...I genuinely believe that teachers have a unique opportunity to transform the lives of others, and I agree with William Butler Yeats, who said, "Education is not the filling up of a pail, but the lighting of a fire."
My students and their families have described me as "Positive" and "Inspiring"... (read more)
...I develop rapport and trust first and then delve into academic areas of need. I can easily work with both students with IEP's and those with other learning needs. My mission is to instill and inspire in each student a thirst to communicate through reading, writing and math to foster growth and development academically and emotionally and spiritually. (read more)
...I have taught languages in the US, Mexico and China. I have taught English as a foreign language, Spanish, and French at all levels from elementary school to the university level. My approach stresses quick acquisition of pronunciation and mastery of phonetics in order to get students speaking and understanding from day one. (read more)
...I scored 12/12 on the SAT essay (old scoring).
I worked in sales and marketing in Silicon Valley for 5 years before becoming a teacher. I teach accounting, entrepreneurship, and economics at an elite private boarding school in Southern California. I have expertise in MBA-style case studies. (read more)
I am a Tutor with a Master's Degree in languages, and a German native speaker. Lots of experience in tutoring all levels of German. LAUSD certified for teaching ESL and German. (read more)