I am currently a PhD Student in Linguistics, having graduated with a M.A. in Linguistics and a B.A. in Spanish with a minor in Speech and Language Pathology. I am bilingual in both English and Spanish and have spent a semester living in Chile. I can empathize with the experience of students learning a new language. (read more)
...I have also read extensively on nuclear weapons policy and on the philosophy of science, so I am qualified to teach reading of challenging non-fiction passages (often featured on the test). I grew up memorizing recordings of the speeches of Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and John F. Ken... (read more)