Hi, I'm Gary, Teacher of English, History and More in New York City.

Hi all,

I am a very hard-working and diligent teacher who is skilled at discovering and understanding student learning problems and in helping students to sharpen their study skills by teaching them to apply specific strategies.

I can travel if need be but I can also tutor online-discounted prices would usually apply-and I can also meet students and parents at Manhattan libraries, such meetings also available for discount off my published prices.

As a professional writer, English teacher, reading/writing teacher and literacy specialist, I am able to quickly diagnose student reading and writing problems and set them on their way toward adopting more efficient learning styles. Modeling is a very important aspect of my teaching. I show how to do something, then guide the student in doing it, then let the student do it herself. It's basically the strategy of: "I do, you watch. You do, I watch. You do." I am results orientated and I engage every student in setting goals and guide them toward achieving them.

I have taught all levels from k-12 in Manhattan over my 13-year teaching career. I have two daughters who excel in their high school work. I also am tutoring a Columbia University graduate student in the English language and have taught ESL (I am not certified in ESL though) in various NYC high schools. My certification is in English but I also have taught quite a lot of history courses. Additionally, I can teach most subjects from k-8.

I received my BA in English and in Journalism from the University of Massachusetts, my MA in Literacy (teaching degree) from Touro College in Manhattan and had course work at Harvard University and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

As a journalist, I wrote news copy for 12 years before my teaching career and ten of them were spent specializing in court news for about 30 Boston-area news organizations.

My students in the city like working with me because they know I am extremely persistent, firm when I need to be and I demand results and get them. This earns their respect.

I hope you will give me a try.

Best,
Gary

Gary's Subjects

Science:	ecology, nutrition, philosophy, psychology, sociology
Art:	art history
English:	ACT English, ACT Reading, English, ESL/ESOL, grammar, literature, reading, SAT reading, vocabulary, writing
Test Preparation:	ACT English, ACT Reading, GED, Regents, SAT reading
Computer:	general computer, Microsoft Word
Language:	ESL/ESOL
History:	American history, classics, criminal justice, European history, geography, world history
Elementary Education:	elementary (k-6th), elementary science, grammar, reading, spelling, vocabulary
Business:	Microsoft Word
Corporate Training:	criminal justice, ESL/ESOL, general computer, grammar, Microsoft Word
Homeschool:	elementary (k-6th), English, ESL/ESOL, reading, SAT reading, writing

American History

Although not certified to teach history in New York I have taught Global and US History over several years in NYC public schools and have helped numerous students to pass the state regents tests in Global and US History. I actually have the college credits to become certified in history but have not done so because I primarily teach English.

European History

I took graduate courses in European history at Harvard University. Currently, I am about to have published a novel about resistance in the Warsaw Ghetto in Poland during World War II. I have taught Global and US History (I have the credits for New York State certification in history but have not applied for certification as I am certified in English)in New York City high schools and middle schools. I also frequently include history in my English curriculum. Please give me a try tutoring your child... Read More

General Computer

I have taught general computer hardware and software skills to my high school students for a number of years. Using technology is central to my teaching. Students know better than most teachers that using technology well is critical to their futures. They are generally enthusiastic about learning anything new about computer technology. I have taught students over a dozen years how to use Google Documents to write, store and rewrite their essays; Adobe tools to annotate and interact in visually... Read More

Reading

I can help your child to greatly improve his/her reading skills. I received a Master's Degree in Literacy, k-12, from Touro College in Manhattan several years ago and have since then worked with hundreds of students to improve their reading/writing skills, both struggling and gifted students. In addition to high school students, I have worked with very young students from k-2 and am especially skillful in captivating their attention while having them participate in the reading. I have extensive... Read More

Writing

I have authored some 10,000 articles during my news career in the Boston area and am the author of several adult novels and children's books. Since the year 2000 I have been teaching writing on a daily basis at all levels and at various schools in Manhattan. I can help your child to score significantly higher on the state English tests at any level. Most of my teaching has been at the high school level-three years of 11th grade English Regents-and I have a demonstrated achievement in significantly... Read More

