{"id":27633,"date":"2020-05-26T13:20:08","date_gmt":"2020-05-26T19:20:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/?p=27633"},"modified":"2025-05-01T02:24:09","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T08:24:09","slug":"teacher-spotlight-thomas-kellough","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/teacher-spotlight-thomas-kellough\/","title":{"rendered":"Teacher Spotlight: Thomas Kellough"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>About Teacher Spotlight<\/em><\/strong><em>: The concept of \u201cstudents first\u201d is at the heart of everything we are and do at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.codewizardshq.com\/\">CodeWizardsHQ<\/a>. We know students learn best when they interact with a talented teacher. We conscientiously hand-select the very best coding teachers, ultimately hiring only the top 2% of applicants. Every month, we go behind the scenes to tell you more about one of our amazing teachers. 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