...My goal in helping to improve study skills (by improving focus, note-taking, and time management) is to help students recognize that what they gain from timely preparation and active participation in their education is of much greater value to them than all the things they fear and think they dis... (read more)
...Attention to detail, knowledge of the parts of speech, awareness of stylistic and rhetorical devices, and a general comfort with texts of any kind, are all part and parcel of studying Ancient Greek, Latin, or both. The youngest student I have tutored was fourteen; the oldest is eighty-three. I ... (read more)
...So much so that I developed workshops for faculty and teachers to introduce them to new teaching methodologies. Along with grammar, I've got over 15 years experience teaching high school and college level writing--to both native and non-native English speakers. Writing is about getting your voi... (read more)
...We can then focus on improving the student's academic achievements. I especially enjoy the one-on-one environment of learning in which I can positively affect the process of learning and help the learner achieve observable progress and personal success. Believing that success builds upon succes... (read more)