English

I have been an English teacher in New York City for 12 years, having taught Regents English for three years. During this time I have developed a host of strategies in trying to assist students to excel in English Language Arts. The best one that I am aware of is to know the students' strengths and weaknesses in the subject. I specialize in writing because, along with writing usually comes a fair amount of research, at least at the upper grade levels. Thus reading and writing almost always go together... Read More

Literature

ACT Reading

In New York City high schools over the past 12 years, I have specialized in teaching students how to interpret text to find central themes, conflicts, insightful nuances, and to compare/contrast characters when the genre is fiction, all of which enables a student to have a basis to write a great essay. I can assist your child in obtaining good scores on this college entry reading test.

My abundant experience in teaching Regents English in NYC has shown me quite convincingly that students... Read More

ACT English

In New York City high schools over the past 12 years, I have specialized in teaching students how to write great essays. I can assist your child in obtaining good scores on this college entry test which focuses on Punctuation (13%), Grammar and Usage (16%), Sentence Structure (24%), Strategy (16%) (how well topic is developed), Organization (15%), and Style (16%).

My abundant experience in teaching Regents English in NYC has shown me quite convincingly that students do much better when... Read More

Elementary (K-6th)

Elementary k-6 is a course of study that leads to certification to teach at these primary levels. K-6 teachers need to be able to teach basic math, English, geography and history and various other subjects.
I have taught at all levels k-6 in the New York City School system. During the year 2000, my first year teaching in NYC, I substituted nearly every day at elementary schools in the East Village, Lower East Side, Chinatown and the Upper West Side. Mostly I taught kindergarten through grade... Read More

ESL/ESOL

ESL/ESOL is an area of concentration involving the teaching of English to students whose first language is not English. Although not certified in ESL, I have had ESL programs during several years of my teaching in NYC including a full program during my first year in 2000 at a junior high school in Manhattan (Grades 7 and 8), and again in 2011 when I had three ESL classes, grades, 9-11.

Additionally, I have had ESL students in perhaps all of my classes in NYC over 12 years. I have been... Read More

Art History

Art history is a subject that involves students studying the art and art movements of the past and the political and cultural forces that shaped such as the Renaissance, Neo-classicist or post modernist eras.

I took studio art classes at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, in oil and acrylic painting and figure drawing, two terms of 19th Century European Art at Harvard University, art appreciation courses at other colleges and I also continue to draw and paint. I live across Central Park... Read More

Regents

"Regents" refers to the New York State tests that high school students need to pass at at least a 65 in order to receive a "regents" diploma. These tests, passed with a 65, are considered to indicate the minimum educational level of achievement that a student needs to attain to graduate.

I taught Regents English at the School for the Physical City in midtown Manhattan for three years, substantially improving the school's scores for each of those years. In the last year, I had an 87%... Read More

Criminal Justice

Criminal justice is about the study of criminal law and procedure preparing one for a career in law enforcement. Students prepare for this career by studying forensic science, court procedure and police work.

As a journalist I specialized in state and federal court coverage in Massachusetts for ten years and covered thousands of criminal court cases including 500 murder trials. I have conducted mock trials in my high schools classes. I wrote and had published about 7500 articles relating... Read More

Classics

Classics refer to the art, music and literature of the ancient world and the modern world. Studies in classics generally refer to literature. A literary classic, for instance, usually is a novel that has "stood the test of time" such as Tolstoy's "War and Peace," Shakespeare's "The Tempest," or Dostoyevsky's "The Brother's Karamazov". The classics are the great books in world literature.

In college, I took several author courses including Beckett, Joyce, Shakespeare, Major British Writers,... Read More

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Education

Amherst University of Massachusetts (English Journalism) N.Y./Touro College (Master's) Harvard University Extension School (Graduate Coursework)

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