...I am able to tutor in the learning style of the student. I am also very calm and not easily rattled. Having raised three children, I recognize an excuse when it is given. (read more)
...After that, I transferred to the University of Chicago, where I completed my Ph. D in Spanish, with a concentration on the works of Miguel de Cervantes, author of Don Quixote. I never abandoned my studies at the Universidad de Oviedo and I completed a PhD in English, with a concentration on the... (read more)
...I also had the opportunity to teach an adult class in Exploring College Writing. As a teacher of grades 2-8 I have found a writing program that used a scaffolding method to teach writing that was very successful. Writing is an important communication skill that all students need to succeed, no matter what their life goals are. (read more)
...I have taught pre-school, I have been a Title 1 tutor, I have taught First Grade, a number of long term substitute positions (Art was a favorite) and have most recently worked as a paraprofessional at a Junior High. I graduated from The University of Hartford in 1987 with a B.F.A. in Graphic Design. Right out of college I was a camp counselor and fell in love with teaching children. (read more)
...I have coached voice for students in the Concord, NH, area and have been singing for years in onstage musicals doing such roles as Dolly in "Hello, Dolly"; the Mother Abbess in "Sound of Music"; Fraulein Schneider in "Cabaret" (NHTA Best Supporting Actress"; Phyllis "Iolanthe"; and Lady Thiang in... (read more)