Experience Summary
As an educator, my experience includes not only nineteen years in public education as a middle school and high school French and Spanish teacher but also four years experience as a private school Art and Music teacher for grades 1-8. Throughout my years in public education I have served fourteen years as the Foreign Language Department Chairperson and have organized,through an educational tour company, several student tours to Mexico and Europe. I have successfully tutored students in French and Spanish and also conducted private Spanish classes in my home for small groups of 5-7 year old children.
Teaching Style
My passion for teaching world languages stems from my firm belief that children must develop a global awareness and become tolerant of different cultures in order to be successful in our world today. I love working with students of all ages and encourage each to reach his full academic potential. Whether or not a student is comfortable with a teacher has a strong impact on his ability to learn. For this reason I attempt to discover what works with each individual and vary my methods of teaching accordingly. I am a patient,persevering teacher with a sense of humor. I believe in the uniqueness of each person and concern myself with having each student I encounter feel accepted and valued.