...History and U.S. Government. In my teaching, I stressed strong, analytical writing as students need to learn how to use information to communicate clearly and precisely no matter what field of study they wish to pursue. (read more)
...I am confident that I can help a student become successful in their academic career. I also taught a class on organizational skills at the high school level. We worked on organizing term papers, homework, essays and other writing projects. (read more)
...I also teach classes and workshops tailored to help high school students craft essays for summer programs and international writing competitions, like the Harvard International Review, the John Locke Institute, and the New York Times. Let me teach you the writing strategies that will carry you t... (read more)
...In addition, I show students how to evaluate their writing for content, style, clarity and overall structure. I also help them to achieve accuracy in their citations (if their papers require them) through consulting reference manuals such as MLA, APA. Turabian, The Elements of Style, The Chicago Manual of Style and others. (read more)
...During the 31 years when I taught at the University of Missouri I won numerous teaching awards. As an Emeritus Professor I created and delivered "Energizing the Room," a workshop that shows people how to apply presentation skills to PowerPoint. I have given many presentations to retirement communities, and also serve as a Destination Speaker for a cruise line. (read more)