I am convinced that every student can learn and therefore make it my personal goal to support students in identifying the ways in which they personally learn best. I've experienced the greatest success with this approach while working as a one-on-one Special Education Paraprofessional for three years with a student who was both visually and auditorily impaired. I became adept at using manipulatives, as well as a variety of visual equipment to help the student successfully communicate as well as ...More

I am currently a doctoral student in clinical psychology with an emphasis on child/adolescent mental health. I love working with kids of all ages, and have had several opportunities to work as an individual tutor, helping a third-grade child with homework, and as a teaching assistant during undgrad. I additionally have had opportunities in graduate school to continue doing informal tutoring and have served as a TA for a lifespan and development course.

I am hoping to go back for my masters in Social Work so I can start working as a therapist for children and young adults. Teaching students is unlike anything I have done before; by helping students you are aiding them to get a step closer to their future, and to achieve their dreams. When helping a student you might be opening the doors to the next engineer to go to space, or the next winner of a Nobel prize. I have previously worked with students of all ages and truly, they have become my dear...More