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Hi, I taught middle school and high school for ten years before completing my doctoral and post-doctoral research. My secondary school teaching was honored by Stanford University, and every semester I taught at Harvard I earned University distinction for top-rated courses. As both a middle/high school teacher and a social cognitive neuroscientist, I have taken special pride in teaching “good Read more...
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I worked in the school system for 8 years as a paraprofessional. I worked with students learning math, reading and writing. I also taught phonics. I left the school in 2010 for a full-time job elsewhere, but miss the teaching environment. I believe that learning should be a fun experience. If it’s not fun for the teacher it’s not fun Read more...
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Hi I have worked as a substitute teacher for several years. I have taught several subjects and believe in hard work as the key to success. I currently tutor students in elementary schools in subjects reading, spelling, language arts and vocabulary. I find learning is fun and can be an opportunity to a better quality of life. Love to hear Read more...
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Hi there! My name is Dave, and I recently graduated from DePaul University with a BFA in Acting and a BA in Creative Writing. Having trouble with a paper? Time management? Public Speaking? Writing a poem? Reading Romeo and Juliet? I’m your man. The great thing about an Acting degree is that it heightened my ability to communicate with people Read more...
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I first tutored in the 4th grade with fellow students struggling with Math. I continued tutoring throughout grammar,middle and high school. I completed my required high school math as a sophomore and took 2 advanced math classes in both junior and senior years. I love math and have been tutoring adults in math courses required to obtain real estate licenses Read more...
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Hello! My name is Laura. I have been a photographer for over 10 years and have been teaching photography and Photoshop through Chemeketa Community College for over 4 years. I enjoy sharing information with interested and motivated students almost as much as I enjoy photography so if you have a burning passion to learn (or even a smoldering ember to Read more...
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My creative writing, other than letters to the editor, was first published in 1988. I have been writing regularly ever since. My interests include local history, etymology, vocabulary, dialect and reading in a variety of subject areas. I own, probably, the only 20-volume set of the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) in a wide area. No local library owns the set! Read more...
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Teaching others has always been a part of my life. I have tutored in a number of settings since I was in high school. After graduating from the Colorado School of Mines where I majored in Electrical Engineering and minored in Economics, I worked as a computer programmer for IBM for seven years. During this time, I spent weekends volunteering Read more...
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My first task with new students is always to help overcome any anxieties they may have with regard to expressing themselves on paper. Most people find that, following a little guided practice, they can write much better than they thought they could, given effective and constructive criticism. What has seemed like drudgery to the student writer, perhaps because she has Read more...
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I am very eager to begin tutoring children and assisting them in succeeding in their early childhood years, which at times can be difficult. I hope that assisting children through these tough early years, I will help them gain the confidence that they need to succeed now as well as later on in life. For as long as I can Read more...
