...English/ESL: I taught English as a second language in Japan for four years, to students in public elementary school and junior high school, as well as tutoring adult learners in both one on one and in group and school classroom settings, crafting lessons and conversational English lessons that me... (read more)
...I have tutored students in ACT and SAT test prep for over 9 years, and my students have made dramatic improvements (5-10 points) in the ACT english section. I have taught several classes in SAT/ACT test prep, and I have helped over 30 students reach their goal scores. I cover SAT/ACT math as well as strategies for the reading and writing sections. (read more)
...I am also homeschooling my own children and tutoring many others of elementary ages. For many years, I have taught English classes at the high school and college levels that were more than 50% non-native speakers of English. I have taken classes and attended seminars to learn how best to serve these populations. (read more)
...They become close readers of themselves, literature, and our evolving world. They travel with authors, exploring both inner and outer landscapes, and a great variety of cultural and historical contexts . Realizing, as did Einstein, that imagination is greater than knowledge, they become problem... (read more)
...Paul, MN on the Dean's list in 2018 with a BA in English with an emphasis on literature! My particular study was on 18th and 19th-century English women authors like Jane Austen and Virginia Woolf. I have also studied Shakespeare's plays and sonnets. (read more)