...Because of this, I was awarded one of the full-tuition scholarships to Harding University to study English with Licensure (B.A.) and Physics (B.S.). While I was a student there, I worked in the tutoring office and tutored my peers two days a week for two years. When I no longer worked in the tut... (read more)
...I'm a writer by training, trade, and vocation. If I were ever elected president, I would be sworn in on a copy of The Elements of Style. My writing workshops in college and graduate school have given me an almost inhumanly good instinct for grammar. (read more)
...Language is an inherently social endeavor, and I believe in conversation and immersion as the foremost tools in acquiring proficiency in a new language. I am a native English speaker, and am fluent in both Russian and French, with years of experience teaching all three languages through both the... (read more)
...Then I worked as a paraeducator in an inclusion program for high school students with autism with behavioral issues for a year. After that I continued working with certificate track students, but only some had autism at that school. It was also a Baltimore City Public school. (read more)
...Teaching, to me, is all about presentation, if the material is presented in a boring manner then why should your students pay attention? From my experience, I have found that interaction has a direct correlation (if not causation) when it comes to successful teaching. I hope you will allow me to impress you with a rise in your or your students grades. (read more)