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...seven years as a college professor. My passion for teaching led me to leave the corporate world in 2015 to focus on teaching. I love working with students in their quest for learning; listening, aiding them in their exploration, and witnessing that 'aha' moment when a new idea or concept becomes clear.... My teaching philosophy involves listening first; to understand where the student is in his/her understanding and where he/she is struggling. From there, I believe in focusing on 'why' before 'how.' If the student understands why first, he/she is best able to find solutions on his/her own in the future.

...and nervous at the time, plus the fact that her son was 3 years older than me, I wasn't sure what to expect. The first day of tutoring I looked at his homework and said to him this looks pretty easy. After a few more sessions he told me he wanted to show me something,...

I believe everyone can succeed given the correct tools. My approach is to explain the difficult topics in an easily understandable format so the student can apply my teachings to their assignments and complete them successfully.

...have implemented comprehensive lesson plans that accommodated specific level of learners and offered support to make certain each student was able to grasp materials. I adapt reading and writing to offer new perspective and respect for student's own life stories. I modify resources to meet student's diverse needs and integrate worksheets to vary lessons and...

When you start at the beginning of the rainbow....you will always find your pot of gold!

...on Cyber Policy and Intelligence, with a 3.94 GPA. As part of my Master's degree program, I wrote a peer-reviewed capstone, which was published by ProQuest, titled: Artificial Intelligence Warfare Through The Integration of Cyber, Financial and Kinetic Warfare. I studied classical guitar for many years, and later started playing lute, baroque guitar, theorbo, and...