...In January 2020, I returned to the classroom in a charter alternative school, teaching world history. I was there through the worst of the pandemic, pivoting between in person, distance, and combined learning situations. In 2021, I moved to a large urban high school, where I taught US and world history for two years. (read more)
...In fact, for four years, I worked at a top SAT prep school in southern California and taught specialized SAT and ACT classes to classes of 25 students. I have helped students with a wide variety of goals. I can help with literary analysis, grammar, college and graduate school applications, and test preparation. (read more)
...Mathematics especially is a topic that strikes fear in the hearts of many students, without any good reason. My success in teaching math to a wide variety of age groups and abilities stems from knowing that anyone can be a "math person." Hard work and determination, combined with a supportive an... (read more)
...My first book was a memoir called The Removers. It's the story of how working in the funeral business changed the course of my life. Writing it took about three years of daily work. (read more)
...I lived in Spain during college for study abroad. I use Spanish with native speakers on a daily basis. I have been teaching for 6 years. (read more)