...Being a collegiate athlete, whose double-majoring, time management and organization skills come very naturally to me. Throughout all of my elementary school years, I attended a Japanese public school, making me a native speaker and well-versed in the culture. In high school, I've taken 8 AP cou... (read more)
...I have built two computers from the ground up running Windows 7, both of which I have now upgraded to Windows 10. I have also used all the mobile Windows devices from Windows Phone 6, 7, 8, 8.1 and now 10. During my time in college I have also helped repair, mostly by way of reinstalling the Windows operating system on my own and friends' and family's computers. (read more)
...I don't just cover concepts in isolation; I make sure they understand how different concepts connect and how to choose the right ones to solve problems. For honors or advanced-level classes, I further teach advanced problem-solving strategies and techniques to help my students stay at the top of... (read more)
...I perfect the art of hand motions, voice inflections, pacing, eye contact, and timing in my students. My goal is to help them reach a level of public speaking that will allow them to capture their audience with the magical power of words. Over the past few years, I have tutored middle and high ... (read more)
...I have directed 33 productions over the course of 30 years of teaching. Of the 5 times that my students entered the English Speaking Union's Monologue and Sonnet Contest, two of my students won first place in 2002 and 2003 and one student won second place in 2004. As I was a college counselor f... (read more)