...Sometimes school isn't the easiest place to learn, especially with such large class sizes, and the inability for a teacher to focus on each student individually. I believe having a tutor who makes learning fun, is important, and the success achieved from the one to one relationship, builds confidence. The moment we feel successful, confidence grows, and self image, and esteem flourish. (read more)
...Our English analysis encompassed about 650 years, through Milton's Paradise Lost, to Shakespeare's Macbeth++, to Wordsworth's, Tennyson's, Browning's and Arnold's poems, to Bronte's Jane Eyre, to Wilde's Importance of Being Ernest, to Kipling's Kim, to Conrad's Typhoon, etc. My Master's degree i... (read more)
...I encourage them to dissect the material and to focus on what the author is trying to convey. I majored in Spanish in college as well as lived and traveled throughout Spain. I have hosted several exchange students from Uruguay in the past and learned more about their culture and language. (read more)
...I was pre-med for first three years of my undergraduate career and decided to add English as a major late in my junior year. I double majored in Zoology and English. Thus, I have a good grasp and extensive background in the natural sciences--particularly, biology, microbiology, chemistry, organic chemistry, and biochemistry--as well as English. (read more)
...Often I provide extra resources to help students succeed because learning is a not a “one size fits all” situation; sometimes providing students a different perspective helps them to connect better with the concepts. Also, I guide students to good study skills and habits that are suited to their learning style. My goal for all of my students is that they become independent learners. (read more)