...One way to take learning in a direction relevant to student interest is to invite student dialogue about the lessons and units of study. Given the opportunity for input, students generate ideas and set goals that make for much richer activities than I could have created or imagined myself. When... (read more)
...Having taken 24 Upper Level literature courses at the undergraduate and graduate level I have read hundreds of works of world-class literature. Over my 35 year teaching career, I have taught a range of these texts and many more classics at grade level. Further, I keep abreast of acclaimed new works of literature as they are published. (read more)
...I have helped students increase their ACT scores substantially by working with them on timing and understanding the different types of science passages. My students have increased their scores substantially (sometimes 10 points!) on the Science portion of the ACT. As a senior marketing director at a number of financial services companies, I had the opportunity to hire many candidates. (read more)
...I am currently tutoring students in Intermediate Accounting which includes all aspects of financial accounting. I was an auditor for over 30 years in the financial industry. I performed both external and internal auditing procedures for several types of institutions, including the FDIC. (read more)
...I have also taught Introduction to Poetry and other Poetry Writing. Wearing a different hat, I taught Introduction to Computers at Quincy College, and have been a Certified Microsoft OFFICE Instructor. I can help students get the most out of MS Word or Open Office Word. (read more)