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I served active duty in the military for over 10 years, and an currently in the reserve force. As a non-commissioned officer, I regularly provide specialty and general military training to our junior personnel. I have been effective throughout my career in training and mentoring junior sailors and airmen.

My experience working with student's ranges from the classroom setting to camp counseling and before/after school work. Teaching is my passion. I set firm boundaries with what is expected of my students while making it a fun learning environment for all.

I have experience teaching a wide range of grades and subjects. I began teaching as an undergrad through the peer writing mentor program where I taught writing to Sociology and Psychics classes. Later, I taught K-8 English in Spain as an Auxiliar de Conversacion. Most recently I worked as a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant in Brazil at the Universidade Federal de Pelotas teaching English to university students and the community. I love working with a student to reach their potential. While the pride and confidence the student feels when they finally understand a subject is a huge incentive to teach, my favorite part is working through the process of learning with the student. I love the challenge of finding the best way for them to learn and become engaged with the subject.

I believe I am a good tutor because part of being a good tutor is accepting that not all student learn the same way, or at the same rate. In order to be a successful teacher or tutor one must be able to identify how the particular student best absorbs information. I also believe that how personable an individual is also important. I believe i'm a friendly, knowledgeable and approachable person, if somebody doesn't have these characteristics individuals who are being tutored will likely be afraid to ask questions or further clarification and thus not getting the full benefit of a tutor.

As an Education Specialist, the students I have worked with over the years have made significant progress with the following programs, with two of my most recent students close to meeting grade level Lexile: Achieve 3000 (some SPED students up to almost 400 Lexile points within a year), Ten Marks, Guided Reading, Go Math, ILE, SIPPS, AR, Read Naturally, SDCOE Writing Institute program, and their learning goals.Before I received my credentials I was an after-school tutor at middle and high schools when I was employed through Lehigh Valley Summerbridge/Americorps and Kutztown University for several years.

Ever since I started elementary school, I found joy in helping others academically. It was a pleasure to work with someone willing to put forth effort and learn. I realized as I was growing up how beneficial and special a tutor can be. In high school I worked as and with tutors to help achieve academic excellence. Since starting college, the importance has been magnified. I have a passion for helping others and have firsthand see the results that can come from tutoring.

I am the oldest child of five, with parents who were never really in the picture- especially if it involved school. I therefore had to take on the roll of mom/dad, as well as the school tutor. From my life experience, I learned to have much patience, I learned to teach subjects in different ways, and I learned that tutoring could changed one's perspective on their overall education. I was an AVID student throughout my high school years, and I took on the roll to tutor my classmates, as well as the students from the grades below me. My senior year of high school, I was even awarded the roll of an AVID teacher assistant, meaning one of my periods was to be a Teacher Assistant to the kids in 9th grade. This job consisted of a lot of tutoring on all subjects, teaching students how to takes valuable notes, teaching the students how to stay organized, and sometimes even helping the students with personal issues they were facing. I am very determined to help students succeed in their education and I will not give up on a student who needs that extra help with a subject.

I am very good with explaining why something is the way it is. I am also very passionate about education and will put in the extra effort to make sure that a student understands the subject well and is motivated to keep learning. Lastly, I am extremely patient when it comes to teaching which is a valuable asset when it comes to tutoring in my opinion.