...I am a doctoral student at the University of Michigan, where I am pursuing a joint Ph.D. in English and Education. I have my M.A. in English and have taught English and writing at both the secondary and college levels. Currently, I teach college writing at UM. (read more)
...Why should adults have all the fun of writing books? I'm an experienced teacher. I've taught composition at the college level and have also worked in a college writing center. (read more)
...I have a BA in Communications from Eastern Michigan University in Michigan, USA & Telecommunications in Curtin University of Technology of Western Australia. Having lived abroad in multiple countries and helping my own three children learn the local language where we lived, enables me to teach p... (read more)
...Along the way I have come up with a few useful tools and tricks of the trade that can really help. Usually its a case of getting the young person really "motivated" to express themselves well and with accuracy. This includes helping them to determine who their audience is and what goal they are aiming to achieve with a piece of writing. (read more)
...I love the challenge of breaking material down and helping a student build it back up into a personally-meaningful understanding. The fact that a real person's real future is impacted by my work gives it meaning beyond the joy of the material. I also truly enjoy the material I teach. (read more)