Experience Summary
I hold Bachelor and Master of Arts degrees in English Literature from Kansas State University. In addition, I have two years of teaching experience at the collegiate level where I taught writing courses to freshmen and sophomores. I have also tutored many students in various Literature and writing courses throughout my two years as a graduate student.
Teaching Style
I advocate a hands-on teaching and learning environment. I think that hands-on learning is the only way to truly help students interact with a subject in order to absorb and comprehend it. If, as a teacher or tutor, I can help the student relate a subject to their lives or help them create a connection between what they are learning and what they enjoy, I have succeeded. Teaching is not about lecturing, it is about encouraging students to seek answers of their own accord through positive interaction with the subject material. Ultimately, the greatest reward will not be the answer itself, but the journey the student took to get there, because, by the end, they will have made the subject material their own.