About Me

I believe in the value of focusing on the individual student when developing teaching materials and strategies. I also believe that teachers must think creatively and be willing to adapt themselves to new and unusual settings and strategies in order to reach each student. Finally, I believe that my wide breadth of experience working with students of all ages as a teacher of high school youth and undergraduate students, a counselor, and as retreat/trip leader, all combine to make me an excellent tutor, for not only have I taught students in both traditional and non-traditional settings, but I have also become skilled at creatively adapting lessons to an incredibly diverse array of audiences. Through my work, I have purposely chosen settings (as varied as street outreach to the unhoused in a major metropolitan center and youth/college ministry in a setting of ethnic conflict and division) where I am able to bring both my creative approach to teaching complex concepts, and my skills in student development and counseling to bear on the education of youth. I am highly skilled at connecting with youth in a meaningful manner which respects their context, and values their interests and ideas as valid. I have found that finding ways of tapping into the curiosity of students always helps them to feel both connected to, and excited about, learning. I excelled in my US History coursework during my undergraduate education, and have built my post-graduate work at the intersection of US and World History, Twentieth-century history of ethnic conflict, and ethics upon this strong foundation. I am confident that I will similarly excel at tutoring students in any of the areas listed on my profile.

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