...Teaching and writing are my passion. My experience teaching at the University level has taught me that everyone is a good writer with the right encouragement and motivation. Similarly, my experience as a K-12 tutor has shown me that we are all born with an innate passion for words. (read more)
...Each person, young or old, from any walk of life, has a unique story to tell. Whatever his or her skill level happens to be, that student has gifts that are waiting to be tapped into. Most people have a preferred path to learning, and I try to use that path to accomplish their specific goals. (read more)
11 Subjects: includingReading,English,Writing,ACT Math
I am an accomplished educator with over 15 years of experience teaching English and 10 years as a professor specializing in English, ESL, and reading and writing comprehension. My academic background includes a Doctorate in Education, a Master’s in English, a Bachelor’s in English, and a TESOL cert... (read more)
...Tutoring allows me to fit individual students' needs exactly, and watch them grow and learn in response. Since my high school turning years, I have been teaching and tutoring English literacy skills, phonics, and the visual arts. I write novels in my free time, play fiddle, and paint. (read more)
...It's lovely seeing the way someone's eyes light up when they land on the thing they want to write about, and following that urge leads to essays that go beyond checking each box on the rubric. Grammar and syntax and knowing how to cite a source in MLA is important, but writing well requires more... (read more)