...The light of understanding has shone upon my little pupil's mind, and behold, all things are changed!”- Anne Sullivan, teacher to Helen KellerI have several years of experience helping children succeed in reading using interactive learning and customizing a plan to each student. I have some tra... (read more)
...Further, I am constantly using Japanese in my personal life as most of the entertainment that I enjoy is in the language. As my International Relations degree required confirmation of language fluency for political research in the target language, I took intensive Russian language courses for al... (read more)
...I have worked within the classroom for over 7 years, working with students 1:1, in small groups, and class-wide. I have worked with elementary age students for over 10 years and helped them succeed academically. I have been working with college-aged students for 3+ years and helped with SAT prep, essay writing, college applications, and research. (read more)
I am a lifelong learner as well as a lifelong teacher. I have been teaching General Education and I am the General education department chair at a local college for the last 2 years, prior to that I have taught 2 years of dance, 6 years of Girl Scouts, and 2 years of preschool. I have a full understanding of the different techniques to teach to gain the most retention rate from my students. (read more)
...I am an advocate for teaching students one on one or in very small group of their peers. This enables the student to express oneself in a safe nonjudgmental environment while allowing them to develop at his/her own pace. I believe the traditional school system has failed miserably at developing competent young adults and should be seriously overhauled without Federal involvement. (read more)