...See you soon!I am a native Chinese (Mandarin) speaker and lived in China for 40 years, teaching English and translation. So both my Chinese and English are excellent, considering teaching and tutoring K-12 and college students. I also have a linguistic background, so I know how to teach these two languages in terms of pronunciation, grammar, speaking, and writing. (read more)
...During the last two school years, I have represented my school by leading two very distinguished competitions: The Lone Star Challenge and the Scripps Spelling Bee. I'm a spelling super-fan! Adapting teaching methods to meet the individual needs of each learner is of utmost importance. (read more)
I graduated Magna cum Laude from Duke University with a Bachelor's degree in Philosophy. At Duke, I also studied Economics and took coursework in Math and Child Psychology. I have experience tutoring students at all levels and have over 600 hours of tutoring or teaching experience. (read more)
...This experience has taught me how to judge a college on the above merits. I have also been exposed to other colleges through comparative analysis presented to the board and campus visits by the board to colleges we wish to emulate. And of course, I have visited with my own children to over 20 schools from the Ivy League to small liberal arts colleges in the Southeast and Southwest. (read more)
...With the tutoring, he continued to improve his grades and even was placed on principal's honor roll. He not only succeeded in testing out of the ESL program, but also was admitted to a science and technology school for gifted students. He now is doing very well at school and has received various awards. (read more)