Maria Bates is a Editorial Board at internet start-up. She possess expertise in teaching, higher education, curriculum development, public speaking, instructional design and 22 more skills. Colleagues describe her as "Professor Bates reflects the quality of an educator at best. She truly encompasses not only the passion to teach, but also the heartfelt care for her students’ success. However, this is not to say that she is an easygoing professor. Professor Bates will teach you strict like a vicious tiger and drop you like an eagle when you’re lazy. Moreover, I will be honest when I say that taking an English class with her was a painstaking experience because Professor Bates has a high standard for both academic perseverance and quality of the papers we write. She has taught me the priceless and irreplaceable values, which will remain with me for the rest of my life – I can say that she has changed my life."