Teaching is an important part of my life. I recently retired after 20 years of teaching elementary students with learning disabilities. I was able to develop a strong relationship with my students by working with them in small groups over several years. I often had to play the role of detective as I attempted to uncover skill deficits that made their learning difficult.I began my teaching career fresh out of college as an English teacher in a high school in McMinnville, Tennessee. I loved teaching what I loved so much--reading and writing--but I was concerned that so many of my students lacked basic reading and writing skills. I left that teaching job to go to graduate school and earn my master's degree in English. Rather than returning to the classroom after graduate school, I spent 9 years as a writer/editor at the Nashville Banner and Vanderbilt's Alumni Publications. It was while I was writing a story about a special education study at Peabody College that I got the urge to go back to the classroom as a special education teacher. I'm looking forward to using my teaching and writing skills as a tutor in this next phase of my life.

I graduated in 2012 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Linguistics from the University of British Columbia in Canada where I took Classical Japanese, Newspaper and Essays in Japanese, Origin of English, and Historical Linguistics, to name a few.I passed the JLPT (Japanese Language Proficiency Test) level N1 with a 168 out of 180 while living in Japan; I was there for 2 years teaching English on the JET (Japan Exchange and Teaching) Programme. I was hired by the Ibara Board of Education in Okayama Prefecture, Japan, where I was contracted to teach English at local kindergartens, elementary schools, and middle schools. I was promoted in the second year to relocate to the main local middle school, and I was hired separately to teach Adult English Conversation night classes to members of the local community, hired privately to film local television commercials for English related summer camps, invited to numerous local Rotary Club meetings for excellence, and was ultimately offered to renew the contract for another year, which I declined.I have taught conversational and grammatical Japanese, Korean, and English to age groups ranging from 8 to 25 since summer of 2007.I was an active part of student associations during my time at the university: Vice President, by election, of the University of British Columbia Japanese Association and Department Head the year before, and Executive Member of the Japanese Relations at Queen's University and Head of Arts the year before.All tutoring / lessons can be conducted in Japanese, Korean, and English. I look forward to meeting you.

I have been a middle school math teacher for the past three years. I graduated from Texas A&M University with a Major in History. I will be attending Lipscomb University starting the fall of 2015 to gain a Masters in Education. After college I served in the Peace Corps in the West African Country of Burkina Faso. I am extremely passionate about education. My favorite subjects are Math, Geography, and History. In my spare time I like to do fun outdoor activities, such as, biking, hiking, snorkeling, and swimming.

Committed to excellence and instilling a passion for learning in all students!

I'm currently a senior at Vanderbilt double majoring in history and business, while also preparing for the LSAT exam. I've tutored several different subject areas, but I can make the most impact assisting students with history, reading, and writing. I believe that every student has the potential to achieve their goals, and that by helping others I can enhance my own education as well.

I am a long time Metro Nashville Public Schools teacher (in my 11th year). I currently teach second grade. My favorite subject to teach and tutor would be reading. I myself love to read and continue to be a life long learner. Showing students reading does not always have to be so painful brings light back into their life. My undergraduate B.S. degree is from The University of Tennessee, Knoxville-GO VOLS! and my masters degree is from Trevecca Nazarene University concentrating in educational leadership. I have served as an instructional coach helping the teachers in my building better serve our students and allow them to reach their goals. I have always known I would be a teacher. I can remember to this day playing "school" with my friends and an old discarded teacher's manual. My goal one day is to be in educational administration.When not tutoring or educating, I love to be at the water-beach or lake. In the fall when the weather is cooler, I enjoy watching college football, Predators hockey, and the sights and smells of Autumn. If I am not with a student in a classroom or at their home, you can usually find me volunteering with the Nashville Humane Association. Dogs are my second love!I am excited to help your child/student and watch them grow and change!

Hi, friends! My name is Jordan (she/her/hers), and I am a third-year student at Vanderbilt University studying chemical engineering on the pre-med track. I also study therapeutics for preterm birth prevention at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, and would love to talk about my research if you are interested. My dream job is to be a maternal-fetal medicine specialist/OBGYN. I love math, science, and writing, and I am excited to help you with your academic needs! In my free time, I enjoy baking, cooking, exercising, and spending time with my friends. If you are interested in learning more about the pre-med track or about research opportunities in college, I am your girl.

