...I am a full-time, award-winning writing professor at New York University, living in Portland, teaching now on zoom. I graduated from Vassar College, received an MFA-Creative Writing from NYU, and I am also a licensed psychotherapist (NYU) and teen coach. I have tutored for over 20 years--primarily at the HS, college, and graduate levels. (read more)
...I continue to teach because I am passionate about helping others meet their learning goals. I have over a dozen years teaching in elementary schools and more than two years teaching basic literacy online as a tutor. I worked for one year teaching English as a Second Language in Thailand to both children and adults. (read more)
...I have experience popping around in all subjects, while my bread and butter in English and Special Education. I am happy to help especially one one one and as a group, especially with students who think something is impossible. In my experience usually just need to take a bigger problem and break down into smaller pieces. (read more)
...Expert on standardized testing and test prep, professional-level writer/author, excellent editing skills, thorough knowledge of academic writing conventions, avid reader, familiarity with literatureI have studied English extensively at the university level. Two of my professors were actively inv... (read more)
...My passion, as well as my skills, are in helping students to understand the prompt, and then connect their own ideas and interests to that prompt, so that writing becomes an invitation to giving voice to ideas and perspectives that matter to the student. I believe strongly that when we write abo... (read more)