...My background in elementary education also enables me to identify the developmental gaps in an older student's understanding and reteach those concepts so that they are able to rise to the next level, while simultaneously enabling them to succeed at their current level of study. This was evidenc... (read more)
...I currently teach at a high school in Aurora, Illinois. I enjoy tutoring because it gives me a chance to work one-on-one with a student. Many students do not yet have the patience to sit in a classroom for 50 minutes and take in a lecture, so tutoring gives them the opportunity to work in a more desirable environment. (read more)
...I am also certified in Orton Gillingham reading instruction, and have worked with adult learners with reading difficulties. I've taken formal and informal logic as part of my undergraduate philosophy degree. I've also taught formal and informal logic to gifted students, and as part of my pullout math class for high school seniors. (read more)
...I enjoy their discovery that they can understand the material and their happiness in that understanding. Children need to be taught in ways that keep their interest and words that they understand. My hope is that all children are at or above grade level and think learning new things is fun. (read more)
...Teaching Saudi students who come from an authoritarian learning environment and who do not have a culture of reading has also been a challenge. This caused me to develop a number of different approaches to get the students motivated, and to become independent learners. One such approach was a o... (read more)