...I am more than comfortable working with students looking to improve their English writing skills. Finally, I have significant experience in writing, which would be of use to students of any age who are interested in improving their writing. My work has been published in the New York Times, NPR, and more than a dozen textbooks released by Salem Press. (read more)
...I currently hold an MS in Exercise and Nutrition from Queens College, CUNY. I also hold a BA from SUNY Buffalo, in Physical Anthropology. I also have been a fitness coach for six-plus years, and am familiar with sports medicine, rehabilitation and basic nutrition. (read more)
...In addition to phonics and spelling rules, I also emphasize vocabulary development through root words, prefixes, and suffixes. My teaching approach is about helping students become better students even as they learn content. That is the lifetime gift that I give to my students. (read more)
...I'm an obsessive grammarian who enjoys helping people unearth the patterns beneath language, both "conventional" grammar and the way we actually speak. (I also won the National Language Arts Olympiad first-place medal when I was in fifth grade.) I guide students through the SAT process. I speci... (read more)
...I'm especially interested in Latin Epic poetry, chief among which is Ovid's Metamorphoses. I received my PhD in Classical Languages from Cornell University. I have taught Greek and Latin for 8 years now, and tutored at the University level for 10. (read more)