...I believe each student is unique and a successful teacher will find the student's learning style to identify how they learn best. With Math I like to use manipulatives for hands on learning and to relate it to their lives in order to make a connection of why we are learning this. I will guide the student with leading questions so they show me, not just show how it's done. (read more)
...Through the years I have worked with students mostly by word of mouth. I had one or two students on Wyzant in 2017 or 2018 when I was new to tutoring but now, I retain 7 years of experience working with students of all ages. For the last 4 years or so I have been working a lot with foreign medical graduates applying to match US residency programs. (read more)
...In addition to this, my writing background includes advertisements, blogs, and journalistic articles for various electronic sites. In addition to my tutoring skills, I write articles for moms.com and I have experience in academic writing. I have over 500 hours tutoring English, reading and writing to students that English is their second language. (read more)
...In the beginning, I taught English as a Second Language to high school students in Mongolia. I then moved on to ELA, and settled into middle school science after completing my M.Ed at Moreland University in 2019. Currently, I teach grade 6 ELA and science and am enjoying every minute of my time in class! (read more)
...I earned a Bachelor of Music degree from the Eastman School of Music and, shortly thereafter (in 1985) became the music director of the Chicago Philharmonic Orchestra - a position that I still hold today - and have taught various general music courses at Governors State University. I earned a Ba... (read more)