...In 2000 my book about athletes who overcame severe adversity,Uncommon Champions, was published by Boyds Mill Press. In 2005 I founded a nonprofit tutoring organization, Golden Opportunity (aka GO), that provides free one-on-one tutoring matching retired teachers with struggling low-income students in our district. As we complete our 19th year GO has provided free tutoring for 900 students. (read more)
...Students that I have worked extensively with have gone on to attend such prestigious universities as Stanford and Cornell University and have earned perfect 1600 scores on their SAT exam. Throughout my high school academic career, I earned the following: 2370/2400 on my SAT, the PSAT National Me... (read more)
...During my preparation, I developed several techniques to break down and approach questions that helped me perform well on the test. As a biochemist and molecular biologist, I have extensive experience genetics topics through coursework and research. I am well versed in fundamental concepts genetics concepts such as Mendelian inheritance, transcription, gene expression and regulation. (read more)
I have a degree in English from Salisbury University and a Masters from Capella University. I taught English, grades 9-12, for eight years. During those years, I also taught and oversaw a remedial reading program and prepared students for testing (i.e. state testing, PSAT, SAT, etc). I have a str... (read more)
...I believe that the student, the parent and the tutor must all be comfortable with where they are at, what they are doing, and whom they are with in order to foster the most growth and learning possible. For this to happen, there must be an open vein of communication between tutor, student and pa... (read more)