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Marya T. - Traverse City, MI 49684 (28.8 mi) - $55/hr.
My comments on tutoring Creative Writing: My students' able use of metaphor has amazed parents year after year. My students become aware of their voice, and gain the motivation and confidence they need to express themselves in all their uniqueness.
I have deeply enjoyed 18 years of instructing and stimulating students in five states--Michigan, Wisconsin, Idaho, Washington, and Alaska. Most of my experience has been working with gifted students at the intermediate and middle school level; but I am also adept at, and enjoy the challenge of, working with students who have been struggling academically. I am always working to make learning engaging, vital and fun. I have implemented school-wide science fairs, maintained an ongoing chess club, created community-wide mental math competitions, presented at various professional conferences, and directed the district environmental summer program at the school forest. My students videotape flora and fauna, study the stars first-hand, plant and nurture an urban garden, start our own worm farm, and over the years have planted hundreds and hundreds of trees. We practice division of decimals ... read more
Also Tutors: Writing, Spelling, Reading Comprehension, Reading, Poetry, Journalism, Grammar, Composition
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$55.00
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($30.00-$80.00)
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