Victoria P.
- Richmond, VA 23238 ( 12.1 mi )
- Poetry Tutor
- Female
- Member Since: 03/2010
- Will travel up to 20 miles
- Rates from $40.00 to $50.00 /hr
- Also Tutors: Writing, Shakespeare, Literature, Grammar, Composition
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I retired from teaching after thirty one years in a variety of places. I began teaching English and drama in 1974 in Alleghany County, Virginia. After two years there, I moved to Sussex County, Virginia, where I taught for one year. I got married in 1977, and taught in Charleston, South Carolina where my husband was stationed while he was in the Navy. In 1979, I returned to Sussex and taught another year before finally coming home to Goochland, Virginia. I spent the remainder of my teaching career there. From 1980 through 1995, I taught English 9 and 10 and drama in the high school. In 1995, I moved to the middle school, where I taught 6th grade drama and English 7, 8, and gifted English 7 until I retired in 2006.
My strength lies in my ability to motivate my students. One of my former assistant principals said that I could get my kids to do anything for me. I motivated t ... read more