"Hundreds of students have benefited from my patient, organized, and fun approach to teaching and tutoring, which I have been doing for 20 years. Aside from my degree in English and Praxis II certification in Language Arts, your student will also benefit from something hard to attain in school—real-world knowledge that I’ve gleaned from 20-plus years experience as a professional copy editor and writer.

Working in non-academic environments has given me expertise in the demanding worlds of business and advertising. My long-time experience as a pharmaceutical editor and writer also adds a nitty-gritty, practical dimension to my science tutoring. In addition, I completed four months of successful ESL tutoring in June 2013 at a school in Clifton, NJ.

But teaching is more an art than a discipline; students respond best to teachers who know the material, and, more important, know how to entice and excite their interests. My experience as a theater writer and director helps me excel in this capacity. Students also respond best to teachers with a sense of humor. I pride myself in an easy-going style leavened, where appropriate, with wit and humor. Please request to see my references. They will speak best to these qualities in me." less...