...I later graduated from Santa Clara University with academic honors and two degrees. Academics are very important to me; my passion for teaching comes from my passion for learning. I love to see the "lightbulb" go off in a student's head as she/he reaches a epiphany. (read more)
...My Political Economy degree from UC Berkeley required me to obtain a complex understanding of historical events, themes, and trends across time periods and regions by participating in numerous courses and seminars in various historical topics. I have also continued to expand and enrich my histor... (read more)
...Notable references occur in these few randomly-selected works: The I Ching or Book of Changes, Anonymous; The Art of War, Sun Tzu; Siddhartha, Hermann Hesse, The Tao of Pooh, Hoff; The Te of Piglet, Hoff; A-Ma Alchemy of Love, Nataša Nuit Pantović; The Tao of Parenting: The Ageless Wisdom of Taoi... (read more)
...Studying foreign languages at the university level instead has provided me with a greater understanding of language acquisition, a skill I put into practice professionally when I tutored middle school ESL students in English for one year. I believe that an interactive, direct method of language ... (read more)
...I now work at a private academy for young readers and continue to tutor on the side, mainly focusing on high school language arts and test prep. I would love to help high school and college students who are behind in reading, reading comprehension, or writing. I would also love to help those students who are hoping to excel in their ACTs and SATs. (read more)
20 Subjects: includingEnglish,Reading,Writing,SAT Math