After retiring from publishing, I got myteaching certification, provided homework help to students with learning disabilities, and taught General Science at the Middle Schoollevel. I am also experienced in teaching English as a Second Language. I have worked with students in a Red Cross "survival skills" ESLprogram and I have worked with middle-school, high-school, and college students who needed help with English, Reading Comprehension,Writing, and ESL skills. I see myself as a "professional explainer." My undergraduate degree is a Bachelor of Arts from Goddard College with a concentrationin biology. I also hold a Master of Science from Boston University in Communications with a concentration in science and technology. Inthis degree program, students learn how to make complex material accessible to non-expert audiences. As a result of this training and myyears working with non-fiction writers, I bring a wealth of experience in finding many ways to help students understand complex concepts. I also like to call myself an academic coach. A coach helps students understand the material in front of them. A coach also pays closeattention to building a student's academic "muscles." My goal is always to equip the student with the intellectual and analytical toolsthat will enable them to succeed not just in school but in all their endeavors. My reward comes from watching the student grow andbecome an independent thinker. My joy in tutoring comes from seeing a student "get it" for the first time and in seeing the student's confidence grow as we work together.

Music, Reading, Playing with the dog