...I have assisted parents in requesting IEPs or 504s (as well as ensuring compliant implementation) for their children, providing them with the appropriate terminology and questions to ensure the most appropriate instruction for their children. I am well-versed in formal and informal educational/p... (read more)
...I have equipped dozens of students with strategies for Reading, Writing, and English on standardized tests including the dSAT, SSAT, PSAT, and ACT. My students regularly score within the 90th percentile, or achieve a 15% increase over their previous score. Over 1,000 contact hours teaching the SSAT and related tests. (read more)
...ESL tutoring is so rewarding because students are motivated to learn. I have worked with native speakers from many different countries and they all want the same thing--to understand and to be understood. Not only do we work hard to attain this goal, but we have fun doing it. (read more)
...I am also very tuned-in to current political events and how they fit into the historicity of the world at large. If that were not enough, I helped to run the 1992 Gallup Poll with the Center for Survey Research at UVA. I have 39 credit hours of undergraduate study under my belt. (read more)