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I have been teaching English since 1986. I started out teaching Composition and Public Speaking at Lackawanna Jr. College in Scranton, PA when a professor went on sick leave. In 1987, I accepted a position as Senior and A.P. English teacher at Bishop Hannon High School in Scranton, PA. In 1989, my father became ill, so I left teaching and Read more...
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I have worked as a tutor and a test proctor for 14 years at the local Community College. The methods I have used are face-to-face tutoring and online tutoring. As a proctor, I monitor tests from the classrooms, and I have also been a proctor for the SATs and ACTs. I have developed many close relationships with my students and Read more...
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I am the outdoors type, who loves the mountains, forests, lakes, and occasionally the high deserts of Nevada. Geology of Mining and Exploration brings to the curious an unending supply of problems and puzzles. I am interested in fossils, birds, fish, animals and persons. I don’t claim to know everything, or to have studied all subjects. I have had several Read more...
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I have a BA in English from the University of Miami. I have worked for more than two decades as a journalist and news consultant in cities all over the country. I have worked as a reporter, writer, editor and manager. Now I work as a freelance tutor of English and Study Skills for middle and high school students.I love Read more...
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I have been teaching English, ESL, Spanish, Literacy, Writing, Pronunciation/Accent work and Arts-based curriculum for over 25 years. I am an educator, writer, musician, curriculum designer and parent of both learning-different and mainstream-learner children of my own. I have successfully taught and tutored people from ages 4 through 76, and I am successful because I approach teaching creatively, neurologically, intuitively Read more...
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I’m an enthusiastic Elementary Education teacher who loves to learn and teach. Ever since I was a little girl, I always wanted to teach. My mother would frequently find me in front of a chalkboard in the backyard teaching stuffed animals. Well, my education started at Catholic schools in Pinellas County. Then I was off to Eckerd College where I Read more...
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I maintain a highly professional, yet engaged disposition as I seek to make students as comfortable as possible with me. By using a combination of observation, research, and student-centered teaching/assisting I aim to help students succeed. I focus primarily on discovering how they learn best and fostering that method so that they continue to learn better. I have a degree Read more...
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I believe that if you give a student a system for learning, they can achieve anything. I find out what a student knows, so time isn’t wasted repeating it, and then break down what hasn’t been mastered into simple chunks so the student is not overwhelmed. By adapting my teaching method to the student, tremendous results can be achieved.My educational Read more...
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As a former high school English teacher and tutor for Score Educational Systems, a part of the Kaplan tutoring systems, I have had experience in tutoring for age groups 5-16. I have two areas of expertise, writing and test preparation. I have scored standardized test for the past 10 years and am able to help students prepare for state test Read more...
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Why tutor?I am an Adjunct, Professor of English and professional tutor with a passion for teaching literature, composition, and reading. Assisting students with college applications is also my specialty. I have many different approaches to achieve success for all kinds of learners: auditory, visual, and tactile. Regardless of the individual’s needs, I continually provide each client with formative feedback and Read more...
