I'm an outgoing, engaging educator originally from the Bay Area of California, where I studied English & World Literature. I completed my Masters last fall in English Literature, Culture, and Theory at King's College London and have been living in New York for about a year, working part-time for the Brooklyn Public Library's Outreach Services. Pre-COVID I worked with kids and families on a regular basis. Since switching mostly to digital programming, I've assisted with putting together panel...
I'm an outgoing, engaging educator originally from the Bay Area of California, where I studied English & World Literature. I completed my Masters last fall in English Literature, Culture, and Theory at King's College London and have been living in New York for about a year, working part-time for the Brooklyn Public Library's Outreach Services. Pre-COVID I worked with kids and families on a regular basis. Since switching mostly to digital programming, I've assisted with putting together panel discussions on current events surrounding criminal legal advocacy.
I have historically worked with children of various ages and developmental points in learning -- from grades 3rd to 9th -- and I'm cool with teens too...
I'm patient and willing to meet students where they are at, and challenge them in ways that engage their critical thinking rather than stiffen it through rushed learning and stressful workloads. I have a solid understanding of academic anxieties, triggers, and shortcomings that burden many students, particularly as school itself remains in such influx! Once we establish trust and support as not only tutor and student but as peers, exploring new information and texts together becomes interactive and impactful.
I graduated from San Francisco State University with a double BA in English Literature & Comparative World Literature and have an in depth comprehension of modern literature, pedagogy, and language. I passed my Masters in Contemporary Literature, Culture, & Theory with Distinction and have the ability to produce publishable research-level writing.
I am highly organized, and open to different/creative methods of getting organized both mentally and spatially; Communicative and articulate which allows me to clearly demonstrate how to execute recommended tasks appropriately.
I am flexible, reliable, and truly want to see students strengthen their abilities at their own pace. I support and encourage students with mental health challenges and those who face all different challenges in and out of