In his book Democracy and Education, philosopher John Dewey acknowledges that "since growth is the characteristic of life education is all one with growing; it has no end beyond itself. The criterion of the value of school education is the extent in which it creates a desire for continued growth and supplies means for making the desire effective in fact" (62). These words begin to define why I have chosen to devote my life to this cause. Much of our culture supports the idea that education is merely a means to an end. Many of us trudge through our years in the university with the singular goal of becoming a doctor, lawyer, accountant, or scientist, and think once we achieve this title, our education is over. Yet we couldn't be more wrong. Education is the key to the survival of democracy and the development of the self. As educational leaders John Dewey and Paulo Freire believe healthy democracy requires educated citizens capable of thinking critically and communicating their ideas both clearly and respectfully. As an educator, I believe it is my purpose to equip students to participate in democracy and see themselves as global citizens with a responsibility to their fellow human beings. In this manner, I base much of my approach to education in the theories of critical and expressive pedagogy, believing in the importance of developing the individual voice of the student in the context of the world around them.

One of my strengths is explaining things to students by taking into account their learning style and offering a fresh perspective. I love watching them begin to figure things out and see how enjoyable learning can be!

I am currently a first-year student at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN. My intended majors are Medicine, Health, and Society and Russian Studies, but I love learning all types of subject matter!I have extensive and recent experience with tutoring, whether for the ACT or for Algebra I. During my senior year of high school, I worked at Mathnasium, tutoring children of all ages in mathematical topics ranging from counting to calculus. Furthermore, I currently volunteer weekly in "Latino Achievers", a group that allows me to provide free ACT tutoring for students in Nashville schools.I also hope to receive certification soon to teach English as a foreign language.If you need help with your homework or need practice for an upcoming test, feel free to contact me! I consider myself a very sociable and patient person, and hopefully I can help you to achieve your academic goals!

Teaching is an important part of my life. I recently retired after 20 years of teaching elementary students with learning disabilities. I was able to develop a strong relationship with my students by working with them in small groups over several years. I often had to play the role of detective as I attempted to uncover skill deficits that made their learning difficult.I began my teaching career fresh out of college as an English teacher in a high school in McMinnville, Tennessee. I loved teaching what I loved so much--reading and writing--but I was concerned that so many of my students lacked basic reading and writing skills. I left that teaching job to go to graduate school and earn my master's degree in English. Rather than returning to the classroom after graduate school, I spent 9 years as a writer/editor at the Nashville Banner and Vanderbilt's Alumni Publications. It was while I was writing a story about a special education study at Peabody College that I got the urge to go back to the classroom as a special education teacher. I'm looking forward to using my teaching and writing skills as a tutor in this next phase of my life.

I graduated in 2012 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Linguistics from the University of British Columbia in Canada where I took Classical Japanese, Newspaper and Essays in Japanese, Origin of English, and Historical Linguistics, to name a few.I passed the JLPT (Japanese Language Proficiency Test) level N1 with a 168 out of 180 while living in Japan; I was there for 2 years teaching English on the JET (Japan Exchange and Teaching) Programme. I was hired by the Ibara Board of Education in Okayama Prefecture, Japan, where I was contracted to teach English at local kindergartens, elementary schools, and middle schools. I was promoted in the second year to relocate to the main local middle school, and I was hired separately to teach Adult English Conversation night classes to members of the local community, hired privately to film local television commercials for English related summer camps, invited to numerous local Rotary Club meetings for excellence, and was ultimately offered to renew the contract for another year, which I declined.I have taught conversational and grammatical Japanese, Korean, and English to age groups ranging from 8 to 25 since summer of 2007.I was an active part of student associations during my time at the university: Vice President, by election, of the University of British Columbia Japanese Association and Department Head the year before, and Executive Member of the Japanese Relations at Queen's University and Head of Arts the year before.All tutoring / lessons can be conducted in Japanese, Korean, and English. I look forward to meeting you.

