...As a tutor I am able to pass my love of knowledge onto students. I pride myself on using unconventional methods to reach students who may feel excluded by the traditional educational model. I have professional experience as a tutor as well as with classroom instruction, but I find the most joy in working with students one on one and progressing beyond their expectations. (read more)
I have seventeen years experience teaching high school mathematics and I have had numerous tutoring jobs over the years. I have a great deal of experience teaching students of varying math abilities and when explaining concepts/skills/ideas to a student I work hard to make the problem relevant and understandable for the individual student. (read more)
...I also taught from Elizabeth Osbourne's "Vocabulary from Latin and Greek Roots" book series to focus on important words (and their roots) that students should know to be literate. Beyond the above verifiable qualifications, please know that I have continued to immerse myself in literature and po... (read more)
...I teach literature in a similar fashion, having the students look at a writer's diction-- how he or she uses words-- and use of rhetorical devices, so that they can develop a "toolbox" of ways to convey their own ideas. Most students have learned the basics; direct instruction boosts their confi... (read more)