Decades later today, he is no longer a sink-or-swim teacher, but a more mellow one, who uses strategies to make students honest about what they do not know. In his classes, many students feel less intimidated about their shortfalls such as lack of confidence and reluctance to initiate conversations. However, he draws a clear line between effective education and education with a lopsided emphasis on entertainment for the popular support of students. His current teaching context is adult education and his students are Japanese business-people.