"I have worked as an English teacher in the classroom and as a tutor for over twenty-five years. I began my teaching career at the University of Florida when, as a graduate student, I taught freshman composition and creative writing. It was in this setting that I learned that teaching was my vocation, and helping students to achieve has been my goal ever since. In my second year of teaching my performance in the classroom was so highly regarded that I was nominated for a teaching award. Upon graduation from The University of Florida I found a teaching position at Seton Hall University in South Orange, New Jersey. There I taught courses including Basic Skills classes (e.g., reading comprehension), Freshman Writing, and Literature Classes. I was also employed in the Seton Hall Writing Center and tutored students one-on-one in composition and reading comprehension. I have served as a private tutor, as well -- enabling students to improve their performance in English classes, or helping them to prepare for academic tests such as the SATs and the TOEFL exams.

My career as an English instructor includes both a variety of subjects (reading, writing, literature) and a diversity of student populations, ranging from high schoolers preparing for college to working adults completing their degrees on weekends. What remains constant for me, however, is that regardless of the individual level of my students, or their particular field of study, helping them to achieve their greatest potential is always my goal.

Extensive English-teaching experience has given me a mastery of my subject, but I also have a clear awareness of the qualities that facilitate learning: patience, a consciousness of an individual student’s needs, and a strong desire to not only encourage my students to learn, but the ability to bolster their confidence so that they might achieve academic success both in the current moment, and in the future as well.

Whether a student needs help improving their basic reading or writing skills or requires" less...