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Special Education Teacher and Master of Arts (English and Persian)
Damon P.

8 hours tutoring

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I'm currently only available to work with students with disabilities from low-income families. Please be willing and able to provide transportation to Somerville Public Library East Branch. I'm also accepting students of Persian.

I am most passionate about teaching Persian/Farsi to language learners but I am also a licensed (Massachusetts) special education teacher of students with moderate disabilities. I currently work to support students in high school in different subjects: mathematics,...

I'm currently only available to work with students with disabilities from low-income families. Please be willing and able to provide transportation to Somerville Public Library East Branch. I'm also accepting students of Persian.

I am most passionate about teaching Persian/Farsi to language learners but I am also a licensed (Massachusetts) special education teacher of students with moderate disabilities. I currently work to support students in high school in different subjects: mathematics, English, and science. I am earning my masters in Education and hold a masters in Arts in English from Tufts University. My area of expertise is working with students with disabilities on preparing for high school and community college courses, especially English courses.

Previously I worked for two years as a tutor at a high school in Boston. As a full-time tutor at a small charter high school in Roxbury, I gained invaluable experience in planning and teaching (remedial to advanced) skills to students of different grade levels. In my second year, I was selected as a Lead Tutor to help train first-year tutors. My daily responsibilities involved providing instruction in math, literacy, MCAS preparation, creative writing and visual arts. I received my MA from the English department at Tufts University. My departure from teaching full-time at the high school level is my motivation for this new venture, and I hope the WyzAnt program helps me connect with engaged families and students.

Though my expertise lies in the humanities, the study of literature in particular (scores of 5 on the AP Literature and Language tests) I'm very comfortable teaching up to tenth-grade math. Other tutors may rely on teachers and/or parents to assign homework or offer direction, but my experience as an educator has prepared me to plan individualized curricula. Nevertheless, I value the connections among classwork, tests, grades, and supplementary instruction, and I strive to help students develop and succeed in their academic interests.


Education

UCSB
English
Tufts
Masters
Boston University School of Education
MEd
  • Licensed teacher

Policies

  • Hourly Rate: $50
  • Rate details: Set rate only for low-to-moderate-income communities
  • Lesson cancellation: 6 hours notice required
  • Background check passed on 7/28/2013

  • Your first lesson is backed by our Good Fit Guarantee

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Farsi

Farsi

I am a native Persian/Farsi speaker. I moved to the US as a child, but I have continued studying the language. I received elementary and secondary instruction in reading and writing, but my fluency was limited until college. At UCSB, I completed all of the Persian language courses offered, in addition to an independent study for which I translated an essay from English to Persian. Combined with my experience as an educator, my fluency in Persian enables me to teach/tutor Persian with beginners to advanced (though, not near-native) students.
Literature

Literature

MA in English literature from Tufts University. M Ed from Boston university. Former assistant superintendent.
Special Needs

Special Needs

I have an M.Ed. from Boston University with a degree in Special Education. I'm also a former assistant superintendent.
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