...Though I am relatively new to tutoring, I am a patient teacher and am skilled at breaking things down and making them easier to understand. I have experience tutoring elementary school kids in an after-school program years ago. I later volunteered with Greenville Literacy, helping an older adult woman learn to read. (read more)
...John’s College, Santa Fe. In addition, I did coursework in 1988 at Harvard University (Celtic studies and space-time physics) and received certification in the Geometer’s Sketchpad through UC Berkeley in November 2007. I was drawn to the Bay Area for its pleasant climate, natural beauty, intriguing history, superb opportunities and amenities, cultural riches and social diversity. (read more)
...I love getting the chance to be creative with teaching each new student, finding something that works for each person in order to make them enjoy that their learning. My passion is creative writing. I began seriously pursuing writing my freshman year of high school and since have had over a dozen publication in anthologies and magazines. (read more)
...After graduating, I taught High School English for 4 1/2 years before I had to step back and begin tutoring in order to help my mom who became ill. I decided to become a teacher for a few different reasons; primarily because I had some amazing teachers in high school, who not only made learning ... (read more)
...A few years ago I worked with 2 Japanese teenage students, one of whom is special needs, teaching them English language skills and helping with homework. I have also helped two South Korean students improve their English and a Finnish student update her resume and prepare to enter the workplace in the US. I'm used to working with groups or one on one. (read more)