Experience Summary
I was recognized for my teaching abilities during my undergraduate years, having been selected as a teaching assistant as a freshman for sociology courses.
As a graduate student, I spent much of my time as a teaching assistant and later as an instructor at the college level.
I spent several years reading and evaluating statewide public school exams in science, math and writing, while helping shape the questions asked by state exam boards for primary and secondary school students.
I became fluent in Spanish living and working in Central America and Mexico, as well as through immersion in Spanish speaking communities in the USA.
I am a published writer and editor in nonfiction writing. I have also published academic papers.
Teaching Style
I believe in finding methods appropriate to each student, depending on their level of development and interests. There is no simple way to help students advance their learning, without a commitment to hard work and discipline.
Helping motivate students is a product of finding common ground between student and teacher.
Helping a student "see the light" in a subject of study is always exciting, and never gets old.