At times/occasionally, he was bewildered/confused by

[guzhi]

Hello,

Please help me with this one. I'm not sure the highlighted words are proper to use in here:
-At times/occasionally, he was bewildered/confused by not being able to develop new and interesting techniques/strategies to teach and to accommodate to students’ needs.

Thanks!

 

[mrbilal87]

Hi,

I'm not sure. I wouldn't consider someone to be confused/bewildered if he couldn't come up with new techniques. Are you sure you mean he was confused? As for "techniques" vs. "strategies", I would choose "techniques". The use of "to" before accommodate is optional but the "to" after accommodate (accommodate to students' needs) is not necessary.

Cheers!

 

[guzhi]

Hi mrbila,

Thanks for your help. I just want to make sure if 'in' is needed here:
-I'm not sure the highlighted words are proper to use in here.

As for the other sentence, what about 'frustrated'?

G

 

[mrbilal87]

Hi,

Yes, "frustrated" may be better, and yes you can use "in" there or you can omit it.

Cheers!