Jon

Certified Tutor

Learning is a lifelong process. Some things are easier for some people to learn than others. We each have strengths and weaknesses and we may learn in different ways. When something is hard to learn, someone giving a little help can make a big difference.

Most of my teaching experience has been with students grades three thru eight. I have also supervised an inner related resource room, where the students I worked with were learning disabled, behaviorally disabled or were educable mentally handicapped.

One of my earliest teaching experiences was in a "country school." My classroom contained 12 to 16 students in grades five thru eight. I taught all subjects except music. Instruction settings ranged from one-on-one to all students. I was never bored and I think all my students were challenged, encouraged, supported and successful.

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Jon’s Qualifications

Education & Certification

Undergraduate Degree: Sterling College - Bachelor of Science, Elementary School Teaching

Hobbies

Reading is hard for me, but I love to read. I like to read stories and books about all kinds of things. History and mysteries are my favorite. I have an extensive digital library of books on the Founding Fathers, the American Revolution and the American Civil War. I believe that often, the most interesting and perhaps important aspects of our history are left out of our history textbooks. Growing up on a working farm, the outdoors was a big part of my life. I had set chores or responsibilities from a young age. I spent most of my spare time hunting and fishing with my dad or my best friend. My BA degree is in field biology. I like different sports and have played and/or coached some of them. Where I grew up, most middle/junior high schools played baseball in both the fall and the spring. Few of them offered football. At my school allmost everyone (boys and girls) played baseball at recess and during lunch break. All of my friends watched baseball on TV on Saturday and we listened to radio broadcasts of our favorite teams' games. I enjoy photography and have done my own darkroom work. Unfortunately, it is a pass time I no longer have the opportunity to follow. My wife and I have two children and two grandchildren and we enjoy spending time with them. We also have a nine month old puppy. Much of my time is spent training her and playing with her.

Tutoring Subjects

Elementary School

Elementary School English

Elementary School Math

Elementary School Reading

Elementary School Science

Elementary School Writing

English

Learning Differences

Math

Middle School

Middle School English