I have been a middle school ELAR teacher for ten years and have my Masters in English as a Second Language. My passions are reading and writing. If a student reads well, they will succeed in all classes. I am a certified teacher EC-4 and 4-8 with my ESL supplemental. I have participated in hours of professional development over the last four years and would like to pass on my knowledge to help struggling students.

I'm knowledgeable and patient. I believe it is important to build on the student's confidence as well as their skills, because panic hurts performance almost as bad as being unprepared. I have a Masters and a degree in Economics from Southern Illinois University. I am a professional economist with a heavy background in math and statistics. I've been active in this discipline for over 30 years in a wide variety of industries. I was also in the Air Force. Currently, I tutor in Economics, Math, and Chess. In addition to my Masters in Econ, and minor in Math, I'm an experienced chess player and coach. I have been playing chess competitively si...