...It is true that reading improves our vocabulary, and consequently our writing. My major centered around grammar, and I know how important it is to use proper grammar in essays and on applications. Some people believe that good grammar means good thinking. (read more)
With almost 20 years of study, I built a strong command of grammar, analysis, and reading in Classical Latin. I hold both a BA and MA in Classics. I am also able to assist in Ancient Greek, English, History, and Writing. For the last 10 years, I have taught Latin to students grades 6-12. (read more)
24 Subjects: includingLiterature,Elementary (K-6th),Precalculus,SAT Math
...I have a great deal of training and experience in the field of social work and advocacy, which helps a lot in my work with all students. Learning is much more than simply memorizing what is read from a book or written in a notebook. Learning involves all one's senses and many different experiences affecting the student. (read more)
...I taught adults at a private institution. I have taught PreAlgebra at a private institution. I have taught writing before to both 7th and 8th graders as well as adults. (read more)
...Once in a while I'd stay after school and help people who asked for it, and this soon turned into a regular after-school tutoring program. To this day, algebra is one of my favorite subjects to work in, and I find myself coming back to it with various students. I have nearly two decades of alge... (read more)