...For those who might know another Slavic language, I like to compare and contrast with Russian, Czech, Slovak and Slovenian. In 1992, I passed the Polish state exam in the Polish language while studying in Warsaw, Poland, and then took the State Department exam in 1994. I taught Polish to Englis... (read more)
...I enjoy building lasting relationships with my students and their families. I love to watch their confidence and skill grow and I am willing to advocate on their behalf (e.g. communicating with their teachers, writing letters of recommendation). As a teacher and father of three, I'm acutely awar... (read more)
18 Subjects: includingReading,Writing,Algebra 1,SAT Math
...If the answer is wrong, I ask them if they remember why it was wrong and help them answer it if they cannot remember. I believe strongly that in order to learn the material, students need to make errors and mistakes and to be gently guided to think for themselves how they would solve the problem... (read more)
...Following that, I worked for 9 years as a church youth group leader for middle school and high school youth. In that position I created, organized, and implemented bible study and Christian education curriculum for the church youth group, as well as supervised and trained adult volunteers to wor... (read more)
Hello! As someone who excelled in my undergraduate career at Texas A&M University, I also greatly enjoy helping students succeed in their own academic endeavors. I believe that each individual student has their own passions and their own learning techniques and I strongly feel that that tutoring and learning should be customized to each person I work with. (read more)