...My superpower is in teaching writing through systematic approaches to sentence structure, paragraph writing, and essay writing. I am also skilled in helping younger and older students get "caught" up in their reading. My strategies include phonics, whole language, vocabulary immersion, mind mapping, and more. (read more)
...My husband and I speak French at home because he also grew up speaking French. I love French because it is part of my heritage. I am certified in clarinet as well. (read more)
...I also have a master's degree in Educational Leadership. I have taught in inner-city public schools for over 10 years at the middle school level. I have tutored students in grades 3-12 for over 20 years. (read more)
...I am patient and very understanding, and I am very involved and hardworking. I know learning something new can be frustrating, but my goal is to help my students enjoy the challenge. I specifically work to find methods that work to fit my students' needs because I do not believe in cookie-cutter education. (read more)
...It has been a fun career and I'm always happy to share my thoughts on choosing to be a chemist as a career. Since retiring a a little over 2 years ago, tutoring chemistry is one of the things I do to help this generation of students have or develop a love for the sciences. There is so much that's fascinating about science. (read more)