...I am also great with children and can ensure that lessons will be engaging, educational, and fun! I have 6 years of experience in French, the most recent being at the AP (College) level. I am an undergrad student dually enrolled in a university and an honors college, pursuing a Journalism degree. (read more)
...I have a Bachelor's degree in English from UNC-W and took courses in creative writing; Shakespeare; and Victorian, Romantic, and Modern poetry/literature. I obtained a Master of Arts in Religion from Liberty University in 1990 and a Master of Divinity from Luther Rice Seminary in 1993. I pastored churches for a total of 16 years. (read more)
...I taught 7-12 English and enjoyed my years in the classroom. After a successful teaching career, I was employed by the New York State United Teachers, the largest labor union in New York State, as a Labor Relations Specialist. As an LRS, it was my job to bargain employee contracts, develop contract language, arbitrate labor grievances, and write legal briefs. (read more)
...I would occasionally have some workbook exercises that would target the student's ability to make inferences, to draw conclusions, and to solve contextual clues. Depending on the individual student's current ability, I then evaluate what level of literature would be the best fit. I want to ensu... (read more)
...I went back to school recently to earn 18 hours of graduate English, so that I would be able to teach English at the college level. I have enjoyed that, but I know that I will enjoy one-on-one teaching more. You can really see the changes in a person's life when you work one-on-one. (read more)