...I retired from digital marketing after the company that I helped found- StreetEasy was acquired by Zillow. Before StreetEasy I worked at CondeNast, Hearst, and TheKnot.com heading up their marketing. After graduating from Emory University, twenty five years ago, with a degree in English (concentration in the works of Shakespeare) I taught elementary school language arts for two years. (read more)
I love teaching others to appreciate literature of all kinds. My specialties are American Literature, African-American Literature, and Multi-Cultural Literature. Writing instruction is also exciting to teach to someone who struggles with writing of any type. (read more)
...Later I taught intermediate and advance classes at the College of Mount Saint Vincent, Institute for Immigrant Concerns. I was also responsible for pronunciation classes. I live in the Berkshires now and would like to resume teaching. (read more)
...I would welcome the opportunity to share practical solutions that you can use now and in the future. I worked for many years as a literacy tutor, and know how to teach the fundamentals beginning and intermediate readers need to know. I believe in the phonics method, rather that "whole language" or similar strategies. (read more)
14 Subjects: includingReading,ESL/ESOL,Classics,American History
...I have been reading since I was I was 3 years old, and I am fluent in most of the classics that are studied in school. I also love writing of any kind, including creative writing, poetry, essay writing, etc. Working with and assisting students to the best of my ability has always been my dream job, because I want to try to pass on my love and passion to a subject to a younger generation. (read more)