...I have a Bachelor's degree in Spanish and also studied Spanish linguistics as part of my Master's degree. I first started studying Spanish in high school and moved to New Mexico so I could be in an area where Spanish is spoken. Since then, I have become very fluent in Spanish by being able to speak it here in New Mexico, and in my travels to several Spanish-speaking countries. (read more)
...Every student must take a standardized test at one point or another in their education. Students often feel that they won't have enough knowledge about a subject to do well enough to get the score they want or need. What they don't know is that these tests are all based on some simple formulas and that finding the correct answer doesn't always hinge on subject knowledge. (read more)
...I have edited grad student position papers, doctoral theses, grad school application letters, papers published in journals, chapters in books, & more. Earlier this year (January -- May) I tutored a second-grader in Math. I also teach kids (ages 7-14) in the summer time: we make tool boxes from scratch, which involves a lot of applied math and problem-solving. (read more)
...I taught sixth grade at an Elementary School in Belen, my class average growth in Math SBA scores was +7.1 points, some five times greater average growth that that suggested by the New Mexico Public Education Department. My class average growth in ELA SBA scores +5.6 points, some three times gre... (read more)