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Leah credits parenting- she raised nine children in a blended family- as the foundation for her interactions in the classroom with her students. It has provided her with the most experience and defines her philosophy and outlook. Leah also brings her postgraduate training in solution-orientated therapy and experience as a certified family mediator into the classroom. These in combination with Read more...
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I have been teaching while my husband, who is Air Force, and I have moved to many different bases. I’ve had the pleasure of helping students ages 10 to 18 at the Youth Center in Guam as I headed up our power hour for after school studies. While we were in Turkey, I was a lead teacher in the school Read more...
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I am originally from Roanoke, Virginia. My family is from Hong Kong. I speak fluent English and Cantonese.I came to Blacksburg in the summer of 1998 to start my academic career at Virginia Tech. I have a BA in English and am proficient in both literature and grammar. I have experience tutoring and proofreading for students while in college. After Read more...
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Hi,I have been educating students for thirty years, as a teacher, a school administrator, and an educational therapist. When I teach, I try to engage students in fresh and unusual ways. I don’t just want them to “think outside the box;” I show them how to think as though there were no box at all. I love it most when Read more...
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I am a certified, retired teacher and principal from the Waterbury Public School System and currently serve as a Commissioner on the Waterbury Board of Education. I have taught math, reading and language arts at both the elementary and middle school levels. I have also been a principal at the high school level, teaching at Kennedy High School, and the Read more...
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I have a K-8 language arts teacher’s certificate with a minor in education. I have substitute taught for more than three full years, have tutored at a Sylvan Learning Center, volunteered bi-weekly in my daughter’s school as a Watchdog Dad and currently work at Burton Elementary during summer school. Before teaching, I was a broadcast journalist and a Navy Journalist. Read more...
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As an experienced professional with almost four decades of teaching experience, I believe the most important thing a teacher or tutor can do is listen to students to better understand their needs. It’s also important to help students understand their own goals and how to achieve them. Following these two principles really requires that the teacher also put him or Read more...
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I am a trained Special Ed teacher who has taught home schoolers, at-risk high school students and adults. My passion is to make the learning experience a great one. I find ways to work with all learning styles and I get results! My approach is thorough and relaxed. I have taught the CAHSEE English prep classes and 80% of former Read more...
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Hello, I have over 20 years of tutoring experience all ages and grade levels. I have successfully watched my students improve their grades in algebra, pre-algebra, geometry, biology, Anatomy and Physiology and a number of other subjects over the years. I love when students call and say they don’t need me because they understand the material now. I’m highly skilled Read more...
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I completed my degree at Aurora University. I am state certified K-9 in elementary education. My strongest areas are public speaking, writing, reading, science, and vocabulary. I love children, and I treat them with respect. I am well educated and friendly as well as an excellent teacher. I am a published author of a teen novel. I look forward to Read more...
