I am a retired New York State Middle School/High School English teacher. I taught 7-12 English and enjoyed my years in the classroom. After a successful teaching career, I was employed by the New York State United Teachers, the largest labor union in New York State, as a Labor Relations Specialist. (read more)
...I graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of North Carolina at Pembroke with my Bachelor's degree in English Education grades 9-12. I am a certified teacher in NC with grades 6-9 English Language Arts 9-12 English and 6-9 Social Studies. I worked as a tutor during my time at college and teaching is truly my passion. (read more)
...Many of my classes were focused on great writers and literature. Many of those courses also involved poetry, which I applied to writing my own poems and lyrics to songs that I composed. Music has been a love of mine since before I could hardly speak. (read more)
...I have also had graduate studies at the University of Chicago. In my 38-year career in education (English, math, GED, and ESL), I have taught/tutored English writing and grammar, punctuation. Further, I have corrected essays and papers for ESL -level students and native speakers/writers. (read more)
...The primary reading material consisted of reading many of the classics such as Treasure Island, Swiss Family Robinson, etc. So far as private tutoring is concerned, I have conducted a summer session for a student who I had in my previous 4th grade class whose parents wanted her to get more prep... (read more)