Writing/English Tutoring

Discuss expectations, frustrations. disires of student. Ask to see samples of student work.  Discuss my philosophy of learning and writing.

I have a B.S. for Secondary Education.

However, I have worked with all ages of children and adults.

I try to keep my prices resonable.

I became a teacher because one of my children was ADD.  It was like trying to put a round peg in a square hole. At that time there was little information and much of the work was done at home with a lot of tears and angst.

I have worked with young children, college students who didn't want to learn, young blind students who were desperate to learn, and older students who were afraid of making mistakes.

My oldest daughter had her fourth baby about two years ago.  This baby was born with a severe heart defect.  The first eight months of her life she slept a great deal and was very quiet.  She did not cry as it wore her out and she'd fall asleep before she could get the energy to cry.  She had open heart surgery and about one month later I heard her cry for the first time.  I've never heard a sweeter sound.

Look for someone who is flexible, who likes to read, who has a sense of humor and can think outside of the box.  

There are no wrong questions.  Perhaps it is like going to the doctor, writing down the issues prior to talking to the teacher may help.  Although it is my experience, that what the student thinks is the issue may not really be the issue.    Sometimes when writing is corrected it causes a ripple effect.  The writer thinks they solved the problem, but if they haven't reread the entire paragraph or paper again they may have created anther problem.