It seems I've been interested in tutoring since I was in my early twenties when I first taught reading to a nine year-old boy who was struggling with reading. Even as an architect, I worked to teach the day-to-day work of architects to two summer interns from Wentworth Institute. When my son was in the fourth grade, I volunteered to teach both a bridge building workshop and one in which we built a model of our town which is now displayed at the Goffstown Historical Society. As I moved from...
It seems I've been interested in tutoring since I was in my early twenties when I first taught reading to a nine year-old boy who was struggling with reading. Even as an architect, I worked to teach the day-to-day work of architects to two summer interns from Wentworth Institute. When my son was in the fourth grade, I volunteered to teach both a bridge building workshop and one in which we built a model of our town which is now displayed at the Goffstown Historical Society. As I moved from the field of Architecture toward that of Special Education, it was with the hope that I would work with students to help them succeed and find joy in their learning. And this did happen, and was only limited by the amount of paperwork that went with teaching in the public school system. That's why I like tutoring so much; I don't have to spend any of my time filling out extensive forms and completing mandated paperwork for the state, and instead can focus on the needs of my students. Over the last two decades, I've tutored students in Biology, 6th-7th-8th-9th grade Math, Study Skills and test taking, in the writing of papers for college courses, and in reading and writing skills.
The State of New Hampshire has recognized me as "highly qualified" in Math. Additionally, when I worked in NH school districts, I helped students with their assignments in Algebra 1 and in Geometry, as well as in the maths preliminary to these disciplines.
As an undergraduate student at the University of Michigan, I worked as a reporter for the school's daily newspaper, The Michigan Daily, and was recommended to pursue a Masters in Journalism. My training as a Special Educator and Reading Specialist in the Masters program (Summa Cum Laude) at Rivier College emphasized the importance of substantial vocabulary resources for good writing. In addition, my work in NH school districts exposed me to extensive teachings of proper English grammar. I've worked with many students in my teaching career to help them produce clear pieces of writing regardles
