...I hold secondary, adult, and community college credentials (California) and a Master's Degree in Applied Linguistics. I have many years of college and university experience teaching writing skills, including the timed writing that is required for tests. I have tutored several students specifically in GED preparation in language arts. (read more)
...My approach to tutoring is to ask questions and listen first. I want to find out where you're at, what you understand and don't understand, and how you feel about what you're studying. Sometimes students are completely lost and we need to go all the way back to the beginning, but just as often, they only need some gaps filled in, and some concepts strengthened. (read more)
...Relevant graduate work was done at both the CUNY Graduate Center and Manhattanville College. My undergraduate degree at Columbia was in English. I have been a book and magazine editor. (read more)
...I am also a member of the baseball team there. I have tutored in high school, and am a TA in college. For me, I like tutoring because it helps to educate people and allow them to learn things that they may be interested in, or need to learn for school. (read more)