...I am from Pennsylvania originally, but have lived all over the country (Philadelphia, Boston, NYC, San Francisco). I am very happy to be settling in the East Bay. I am excited to work with students from the middle school level and up. I have worked with students from Japan, Korea, Brazil, and A... (read more)
...I approach tutoring with patience, helping students to not only comprehend material, but also deepen their own thinking, develop truly original ideas, and express themselves clearly. As a writing coach, I help writers tailor the impact of their writing on others. My skill is extensive, ranging from vocabulary acquisition to research papers. (read more)
My background is in Marketing and Public Relations. After many years I wanted a change. I decided to go to Costa Rica for my TEFL Certification to learn to teach English as a Second Language (ESL). After a very intensive and exciting course in Playa Samara, Costa Rica, I took a position at instituto Estelar Bilingue. (read more)
...I have taken courses in many areas of philosophy, including Ancient Philosophy, Modern Philosophy, Deductive Logic, Minds and Machines, Aristotle, Middle Platonism, Philosophy of Law, and philosophy of Punishment. I have written tens of papers on these subjects. While in college at Cornell and ... (read more)
...I served as editor and author for Yale's premier graduate student-run publication SAGE Magazine. I have written editorials for local newspapers and blogs. For all of my jobs, I was the pair of eyes people sent their reports and letters to. (read more)