...They are visual and concrete learners, so they need pictures and hands on activities. They have difficulty generalizing concepts, so they need practice in many different settings. They need to feel comfortable with people in order to work with them. (read more)
...I have made live and taped presentations to international audiences and the media. I often draw from Wyeth’s Essentials of Persuasive Public Speaking, Cohen’s Public Speaking: The Path to Success and from selected speeches representing the best of American rhetoric. Increasingly, I have been pr... (read more)
...I have eight years of classroom teaching experience, and I have tutored students from fifth-grade all the way up through sophomore year of college. Currently, I am working as an academic advisor for one of New Jersey's universities, but I miss working with the younger students and would like to ... (read more)
...My methods are tailored to each individual student, with a focus on a deep understanding of concepts to better ground the students for preparation for further math. I prefer this approach to the drills and memorization often favored with school curriculum. As long as I have been tutoring, I have tutored writing. (read more)
...It was so rewarding. Sometimes I would ask them what they wanted to learn and it would be how to write a five paragraph essay. I also taught them how to get a job, go on an interview, write a resume, and life skills. (read more)