...I have always been passionate about languages, beginning with my native English. I studied English up to the highest AP level in high school and considered pursuing a BA in English. Studying foreign languages at the university level instead provided me with a greater understanding of language acquisition and of the mechanics of English. (read more)
https://www.fusionacademy.com/campuses/san-mateo/teachers/scott-fleury/I am a young, positive, energetic, and patient individual, eager to help people of all ages and abilities realize their potential. I am a graduate of Sonoma State, where I was top student in their creative writing school. Growing up, I struggled with focus and motivation like so many others. (read more)
...I've done a good deal of field biology--in the way of habitat restoration--in places like the Presidio here in San Francisco. I'm conversant with a good many kinds of plant and animal research. I have many years of experience teaching and refining students' grammar skills. (read more)
I’m a Credentialed English teacher with over fifteen years of experience working with middle and high school students, both in traditional classrooms and in one-to-one settings. I specialize in essay support from brainstorm to final draft, reading strategies for all types of readers, test prep, and... (read more)
...I have a great passion for the history of ideas, which allows me to convey a subject's place in the greater picture of human affairs. Again and again, I've found that this allows me to offer students multiple entry points into the material they're working with; if the presentation in their lectu... (read more)