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A key to clarity; Articulate ideas like a pro. En/Esp
John M.

1,810 hours tutoring

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Hourly Rate: $24
Response time: 2 hours

About John


Bio

Great ideas, but lack the words? Understand what’s being said, but a response remains out of reach? Or, maybe your ideas are abstract and understanding complicated. No worries, let’s explore, how YOU can best respond.
I also specialize in English Language Arts, Spanish, English as a second language, and Early Childhood Education.
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Before phones got smart and cellphones ubiquitous I went to Cuba as part of a university study abroad program. Four months previous, I...

Great ideas, but lack the words? Understand what’s being said, but a response remains out of reach? Or, maybe your ideas are abstract and understanding complicated. No worries, let’s explore, how YOU can best respond.
I also specialize in English Language Arts, Spanish, English as a second language, and Early Childhood Education.
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Before phones got smart and cellphones ubiquitous I went to Cuba as part of a university study abroad program. Four months previous, I was a Gringo in Chile. But, the day we stepped foot on the island Fidel Castro indicted us as Yankees in a sizzling diatribe delivered from la Avenida Malecón en la Habana vieja. Of Course, I hated Gingo, and I didn't care, either way about baseball. Was Yankee any better?
Unbeknownst, working for foreign language fluency had shoved me into the curtains of an identity crisis. No mystery, mastery was conditional, and acquisition stimulated confidence. But I was confused about something else: Gringo, Yankee, Redneck Mick, Limey, Kraut?
This was back when answering machines did something, and I had just gotten back from class. I could see the red light blinking the second I opened the door. No big deal, I wasn't a hermit, I'd been waiting to hear back about about the next trip abroad: Cuba...

With 20 plus years classroom experience in both English and Spanish my specialties are speaking reading comprehension and writing
Let me help you Spanish or English !Vamos!


Education

College of Charleston University
Spanish English
  • Licensed teacher

Additional Languages

Spanish

Policies

  • Hourly Rate: $24
  • Rate details: I am both flexible and ready to negotiate
  • Lesson cancellation: 12 hours notice required
  • No background check

  • Your first lesson is backed by our Good Fit Guarantee

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Approved Subjects

English

English

I have a Bachelors' of Arts in English from The College of Charleston University and a Middle level /high level English language Arts teacher provisional certification from South Carolina dept of Education I have have over twenty years in classroom experience teaching languages.
Grammar

Grammar

Bachelor's of Arts in English South Carolina Alternate Route to teacher certification participant
Reading

Reading

Bachelor's of Arts in English University of Charleston South Carolina Alternate route to Teacher Certificate in Middle and Upper Level English Language arts. A decade plus experience teaching Native English speakers both inside and outside the US.
Spanish

Spanish

In addition to two Bachelor's of Arts degrees from the University of Charleston in Spanish and and English my nuanced familiarity with language is an asset I'm both proud and grateful to share.
ESL/ESOL
Literature
TOEFL
Writing
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Ratings and Reviews


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4.8 (604 ratings)
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Reviews

Patient and clear on his explanations , if you need help writing use John..

Went our writing /analysis . How to place thought to words, which is super difficult for me,. breaking down professor questions and being able to properly answer.

Eve, 3 lessons with John

Lesson 2

John is definitely a patient instructor! As this is all very new to me, so he’s definitely trying to help me to understand very patient instructor would definitely recommend him.

Shawn, 2 lessons with John

Knowledgable and friendly

He was interested in our daughter’s school and seemed very knowledgeable able teaching reading to a five year old. I would definitely recommend John. He was friendly and had a good sense of humor.

Joel, 25 lessons with John

great teacher

He is very nice and patient. Highly recommend him as a tutor. My daughter loves and enjoy every class.

Sasmita, 79 lessons with John

Adaptive

Most tutors want me to come to them with specific assignments to work on. My concern is to increase my son's performance overall. John has taken the initiative to create a plan to address his low scores. He is ambitious, concerned and connected to the challenge of addressing my son's deficits.

George, 9 lessons with John

Knowledgeable and patient tutor

John is patient with Chris, my son when he gets frustrated thinking about nonpreferred subjects like humanities. Chris loves math can look at an equation and know the answer before he works through the problem. Working on essays is a journey with multiple answers, which makes Chris extremely frustrated. John teaches Chris how to do research in order to find the answer. Also how to form an educated opinion about a topic and be respectful towards people he doesn't agree with. I originally reached out to John for tutoring and in addition, he has become a mentor to Chris. John uses his personal experiences with different cultures to teach Chris how to articulate his thoughts and understand how others interpret his word choices.

Jodie, 43 lessons with John

Super nice and good at explaining

He was great at exposing the info and then putting that to use in a lesson. Also very accessible and up to speed with HS Spanish

Karlee, 1 lesson with John

Great tutor

We had the assessment to learn more about myself, goals and some tips. I felt comfortable with the learning environment. I look forward to learning more with him. Thank you!

Dhunyanun, 2 lessons with John

Off to a great start!

Great explanations of verb endings and different ways of having conversations. Also offers helpful learning tools. All of the content is based off of your current knowledge and you can start from scratch if you need to.

Mary, 7 lessons with John

Patient, easy to talk to teacher

John taught me some Latin American slang and idioms. He teaches without formal rules and conjugation. Talking him is very good practice and learning. He speaks a small amount of English only when necessary.

Sydney, 2 lessons with John
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Response time: 2 hours
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