Nathan E.
- Alpine, CA 91901 ( 28.5 mi )
- Reading Comprehension Tutor
- Male
- Member Since: 07/2010
- Will travel up to 25 miles
- Rates from $48.00 to $53.00 /hr
- Also Tutors: Grammar, Composition
More About This Tutor...
I believe that the most important thing you can do for a student is to empower him or her to believe in him- or herself. My approach, especially with writing, is to encourage the student's own self-expression through active questioning and dialogue about the subject matter, while also imparting the fundamental rules and how they work. I think it is important to help students view writing--and any other subject for that matter--not as an arbitrary structure that is being imposed on them, but as the parameters of a playground in which they can ultimately have fun and enjoy themselves.
As a former graduate student, I have learned how to read fiction and especially nonfiction critically for meaning; as a writer of research papers, I have learned how to craft informative, evocative, and engaging works of professional quality. I have spent the past three years sharing this experience wit ... read more
