Perfect Place to start Mandarin if you're serious

I've chosen Silk Mandarin to start my Mandarin classes - visited other Mandarin academies in Shanghai as a trial but ended up here because of its curriculum and proactiveness in teaching. The teachers are very true to the ways of teaching and quick to respond to feedback. Also I needed someone who can give honest feedback and not be a soft teacher. I really wanted to enhance my speaking, and to do that basic tones for Mandarin was something i couldn't manage on my own. Jane Wu, my teacher, helped me from the start to sharpen the edges for my tones and speaking with repeated consultation. She is resilient and ever willing to help out on whatever roadblocks that there is in understanding the complicated nature of Mandarin language!