...I've also spent 20 years as a specialized activity instructor at a highly regarded residential summer camp. I thrive on helping students understand that which they've previously found to be difficult or impossible. I have a track record of turning non-readers into readers, coaxing poetry out of resistant writers, and unlocking long-hidden math skills. (read more)
...I then worked as a freelance writer for some time, then got a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing. Now I work at a middle school, where I help students with their reading and writing. I have 16 years of experience teaching and tutoring students in English composition, grammar, and reading skills. (read more)
...My goals are to help young people become comfortable doing what at first seems difficult, while challenging them to do more than they think they can. Lessons are accompanied by homework and followed up with assessments and progress reports. If at any time a student feels overwhelmed we will discuss modifications to ease any perceived excess burden. (read more)