Brennan S.

Maintain and enhance knowledge during summer break!

Maintain and enhance knowledge during summer break!

I've worked as a secretary at a middle school and a paraprofessional (similar to teacher aide) in a special education at an elementary school. As a paraprofessional I've been working with Special Education students in grades K-5. My middle school experience was in Texas while my paraprofessional experience has been in both New Hampshire and Texas.

I'm very thankful to be working for the school district. Thanks to this opportunity I have summers off, just like the kids, and I know that many parents are worried about their student's next year or them forgetting material over the three month break. I have experience planning lessons to help them remember what they learned this past school year, and preparing them for next year.

I' have passed the exams to teach any subject in grades 4-8 and teach Special Education in any grade. While a paraprofessional, I've become certified in Crisis Prevention and Intervention, to help diffuse potential dangerous situations, though those certainly shouldn't happen with one-on-one tutoring!

In 2013 I had no idea I would like to become a teacher, but in 2014 I got my first job in the education field and really enjoyed it. I've since changed my track to make this my permanent career field. I really enjoy working with students and making the lesson 'click', and showing how it can be fun to learn. Learning as a student isn't always fun, but it can be once you can connect the lesson to something you care about. By helping to link the lesson to what a student Loves the entire process can become fun and easy for all involved.

Personally, I've been married for over six years to a now-veteran. She and I traveled around the United States and lived in Italy and Korea. My main interests are cars, motorcycles, geography, statistics, technology and politics. In my free time I play with our dogs, play video games with my friends and spend way too much time at night jumping from article to article learning about unusual topics like the General Secretaries of Soviet countries, past Mexican wars, how craters are formed, lakes and alternative energy sources.

My Business Administration program included accounting, statistics, probability and economic courses. I enjoy working with numbers because they never require opinion and are always honest. Once it can be understood how to solve the problem, the specific numbers matter little. Statistics are specifically enjoyable for me because you can understand such a wealth of data from the information.

I'd really enjoy the chance to help any students. Spending time studying topics is something I do in my free time, so it would be great to be able to share my enthusiasm for education with students one-on-one.