• Undergrad:

  Georgia State University

• Tutors Out Of:

  Dallas, GA

• Travel Radius:

  20 miles

• Tutoring Certifications:

  elementary (k-6th) - English - grammar - proofreading - psychology - reading - vocabulary - writing

• Tutor's Fee Per Hour:

  $36.00 * with a 10% discount after purchasing $360

I have two undergraduate degrees. The first degree I obtained is in psychology. However, I found my true calling is in teaching and so returned to college and received a second undergraduate degree in Early Childhood Education. With this degree, I graduated Magna Cum Laude.

I have been teaching elementary school (grades 1-3) for the past 12 years. I have also tutored at my school for four years, in both math and language arts. For two times, I was able to loop with my students from one grade to the next, due to the request of the students' parents. I place very high expectations on my students and do everything in my power to help them reach their potentials. I enjoy learning and try to help my students reach a place where they love it as well. When a student struggles with a particular subject, that joy is hard to find. I believe assisting the child in finding a starting point and building upon each small success is key to having them reach their true potential.

I am truly an "out of the box" thinker and like to use the student's own particular learning style to teach them. I do not believe rote memorization and/or a stack of worksheets is the best method of teaching.

I have been nominated to be teacher of the year and have received many glowing reports, not only from my administrators, but from students, parents, and co-workers as well.

I believe every child can learn. I further believe I can help them do that.

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• elementary (k-6th)

  I have been teaching elementary school for 12 years, in grades one through three. However, I have also tutored (for four years) in my school up to grade four. I particularly like to teach math, writing, and reading. As a child, I never liked math, even though I was good at it, because it was always so boring. When I became a teacher, I decided I would make math fun so that students would enjoy it and hopefully be more interested in learning. So, I do a lot of work with manipulatives instead of pencil and paper to teach the concepts. I love writing as well because it allows an individual to express him/herself. The fundamentals of writing are actually quite easy to obtain, so I focus on the content of each piece. Once the student begins to explore writing as a means of expression, the mechanics seem to "fall into place" without a lot of angst in learning them. I also find that improvements in writing lead to improvements in reading, and vice-versa. Reading can take us to all kinds of places we might not ever be able to visit in our "real" lives. I believe the key to helping students succeed in reading is sparking that interest in visiting those other worlds. Once the interest is there, the students can and do work hard to conquer the obstacles of phonics, vocabulary, and fluency.