise | MS Global and International Ed.

[Jacob Matlock @ReisJD]

Weekly English language discussion (Free ESL Class) Sunday nights 8:30 PM EST on Twitch. Friday and Saturday nights, we play coop games—all for fun

BSO started as a training program in Suzhou 🇨🇳 but the policy shift in 2021 changed its course. Check out https://t.co/bXDVHhrVpf✅

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@_Avrage_Joe_ @Psychoghost_G No-so-average skin; congrats! Happy to see it.

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@BehavingBeardly @MrsBeardly Congratulations on 10 years! That’s definitely an achievement unlocked!

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@Buckwild_Abrams @HuntShowdown Hey, it’s appreciated! Thanks for not passing the buck while acknowledging and fixing issues. It’s more than some companies do, and I know I’m not telling you anything new. Glad to see it!

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@OliviaWong123 That’s Warehouse No. 3; a friend has gushed about this place. Although I’m sure it’s like eating in a fish bowl with strong lighting, it has a pretty cool design!

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Outdoor studio/garden/movie/game space; the best place to hangout after a long day of teaching in front of the camera. Sometimes, you just get it right.

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From the indoor studio to the outdoor happy space.

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Home offices are the best offices. This whole area is wired for recording, so I’m sure I’ll do some hammock conversations sometime in the future.

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@BehavingBeardly Having this achievement just makes me feel old:
“Listen up youngins, I was there when online gaming became a thing. Back in my day, we had to walk 15 minutes in the snow to play games with friends.”

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A day in the life of an ESL coach on the road 😓

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@Helldiversmedia This seems to highlight how much of the active player base stemmed from countries where the game can no longer be played. Note, active player base is separate from total purchases.

Most drops that I played had players from somewhere in Asia. It was truly an international phenom.

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@prfeeney @JezCorden Ha! I just commented with the same. Glad to not be alone ✊

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@JezCorden For me, it’s always the Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time and its Water Temple. The PTSD always sets in. As a kid, I really hated that place.

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@historyinmemes

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@JonBardcore “Sink everyone, it’s a pirate game after all.”

Some of the best experiences I have had in this game have been while cooperating with their players. We once had a six ship armada and it was one of the best seafaring experiences I ever had!

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We don’t just create opportunity, we foster hope. This is as true now as it was in China years ago when I began walking this path.

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Why have I stuck with teaching for so long?

This. Is. Why.

I’ve taken a lot of flak over the years for “wasting my time” or ”wasting my life.” A LOT. Almost always from the same place of “my education/job is better than yours” or “ESL teachers are lazy” 🤔

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Perspective: Odessa has not been an easy place to live throughout the past two years. She has had to leave our group classes with air raid alarms blaring in the background. She has had days where she has come to class exhausted from the emotional roller-coaster.

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Great time with the kiddos at Netherlands @NLintheUSA and Belgium @BelgiumintheUSA during the #EUOpenHouse here in DC! Biscoffs abounded and the 80’s rock was blaring. Thanks for a good—and educational—time!

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@MarkstromTV Hey Big Boy, we were born relatively close-ish. Lily Rhys, 9mo/f/forever-single/overprotective Dada.

These little beans are the best! This kid gets a kick out of Dadstrom’s laugh 😂