...We learned how to 'unlock' the college essay topics from major universities and the Common App and Coalition App, and learned how to empower their own voice. On their end-of-course evaluations, my students invariably thanked me for helping them write in a genuine voice while employing techniques that worked. I taught for 45 years in Montgomery County as a high school English teacher. (read more)
I've been lucky in my life to have many passions--- but two of the most consistent are a love of language, and of helping people. I have over a decade of college level (undergrad and graduate) writing experience, including admission essays that landed me spots in top tier institutions (and even pla... (read more)
...True learning does not come from memorizing a singular problem-answer pair, but from being able to draw relations between what you've learned and a new problem you must solve. I truly do love and enjoy teaching, as I have seen the benefits of good teaching during my time as a learner. It is eas... (read more)
...I'm Jacob, I graduated from Penn State University with a degree in Chemical Engineering just this past May. I decided I could spend some of my time searching for jobs tutoring students in the fields that I have mastered over the course of my degree. I am a very calm and laid back individual that sees tutoring as another problem to be solved. (read more)