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My name is Shane A. Perin and I've lived here in Las Vegas, for around 3 years. I have been a teacher for several years including teaching in Michigan before I moved here to Nevada. I have a Bachelor's of Science in Elementary Education with an Endorsement in Social Studies. I also hold a International Montessori Teaching Certification. I love being a teacher, tutoring and helping our future youth. I want my students and those that I tutor and help to have an appreciation for learning as I have an appreciation for teaching. I have always loved what I do! I taught kindergarten for 2 years out here in Nevada and another year in Michigan. I want all the students that cross my path to love learning, to want to strive to learn more, and to be a contributing member of society. We all have our steps we need to take and I want to take my students and help them every step of the way.

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Shane’s Qualifications

Education & Certification

Undergraduate Degree: Baker College of Jackson - Bachelors, Elementary Education

Hobbies

Teaching, traveling, being with family and friends, movies, the beach

Tutoring Subjects

Civics

College English

College Geography

College Level American History

College World History

Elementary Math

Elementary School Math

English

Geography

Government

High School English

High School Geography

High School Level American History

High School World History

History

Math

Middle School Math

Other

Reading

Social Sciences

Social Studies

Summer

US History

World History

Writing

Q & A

What is your teaching philosophy?

Teaching has always come naturally to me. Ever since I was a child I have loved teaching. It has always given me such satisfaction, not only as a career choice, but the satisfaction of knowing that I'm making a difference in child's lives for years to come. I have always wanted to be a teacher that was remembered; not only for teaching, but for the impact I hope I have on my student's lives. When my sister and I were kids, we would always play school. I would teach her everything that I was being taught at the time. My sister's grades were slipping in spelling and I helped her every day on her schoolwork. She eventually got an A in spelling and improvements in other areas were visible. Although I was just a child, it was something that has always inspired me to teach. Not just making a difference in one child's life, but thousands. Teaching seems so rewarding each and every day just to walk away from the day knowing that you've impacted those child's lives. I've made it my goal to impact the lives of children to help give them a bright and successful future. While I am teaching I enjoy making lesson plans fun and exciting, even if they are not. I want my students to have a love for learning and to hopefully continue to practice what they have learned. I want my students to take risks when they are learning, think above and beyond expectations, and to bring out their imagination which will help enhance their learning experiences. I want to help our future children by making sure that they have every tool, skill and the self-esteem to know they can achieve anything. It's important to keep the child's attention and help them in every way possible. Children are special in their own unique ways and to prove to them that I care will not only give them the right attitude about learning, but to show them they can be anything they want to be. I, as a teacher, will put my every effort to making sure that no child is obsolete. They're our future and what they learn and experience in the past will help and guide those children towards a successful future.

What might you do in a typical first session with a student?

I would introduce myself and have a few icebreaker activities to get to know each other. That way we can have some common ground, as I know the student will be nervous to meet me as I will be meeting them. I would draw on our first encounter as a visual assessment to see exactly what it is the child needs, how he learns, and what our next steps will be for our next session.

How can you help a student become an independent learner?

I worked for a Montessori School, and at those schools, students are independent learners. As I demonstrated how to do whatever the lesson or task was, but it was up to the students no matter what age to complete on their own...my job was only to intervene when I saw it was needed as a last resort. It is not easy to teach students to become independent because at a young age they are very dependent on you. However, with my teaching ability I can show them a different approach to learning that they can take with them and use...it will help them not depend on me to guide them as much, as it will give them the necessary tools to help them learn and guide themselves.

How would you help a student stay motivated?

I am very in your face, loud and exciting type of teacher, even when I am tutoring. I like the student to be excited about what we are learning, even if it's not. I want my student(s) to have a love for learning and I want them to remember our sessions and take everything they can from it. I let my students know that they are doing a wonderful job, and consistently give them positive feedback, even taking negative and turning it into a positive. It will help keep students motivated and on task knowing that they are appreciate and that you care.

If a student has difficulty learning a skill or concept, what would you do?

I will repeat the lesson firstly, to make sure that I didn’t miss something that was key to the student grasping the concept. If the student is still having difficulty I would try to assess the way the student learns, which I will do beforehand as well, to see if there is anything that needs to be addressed to help the student understand the skill or concept.

How do you help students who are struggling with reading comprehension?

Time. You need to spend time with that student as much as possible. Reading is very difficult to grasp and to teach, especially if the student is having trouble with reading comprehension. I use reading A-Z when I'm teaching school, and it helps! It's a step by step process that helps student with sounds, recognizing letters, sight words and comprehension. If this is not efficient, I would try another approach to reading, as in sitting with the student one on one and taking the time to make sure the student can understand what was read and what they are reading before seeing the next step we need to approach.

What strategies have you found to be most successful when you start to work with a student?

Getting to know the student first and foremost. I want the student to confide in me and trust me with their academics. If the student is not engaged and does not have the stamina nor the attention span, it may be difficult. However, I would always keep an open mind with my students, because you don't know where they are coming from. I use love and logic when dealing with students, I make sure that they know exactly what is going on and what is expected of them and myself. I am on the level with the students, because I don't want them to feel like I'm just there to teach them and leave. If they need me anytime, I will be there for them. I think showing students that you care is key.

How would you help a student get excited/engaged with a subject that they are struggling in?

Show the student that the subject could be fun, even if it is not. I will plan a lesson that is exciting and really engages the student’s skills and learning. While tutoring, I will adjust and change my lesson plans accordingly to best benefit the student that I am teaching and or tutoring. I really want students to be excited and have fun while learning. Students don't learn much from lectures, sitting in one spot for too long; they learn by playing, doing and being a direct apart of it.

What techniques would you use to be sure that a student understands the material?

I would find their skill set. The way that they learn, whether it is visual, auditory, or kinesthetic. I want the students to feel comfortable with the material and not be anxious about not getting it the first time. You must have excellent patience with your students, because as a teacher, I know it is never an easy task, but it is always worth it when you see that light go on in their head and they finally get it.

How do you build a student's confidence in a subject?

Show the student that not everyone is good at everything, and explain to them a few things that I may struggle at, even as a teacher, and at my age. This is to show that is ok to not understand something right away and to use strategy and work for it. I would tell the student that they are doing a wonderful job, what they need to work on and how we can accomplish this together, and then how they accomplish this on their own...step by step. This will give the student the confidence they need to be successful in any subject.

How do you evaluate a student's needs?

I use many different types of evaluations. It depends on the student’s needs and what exactly it is they are struggling in or need extra help in. I use a standard evaluation at first to pin point exactly what is the student knows, what they need to work on, and what they have no concept of, and we go from there. As time goes on, I use harder evaluations to really test the student’s knowledge and see if what I'm doing is working or if we need a different approach.

How do you adapt your tutoring to the student's needs?

I'm very flexible. Working with kindergarten students, I always had to have a plan A, B and C to make sure that all my students were covered in case something did not go well. I am very good at adapting to my students, because I really care about what is they need to know, need to learn and how they see themselves when it comes to that subject. I want my students to have the best confidence in what they do.

What types of materials do you typically use during a tutoring session?

It varies and depends on what student and what subject we are doing. For example, when I tutored a kindergarten student, I used reading A-Z books to practice with, letter sounds and letter recognition charts, a world map to understand geography and where we are located, money/ coins for counting, and various math subjects and any evaluations I may need for that session.

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