...I pride myself on meeting students at their current ability levels while still challenging them to reach their full potential. My focus is to not only help students get the correct answers but also to help them retain the underlying concepts. Most of all, I strive to instill in students a passion for learning. (read more)
...I've also studied foreign languages while living overseas, so I know what it's like to be a language student as well as a language teacher. I have taught elementary school students 3-8 years old in both public and private schools. I have an Elementary Teaching Credential, as well as a Special Ed. (read more)
...As a consequence, my vocabulary in English steadily increases. I am a published, award-winning essayist and poet. I hold a Bachelor of Arts in English and a Master of Arts in Expository Writing (non-fiction prose) from the University of Iowa. (read more)
I have been teaching English to young adult learners for more than 3.5 years. I began teaching in Istanbul, Turkey, starting in a language school and doing TOEFL prep. When I left Istanbul I was an ESL Instructor at Okan University, assisting students improve their academic English. (read more)