...The skills I share with you will go beyond the basics. At Yale, I studied one-on-one with an American Poet Laureate and won departmental prizes in essay-writing, literary translation, and poetry. I earned my teaching certificate in Connecticut, which has one of the most rigorous certification p... (read more)
...I then typically brainstorm with my students about what they already know about a topic, what they'd like to know, and what questions they'd like to answer; I am here to help uncover answers, not give them, and I feel students learn best when they feel personally invested in a topic. From there,... (read more)
...After grammar, teaching someone how to write with a good style, beyond the basics, would be only a part of what I can do. Writing is more than putting down what one knows. There is a technique to making it readable and interesting. (read more)
...For five years I was head of the drama department at the Woodstock Country School, grades 9-12, where I taught acting classes and directed plays. For about 20 years I directed a small comedy company in which my work included working with actors in different media -- radio, television, stage. I was also one of the actors. (read more)