...My undergraduate degree at Columbia was in English. I have been a book and magazine editor. Graduate work was in American Studies, before I went on to receive an MA in teaching from Manhattanville. (read more)
...I enjoyed them so much that I thought it would be better to study them in their original language. So when I enrolled in Bard College, I decided to major in Classics (also known as Greek and Roman studies). For my Senior Project I translated and directed Sophocles' Antigone. I have been studying Latin and Ancient Greek for six years. (read more)
...I've not only directed writing and learning centers, I've trained the tutors who tutored through them. What I love is seeing individuals grow more expressive, more confident in their verbal and written capacities--because this means they can express more of who they are, what they know, and what... (read more)
...I underssand that each student has a unique learning style that must be called upon to help the student maximize his/her potential. My task will be to help the student identify that style whether it is visual, audio or kinetic. We can then focus on improving the student's academic achievements. (read more)