Want to improve your grades? Interested in learning a new language? I've been told I have a talent for teaching along with patience, tenacity and a sense of humor. I use the analytical and communication skills I honed in law school to break down information and explain it in simple, easy to understand language. I follow the traditional teaching method using explanations, examples and demonstrations but I also believe in the Socratic method. That is I like to guide the student through his own reasoning and analysis. Although some material needs to just be memorized it is a critical part of education to learn how to think. Check out my background. I would love to help.
My Services:
*individual or group tutoring in Spanish, French, English and
ESL all levels-can work with adults or children on grammar,
literature and writing as well as pronunciation in these
languages
*tutoring in history, government, political science and
psychology at high school and college levels
*tutoring in social studies, language arts, science and math
at the elementary school level
*proof reading essays, term papers, compositions-all levels
*test preparation in above subjects
My Education:
*B.A. in French, Psychology and Spanish with Honors-Stephen F.
Austin
*Juris Doctor-Baylor University School of Law
*enrolled in an alternative teacher certification program for
high school Spanish and French and have passed state subject
exams required for obtaining teaching certificate
My Background and Experience:
*completed study abroad programs in Montpellier, France,
Quito, Ecuador and Guadalajara, Mexico.
*traveled and lived in France and Latin America
*taught bilingual 3rd and 4th grades all academic
subjects including ESL with the Nacogdoches Independent
School District for 2yrs.
*worked my way through college tutoring high school and
college students
*served as a simultaneous Spanish/English interpreter at
Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital for 2 yrs
*translated documents/website/pamphlets as part of my
duties while a staff attorney with the Texas Secretary of State
*chosen and participated as one of the scorers for the essay
portion of the TAAS(TEXAS ASSESMENT ACADEMIC SKILLS)both
English & Spanish versions
*of Latin and Anglo heritage and native speaker in Spanish as
well as English
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