My name is Greg W., and I am a credentialed high school English teacher in California, where I have been teaching for over twenty years. My master’s degree in teaching and my bachelor’s degree in music education are both from Chapman University. Over the years, I have taught and tutored thousands of high school English students at all skill levels from Advanced/AP to summer school makeup classes, and what I have come to understand is that the best learning happens when the teacher makes it...
My name is Greg W., and I am a credentialed high school English teacher in California, where I have been teaching for over twenty years. My master’s degree in teaching and my bachelor’s degree in music education are both from Chapman University. Over the years, I have taught and tutored thousands of high school English students at all skill levels from Advanced/AP to summer school makeup classes, and what I have come to understand is that the best learning happens when the teacher makes it clear that they care for the student and gets to know them well enough to really understand what they need to learn. This is the strength of tutoring and the primary reason I enjoy it. Because of this, I work hard to get to know my students well and tailor lessons to meet their individual needs, creating learning experiences that are both enjoyable and effective. My lessons typically introduce a single skill in an engaging way, then provide the student with the opportunity to practice that new skill along with previously learned skills, and finally close with feedback and reflection to reinforce the learning.
As a teacher, one of my specialties is AP Literature and Composition, a class that I’ve taught to seniors for over a decade. In that time, I developed and refined many materials and strategies to prepare students for the AP Literature exam, college-level reading and writing, and college application essays. What I have found is that many of the teaching strategies that I have developed and implemented at the AP level have worked just as effectively with my regular sophomore English classes. I have seen students at all levels improve their literary and rhetorical analysis, writing, grammar, vocabulary, and personal narratives.
Whether an AP student or a student struggling to find success in English, I would love the opportunity to help your student meet their academic goals. Please contact me if you have any questions or would like to discuss developing an academic plan.
