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I program pronunciation assessment software to help English learners with intelligibility remediation.
The intellectual challenge and feeling from helping so many learners.
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Frequently asked questions
What is your typical process for working with a new student?
I'd like to start with a 10-30 minute phone call describing their overall goals for learning Python skills, and the immediate problems they have been encountering which have caused them to seek a tutor.
What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
I studied statistics and computer science at Carnegie Mellon University in the 1980s, and have continued on a technical career path. I sucessfully released a speech recognition-based pronunciation intelligibility remediation system to a company with 33 million students, and have been more or less coasting since then looking for the next step.
Do you have a standard pricing system for your lessons? If so, please share the details here.
$20/hour
How did you get started teaching?
I've been a tutor since high school, and have done general education, technical computer science, and English as a second language tutoring one-on-one.
What types of students have you worked with?
Mostly adults, including ESL and native English speakers. I've been trying to focus on Python learners for the last few years.
Describe a recent event you are fond of.
I enjoyed speaking at the San Francisco Bay Area Python Special Interest Group talk on maps recently: https://bit.ly/pymaps
What advice would you give a student looking to hire a teacher in your area of expertise?
Make sure you enjoy speaking with them and screen-sharing with them on a teleconference application.
What questions should students think through before talking to teachers about their needs?
What are my long term goals?
What are my immediate goals?
What is causing me the most trouble now?
What do I want to be able to do with my learnings?