"My 22+ years in the educational arena--and ongoing professional development--have taught me to help students to shift from lower- to higher-order thinking, which is really only coaching them to go from knowing the "what" of things to putting all those "whats" together to understand the "hows" and "whys". There's no magic. You and I work together to help you get what you need.

To help me help you, please, understand that:

1. I need you to include your intended start date in your first email.

2. You need to have payment information on file with Wyzant.

3. I don't offer quick fixes.

4. I can only help you if I know what help you need. Therefore, I give diagnostic exams to everyone at the posted hourly rate -- no exceptions.

5. Messages sent during holidays, weekends, or evenings may not receive responses until the next business day. Hold tight. I'm comin'.

Thanks for understanding.

I have a degree in English (with special emphasis on secondary education), and an ESL certification. Primarily, I teach English and language arts at the secondary and post-secondary levels (i.e., middle school, high school, college), but I have a knack for teaching different maths, so I offer lessons in those areas, as well. It's demoralizing when students earn A's and B's at school, but still can't earn 1050 on the SAT, or when English language learners take an ESL course, but can't (or are afraid) to speak English (when necessary to meet a goal). Helping students meet or exceed testing standards for CBEST, CSET: English, SAT, ACT, HSPT, GRE, US Naturalization (Civics and English) is a love a mine, too.

To help personalize students' experiences and ensure their efficacy:

1. Written and oral assessments are used to gauge strengths and weaknesses.

2. Periodic quizzes and exit exams are administered.

For summer or winter enrichment, test prep, help with the naturalization exam, or just a general safety net, contact me so we can work together to get the results desired by you or your child." less...