...As a professor who has worked with students from a wide variety of backgrounds and learning styles, my first priority is to help students use the knowledge they already have to understand the things they want to know. Students should feel like they're part of the learning process: rather than me... (read more)
...I moved to the United States when I was two and was raised completely bilingually as the daughter of a diplomat. Having experienced the advantages of being multicultural, I raised my daughter the same way. I majored in English/Comparative Literature at Princeton University. (read more)
...I'm also teaching English as a Second Language to adult refugees. I earned my Master of Arts in Theater Studies from Yale, where I won the John Gassner Prize for writing. After graduate school I wrote for the Village Voice, American Theatre, Bomb, and other publications. (read more)
...Grammar can actually be fun! So much so that I developed workshops for faculty and teachers to introduce them to new teaching methodologies. Along with grammar, I've got over 15 years experience teaching high school and college level writing--to both native and non-native English speakers. (read more)
...When I got to college, I majored in Philosophy, largely to learn about logical and ordered thinking, but also because I find it interesting. I see tutoring as an opportunity to share what I've learned through my years of education, while also making some additional income to support my family. My tutoring philosophy is to approach each case as unique, and as such my methods vary. (read more)