...I began tutoring through NHS in 2012 and have been a private school teacher from 2018-2023. While at BSU, I was a peer assistant in college level English classes, helping students to improve their writing and study skills. I have also helped many friends and students of various ages ranging fro... (read more)
...I have taught chemistry at the high school level for two years. I have a strong understanding of the curriculum and an ability to break down difficult to understand topics into simpler chunks. I scored very highly on the SAT without preparation by utilizing test taking skills rather than comprehensive preparation, including the Math section. (read more)
...I love that point in all ages, when the student "gets" it. One of the nicest things about tutoring is when I work with a family from PSATs right through College Acceptance. I work in your home, in a mutually convenient library and online. (read more)
...At the same time, all effective critical writing must move from generalities to specifics, including pointed evidence from the text. In creative work, vivid language works to eschew the general observation and replace it with specifics of time and place. Clarity is celebrated, thus, in creative work as well, as characters, setting and plot are developed. (read more)
...I promise to make our sessions productive and inspiring. I will teach you when to say "you and I" and when to say "you and me". I will teach you the difference between "less" and "fewer" (yup...there IS a difference.) You will learn when to use a period and when to use a semi-colon. (read more)