Hi there! I'm Michael. As a tutor and instructor over the past 8 years, I have cultivated with my students an average increase of 110 points on the English portion of the SAT, and 180 cumulatively. (read more)
...It is in the classroom and the library where I grew as a person because of the tools provided to me by various teachers, instructors, tutors, and professors. In that spirit, I wish to continue giving back to students younger than me so that they can appreciate the impact of a quality education o... (read more)
...As a writer, I earned a score of 5 on both the AP English Language and Composition and AP English Literature and Composition exams. I additionally contributed to the San Diego-based alternative music blog Listen SD as a staff writer from 2014-2019. I refined my writing skills covering the local... (read more)
...This gave me a breadth of experience in the workshop atmosphere and helped me to understand how to both take and apply feedback to my work and give critical feedback to my peers' work. I went in as a decent writer and came out a more refined, more effective, and more creative writer. All of thi... (read more)
...I love English, and I love language! I taught English in the classroom for nearly twenty years. I understand this subject in ways that allow me to make it understandable to my students. (read more)