Experience Summary
As a retired Air Force aircraft maintenance technician much of my time in the Air Force was spent as a supervisor training and mentoring young airmen to maintain sophisticated jet aircraft. I have spent the last three years working as a substitute teacher. I have worked in every grade level in elementary school, and have worked in all academic disciplines in middle school and high school. I hold an Associate of Arts degree from the Community College of the Air Force in Aircraft Maintenance Technology, and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Western Governors University in Educational Studies and Social Studies. I am qualified to help students with technical subjects, math, English and composition, reading, and Social Studies.
Teaching Style
Each child has an individual learning style the teacher needs to discover and build upon. I believe there are many tried and proven methods of education that schools have used over the years to educate students that are still valid. My task as a tutor is to find out something about the difficulties they are having with a particular subject or lesson, and then plot a path that will lead them to success in the particular lesson they are having trouble with. I must to my best to break down complex problems into a step-by-step process that will lead the student to understanding and discovery.