Mark M.

• Brattleboro, VT 05301 ( 11.4 mi )
• Continuing Education Tutor

• Male
• Member Since: 03/2010
• Will travel up to 15 miles
• Rates from $41.00 to $44.00 /hr
• Also Tutors: Writing Skills, Typing Skills

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A Little Bit About Me...

I am a doer who has shared his knowledge and experience in a variety of ways. When I worked as a photographer and filmmaker, I taught those subjects at many different institutions, from an after-school program for elementary school kids to NYU Graduate School. For many years now, I have worked as a science writer and editor. I mentor many newly minted Chinese scientists and engineers who work for IBM in Beijing, teaching them both English grammar and the proper form and style for peer-reviewed scientific papers they are writing. I developed and taught courses in Communications and Technical and Professional Writing for Marist College, Poughkeepsie NY.
Some people learn by talking, some tactically by doing, some visually by example. It depends on the student, or I devise a presentation that involves all three ways of presenting the information. I believe that learning and understand ... read more

Robyn C.

• Townshend, VT 05353 ( 16.5 mi )
• Continuing Education Tutor

• Female
• Member Since: 03/2010
• Will travel up to 30 miles
• Rates from $40.00 to $49.00 /hr
• Also Tutors: Writing Skills, Typing Skills, Study Skills, Homework Help, Chess

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A Little Bit About Me...

I graduated with honors from a formal university, where I tutored fellow classmates; however, I gained most of my tutoring and teaching experience overseas, in a universal classroom. I have taught youth and adults in Mexico, Spain, Chad, Benin, Morocco and other countries. In most of those cases I was teaching English, but I also taught key aspects of health, sustainable development, lifelong skills and leadership. I taught classes ranging in size between 5 and 100. I am an accomplished writer and enjoy tutoring in English composition, literature and grammar, as well as foreign language. I believe strongly in education and deem that it is a catalyst for growth, change and success, whether for an individual or a nation.
Because I have had to meet the needs of so many different students in so many different environments, I am flexible with teaching methods. A lack of resources ... read more