...I am extremely passionate about these subject areas, and my goal while tutoring is not only to help students understand the material, but to help create an enthusiasm and a curiosity for learning that extends beyond the subject at hand. Seeing a student progress and develop a passion for learnin... (read more)
...Each and every day I am in the classroom, I try to convey to my students my love of learning and my desire to instill in them the tools necessary to be life-long learners. Feedback from my students has been positive. Besides yearly student evaluations that have always been very good, in the las... (read more)
...Many people tell me that a 10-minute lesson from me allows them to learn more language than they ever did from a traditional high school class! In my public teaching career, I was able to get 8th grade students in Level One to significantly outperform high school sophomores in Level Two on standardized tests. The reason for this success? (read more)
...To my students, I think I am appreciated for my passion and energy, for my accessibility and care, for my example as a successful learner, and for maintaining high standards and rigor in guiding them on an individual and sometimes life-changing path towards global citizenship. Parents are commen... (read more)
...Within these subjects, what I am best at helping students understand are concepts and ideas, so that they not only know what has happened, but why it happened and how it affects us to this day. My degree is in biology, and at the University of Maine at Machias, I was a teaching assistant in the ... (read more)