Vernon M.
- Jacksonville, AR 72076 ( 31.9 mi )
- Percussion Tutor
- Male
- Member Since: 01/2011
- Will travel up to 20 miles
- Rates from $41.00 to $44.00 /hr
- I am a Certified Teacher
- Also Tutors: Saxophone, Piano, Vocals, Musical, Guitar
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I started teaching Music in 1984. I taught part-time, temporary while pursuing education goals and working as a professional musician. In 1998 I became an adult educator, and in the following nine years I taught GED, Workforce, Computer and ESL. I learned to speak Spanish from some of my ESL students. Today I run a new program called Bachillerato de las Americas en Arkansas, comprised of curricula obtained from Kingston, Jamaica and Heredia, Costa Rica.
I enjoy teaching all age levels.
I consider myself a facilitator, not an authoritarian. I ascribe to the principles set forth by Malcolm Knowels and Benjamin Bloom. I rely on the strength and motivation of the student. I hesitate to call myself "teacher." I think I serve better as a guide which, hopefully, leads his client not just to a more enlightend place, but also to the place the client wants to be, or had in mind in the fir ... read more