I have been a middle school math teacher for the past three years. I graduated from Texas A&M University with a Major in History. I will be attending Lipscomb University starting the fall of 2015 to gain a Masters in Education. After college I served in the Peace Corps in the West African Country of Burkina Faso. I am extremely passionate about education. My favorite subjects are Math, Geography, and History. In my spare time I like to do fun outdoor activities, such as, biking, hiking, snorkeling, and swimming.

Committed to excellence and instilling a passion for learning in all students!

I'm currently a senior at Vanderbilt double majoring in history and business, while also preparing for the LSAT exam. I've tutored several different subject areas, but I can make the most impact assisting students with history, reading, and writing. I believe that every student has the potential to achieve their goals, and that by helping others I can enhance my own education as well.

I am a long time Metro Nashville Public Schools teacher (in my 11th year). I currently teach second grade. My favorite subject to teach and tutor would be reading. I myself love to read and continue to be a life long learner. Showing students reading does not always have to be so painful brings light back into their life. My undergraduate B.S. degree is from The University of Tennessee, Knoxville-GO VOLS! and my masters degree is from Trevecca Nazarene University concentrating in educational leadership. I have served as an instructional coach helping the teachers in my building better serve our students and allow them to reach their goals. I have always known I would be a teacher. I can remember to this day playing "school" with my friends and an old discarded teacher's manual. My goal one day is to be in educational administration.When not tutoring or educating, I love to be at the water-beach or lake. In the fall when the weather is cooler, I enjoy watching college football, Predators hockey, and the sights and smells of Autumn. If I am not with a student in a classroom or at their home, you can usually find me volunteering with the Nashville Humane Association. Dogs are my second love!I am excited to help your child/student and watch them grow and change!

Hi, friends! My name is Jordan (she/her/hers), and I am a third-year student at Vanderbilt University studying chemical engineering on the pre-med track. I also study therapeutics for preterm birth prevention at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, and would love to talk about my research if you are interested. My dream job is to be a maternal-fetal medicine specialist/OBGYN. I love math, science, and writing, and I am excited to help you with your academic needs! In my free time, I enjoy baking, cooking, exercising, and spending time with my friends. If you are interested in learning more about the pre-med track or about research opportunities in college, I am your girl.

In his book Democracy and Education, philosopher John Dewey acknowledges that "since growth is the characteristic of life education is all one with growing; it has no end beyond itself. The criterion of the value of school education is the extent in which it creates a desire for continued growth and supplies means for making the desire effective in fact" (62). These words begin to define why I have chosen to devote my life to this cause. Much of our culture supports the idea that education is merely a means to an end. Many of us trudge through our years in the university with the singular goal of becoming a doctor, lawyer, accountant, or scientist, and think once we achieve this title, our education is over. Yet we couldn't be more wrong. Education is the key to the survival of democracy and the development of the self. As educational leaders John Dewey and Paulo Freire believe healthy democracy requires educated citizens capable of thinking critically and communicating their ideas both clearly and respectfully. As an educator, I believe it is my purpose to equip students to participate in democracy and see themselves as global citizens with a responsibility to their fellow human beings. In this manner, I base much of my approach to education in the theories of critical and expressive pedagogy, believing in the importance of developing the individual voice of the student in the context of the world around them.

One of my strengths is explaining things to students by taking into account their learning style and offering a fresh perspective. I love watching them begin to figure things out and see how enjoyable learning can be!

I am currently a first-year student at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN. My intended majors are Medicine, Health, and Society and Russian Studies, but I love learning all types of subject matter!I have extensive and recent experience with tutoring, whether for the ACT or for Algebra I. During my senior year of high school, I worked at Mathnasium, tutoring children of all ages in mathematical topics ranging from counting to calculus. Furthermore, I currently volunteer weekly in "Latino Achievers", a group that allows me to provide free ACT tutoring for students in Nashville schools.I also hope to receive certification soon to teach English as a foreign language.If you need help with your homework or need practice for an upcoming test, feel free to contact me! I consider myself a very sociable and patient person, and hopefully I can help you to achieve your academic goals!