...Growing up I attended private school overseas for middle school and a private preparatory boarding school for high school in the United States exposing me to great teachers and rigorous instruction. Those years of private instruction with small class sizes, a focus on learning how to learn and h... (read more)
...In the classroom, I believe in discovery and experimentation and I have seen first-hand how young children flourish in an environment of encouragement, kindness, patience and love. Life’s lessons can be learned effortlessly when impressionable minds are open. My expectations are high, but my encouragement is abundant. (read more)
4 Subjects: includingReading,Writing,Elementary (K-6th),Elementary Math
...I have tutored geometry at Paradise Valley Community College as well as one-on-one in-home services through another private tutoring company here in the Valley. I have also practiced the use of geometric principles in some of my engineering work during my career as an electrical engineer. As part of my electrical engineering degree, my emphasis was physics and mathematics. (read more)
...I also have a Bachelor's degree in Education which helps me to connect with students and provide a more efficient learning environment for them to be successful. I use practical examples in my teaching style to help students grasp the topics quickly. I try to make the subject fun for the students so that they do not consider it a burden. (read more)
...I have been to several US Civil War battle fields and yes, I think about the Roman Empire quite a bit! I am an experienced church planter and pastor in both the United States and Latin America. The pastoral work began in the 1980s and my work in Latin America included 8 years of living in Latin America and since 2008 leading short-term teams to the region. (read more)