...My current affiliations are with Shotokan Karate of America and Aikido Kokikai International. I have actively taught both arts since 2011, including a period where I was leading a small aikido dojo. I am a licensed professional professional engineer (PE), having passed the PE exam for chemical engineering in New York State. (read more)
...Please let me know how I can help.I am an elementary education teacher, K-8, from the state of Arizona. I taught 5th grade in Arizona for 2 years and have also taught 6th and 8th grade part time. In addition to teaching, I also ran an advanced math after school tutoring camp for elementary school students with great success as well as tutored middle school students who were struggling. (read more)
...I personally find it helpful, for not only myself but the student as well, when a lesson plan is created around the students' personal needs and followed. I completed 9th-12th grade English with all straight A's. I also completed English 100 at the local community college with an A as well. (read more)
...Likewise, we believe that what we think is who we are. It is no wonder, then, that writing can be a difficult and painful skill to learn. When we are criticized for our writing, it is perceived as an attack on who we are, unlike math, history or science, where if you make a mistake you are just getting your facts wrong. (read more)