...S While the majority of my career was spent as a middle school teacher, I have since worked with students in grades one through ten. The best part of being a teacher is to see students who struggle with learning begin to find their strengths and gifts, and to build the confidence in their skills... (read more)
5 Subjects: includingReading,Writing,Literature,Elementary Math
...Do you become nervous when you have to write an essay, especially in class? Do you have difficulty getting started on a writing assignment? I can work with you on feeling more at ease doing writing assignments (including literary essays) and will help you learn how to clearly express your ideas in writing. (read more)
...When I'm not not teaching and editing student writing, I write arts journalism and poetry. My journalism has most recently appeared in The Boston Globe, Christian Science Monitor, Jewish Daily Forward, Albany Times Union, and more. My poetry's most recently appeared in the Harvard Review Online, Rattle, The Common, Prairie Schooner and North American Review, among others. (read more)
...I have also taught biology classes at the high school level with a focus on microbiological concepts. As an adult living with ADD, and I have been able to use my experiences to help students excel. Several of my students have some degree of attention deficiency, and this has given me the ability to use what I've learned from personal experience to facilitate student learning. (read more)
...Having a good conversation can really pave the way for a great lesson! As mentioned before, I have had much experience with tutoring, including Math, English, Reading/Writing, Science and Science Writing. I have worked with students one-on-one, as well as in groups of 5-7 students. (read more)