...I think this movement is criminal, and a severe dis-service to the student. Challenging literature demands a student's complete awareness of the careful selection of words and their literal and figurative range. Learning vocabulary in a systemic and engaging way, based on examples from literatu... (read more)
...These are the concepts I focus on when I teach writing. My goal is to build a student's confidence and help them learn that writing is a lifelong journey. I teach how to be a good writer today and a better writer tomorrow. (read more)
...I also am interested in the theoretical work of computer science, as demonstrated in my senior thesis where I applied topological and analytical techniques to Higman’s Lemma, a fundamental result in theoretical computer science, this resulted in the creation of an alternate proof using analysis r... (read more)
I have been teaching chemistry for over 10 years at different universities and colleges. These range from the University of Dresden, Germany where I obtained my Masters, the University of Auckland, New Zealand during my PhD and the University of Queensland, Australia in my Postdoctoral years. Since 2022 I’m teaching my own chemistry classes at Hood College and Frederick Community college. (read more)
...Former AP, IB English teacher, and College composition teacher. Twenty years tutoring in writing, literature, research, from 9th grade through graduate school. Have designed curriculum for and taught AP Literature, AP Language, IB English Literature and Language and Literature and worked with students on preparing for assessments in all subjects. (read more)