{"id":3436,"date":"2025-07-29T11:01:13","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T11:01:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/erudito.lt\/komanda\/joel-mowdy\/"},"modified":"2025-08-21T12:42:52","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T12:42:52","slug":"joel-mowdy","status":"publish","type":"team-member","link":"https:\/\/erudito.lt\/en\/komanda\/joel-mowdy\/","title":{"rendered":"Joel Mowdy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Joelas<\/strong> earned his Bachelor\u2019s degree in English Literature at Hofstra University and a Master\u2019s degree in Creative Writing at the University of Michigan. He has been teaching English and Global Perspectives internationally for nearly twenty years. He views teaching as a partnership built on trust, respect, and creativity, and he encourages students to take responsibility for their own education.  <\/p>\n\n<p>Any day you step into Joel\u2019s classroom, you might find some students working independently on writing projects, others preparing an oral presentation in pairs or small groups, while some are outlining storylines for films they\u2019ve envisioned or rehearsing an original song they\u2019ve written. In the quietest corner, one student might be puzzling over a problem and explaining it to a classmate.<br\/><br\/><br\/>Joel\u2019s goal is to teach students to think critically, speak clearly, listen attentively, and write with confidence. He emphasizes the idea that expressing thoughts in essays, speeches, or presentations is not the final measure of students\u2019 knowledge and skills, but rather an opportunity to test their ideas \u2013 and that the best ideas are born through this very process of experimentation.   <\/p>\n\n<p>In his free time, Joel plays guitar, creates art, cooks, and enjoys life at his countryside homestead in Lithuania, where he and his wife host artist residencies and other creative events. 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