...I recently worked in a school district for 17 years in the suburban Chicago, IL area as a para-educator. I have experience in both the general education classroom setting, as well as in the special education setting. I have had my own tutoring business that I ran after school and during the summer months. (read more)
...I further went on to Western New Mexico University also focusing on Social Work and Clinical Psychology. My love for education was confirmed during this time and I have taken some special ed classwork such as Nature and Needs in Behavioral development. As a former Substance abuse worker, I have observed the need for formal education, especially in English. (read more)
5 Subjects: includingReading,English,ESL/ESOL,Elementary Math
...Also a voracious student of History. "We can't know who we are until we know where we've come from" has always been a distinct qualifier for myself in my perspectives on both American and World evolution. As a person that is extraordinarily easy to work with, I will gently steer your academic p... (read more)
...Through teaching a 2nd grade Special Education Reading class, tutoring elementary aged students, and directing a Pre-k program; I promoted students' development in essential educational and behavioral areas such as: language and literacy, math, social studies, science, art, music, and motor skil... (read more)