I have been a middle school ELAR teacher for six 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 been to 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...

I’m far more focused on the students being able to “get it”. As an educator’s child, this is paramount. Seeing the light go on in a student’s mind