...As a graduate student, I read Freud and Jung and applied psychoanalytic perspectives to the analysis of literature. To this day, I continue read on psychological topics--e.g. material on language acquisition, persuasion, motivation, focus and presence. As an undergraduate, I majored in English literature with a focus on cultural studies and postcolonial literature. (read more)
...For the writing section specifically, I help students form a process for the writing the essay, as well as helping them understand the grammar questions of the test. I have been playing the flute for about 12 years. I took private lessons in high school and college, and I have played in a high ... (read more)
...I also have three years experience teaching world comparative government. I was also a tutor for the history and political science departments in college. I have a WA State teaching endorsement in both Social Studies and English Language Arts. (read more)
...Ever since I was young, I've had a special ability to absolutely kill it on standardized tests. In fact, I used to love test days as a kid because typically it meant no homework. I know not everyone is like this, so let's work together. (read more)
...I also worked in the adult literacy program through the Los Agneles Library system in the late 1980s. My major focus in educating at-risk students has been to teach and reinforce study skills for success in school (and life). This includes how to find the main idea and also how to eliminate ans... (read more)