...Having taken 24 Upper Level literature courses at the undergraduate and graduate level I have read hundreds of works of world-class literature. Over my 35 year teaching career, I have taught a range of these texts and many more classics at grade level. Further, I keep abreast of acclaimed new works of literature as they are published. (read more)
...One way to take learning in a direction relevant to student interest is to invite student dialogue about the lessons and units of study. Given the opportunity for input, students generate ideas and set goals that make for much richer activities than I could have created or imagined myself. When... (read more)
...My students have increased their scores substantially (sometimes 10 points!) on the Science portion of the ACT. As a senior marketing director at a number of financial services companies, I had the opportunity to hire many candidates. I am familiar with what hiring managers are looking for. (read more)
...Teaching is finding out what really matters to the student and approaching the subject matter through that window. My teaching degree is from Harvard and it was there I learned the significance of those connections. My actual English degree stems from Boston College. (read more)
...I am currently tutoring students in Intermediate Accounting which includes all aspects of financial accounting. I was an auditor for over 30 years in the financial industry. I performed both external and internal auditing procedures for several types of institutions, including the FDIC. (read more)