Jill L.

• Stonington, ME 04681 ( 10.5 mi )
• Composition Tutor

• Female
• Member Since: 03/2010
• Will travel up to 50 miles
• Rates from $39.00 to $43.00 /hr
• I am a Certified Teacher
• Also Tutors: Writing, Spelling, Reading Comprehension, Reading, Poetry, Literature, Grammar, Creative Writing

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A Little Bit About Me...

Teaching for me is a calling. My reward is watching my students grow academically and socially. As a lifelong learner, I seek to ignite a spark for self-discovery in my students' lives. I have experienced firsthand how the arts have helped children grow, providing them with academic and personal success. I know that with the right evironment, structure, and guidance, a child is able to reach for and exceed their potential. I tailor my teaching to draw on each child's strengths and strengthen areas in need of improvement. There are no mistakes only learning opportunities.
My passion is the arts. I have explored a variety of areas including fibers, painting, drawing, 3-D, mixed media, collage, clay, graphic design, etc. Skills from all academic areas are used in the arts from math to history. An arts educaiton has been proven to increase learning in these areas and raise test ... read more

Brooke L.

• Castine, ME 04421 ( 15.1 mi )
• Composition Tutor

• Female
• Member Since: 05/2009
• Will travel up to 20 miles
• Rates from $41.00 to $53.00 /hr
• Also Tutors: Writing, Spelling, Reading, Literature, Grammar

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While attending Bates College, I was motivated academically to achieve the best education possible. I sought out teachers who inspired me to work harder and enjoyed participating in chapel services, community service activities and participating in competitive sporting events. During school vacations, I explored jobs that followed my academic strengths. To date, I have earned two degrees, a BA in English from Bates College and a M.Ed. in Curriculum Development from Lesley University. I am certified to teach 6-12 in the state of Florida and 7-12 in Maine, and learned the art of creative nonfiction writing applying this skill later to community news reporting. In addition to writing as a staff and freelance reporter, I have tutored English, the arts, writing, middle school math and marine science
As a writer, I spent my early years refining my grammar skills and continued on this pat ... read more

Hugh W.

• Searsport, ME 04974 ( 20.3 mi )
• Composition Tutor

• Male
• Member Since: 04/2010
• Will travel up to 20 miles
• Rates from $39.00 to $43.00 /hr
• Also Tutors: Shakespeare, Reading Comprehension, Poetry, Literature, Grammar

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I have forty years of experience at the secondary and college levels, and in retirement I tutor elementary school students in reading and math and teach philosophy to retired adults. I have been a teacher, administrator, and counsellor in eight independent schools and a college.
My teaching style is interactive. My goal is to make each student an independent learner and happy to be one. I have had success at all levels, and former students have praised me for giving them a sense of self-confidence and achievement.

Valerie S.

• Bucksport, ME 04416 ( 28.4 mi )
• Composition Tutor

• Female
• Member Since: 12/2010
• Will travel up to 30 miles
• Rates from $38.00 to $52.00 /hr
• I am a Certified Teacher
• Also Tutors: Writing, Spelling, Reading Comprehension, Reading, Literature, Grammar, Creative Writing

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I first determine the student's learning style so I have an idea what works for him or her. Learners who have experienced repeated failure need successful experiences to help build self-confidence; I start with what they can do successfully already. Knowing the individual's interests and talents helps me tie the topic to something important to the student, and to help them understand how the topic relates to their present and future lives. Finally, helping the individual understand how she or he learns is the key that will allow him or her to take control. I help the student identify strategies and systematic ways to problem-solve so that she or he can develop independence.
As a music therapist, I learned to apply my creativity to design instruction that allows the learner to be actively and successfully engaged in learning. As a special educator, I learned to quickly proble ... read more

Johanna S.

• Trenton, ME 04605 ( 28.4 mi )
• Composition Tutor

• Female
• Member Since: 12/2010
• Will travel up to 10 miles
• Rates from $37.00 to $45.00 /hr
• Also Tutors: Writing, Spelling, Shakespeare, Reading Comprehension, Reading, Literature, Grammar

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Through my studies in Environmental issues and Landscape design, I have taken many writing-intensive classes, science courses and geography courses. As a graduate student, I spent significant time writing and focusing on grammatical topics of technical writing. Also, I have several years of experience working with young students as an educator. As a senior in college I worked as an America Reads volunteer in an inner city school system, assisting elementary school students improve their reading skills. After college, I worked for four years as an educator in a natural history museum, teaching school children topics related to ecology, biology and including math and critical thinking.
Children learn in different way, and have different levels of enthusiasm for different subjects. I think that the way to encourage a child's success is to identify the ways in which the students learns ... read more

Richard B.

• Mount Desert, ME 04660 ( 28.6 mi )
• Composition Tutor

• Male
• Member Since: 06/2011
• Will travel up to 5 miles
• Rates from $53.00 to $64.00 /hr
• Also Tutors: Writing, Spelling, Shakespeare, Reading Comprehension, Reading, Poetry, Literature, Grammar

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I taught with the Bangor adult education program in the early 1980's as a graduate student in educational psychology. I taught adults a variety of subjects math, English and GED preparation at that time. I also taught English as a Second language with them. I also hold a masters in education at the University of Maine at Orono that I have not listed in the formal education section. I reserved that section for relevant finance and accounting information. But having said that, I have a broad psychology and education background (I was a clinical counselor for 12 years)that goes along with my knowledge of finance and accounting theory.
I believe that you must approach education by meeting the student where he or she is rather having the student conform to your style. Therefore I embrace an eclectic style. Each student will present with some king of dominant learning style. The ... read more

Richard M.

• Clinton,, ME 04927 ( 42.1 mi )
• Composition Tutor

• Male
• Member Since: 01/2011
• Will travel up to 10 miles
• Rates from $39.00 to $47.00 /hr
• I am a Certified Teacher
• Also Tutors: Writing, Spelling, Shakespeare, Reading Comprehension, Reading, Literature

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I am a very patient listener and think that I empathize well with everyone. While student teaching I learned to pay attention to all of the students in a very diverse student body. I chose texts from a variety of backgrounds- the multicultural approach was both ideal and necessary in that setting. I then emphasized the similarities between the texts and the need for standardization in language use. One method which succeeded was my attempt to improve the students' vocabularies by breaking words into their most basic components; they learned to define words which they might not otherwise have recognized. As in the study of math, the key to studying language is to simplify.
I have a refined ability to interpret and to write about the best writers and critics in the English language. I have also learned to express my understanding to tough, cynical and easily distracted teenagers, as ... read more