Fun Facts

I really love to read, write and photography, especially sports photography. I love going to my little brothers and cousins soccer games to watch and take pictures. I grew up in Germany but I cannot speak German. I am a very adaptable person who loves to be active but also loves to sit down and watch a good movie. One time I went camping in Colorado for a youth retreat and we went hiking, participated in high rope courses and went repealing off a 60ft cliff, needless to say I love camping.

About Me

I am the second oldest of eight kids. I was home schooled my entire life until I reached college. I currently help my parents with homeschooling the other kids. I adore my siblings and I enjoy teaching them. I coach and participated in speech and debate in high school for 4 years including going to nationals 3 years in a row. I have always had a passion for teaching kids, especially special needs students.

Being home schooled with seven other brothers and sisters and being the second oldest I have been helping with my parents my siblings education for a long time but officially I have tutored students every year since 2009. I have tutored students of all ages, the youngest was 5 and the oldest was 21. My expertise is elementary and middle school math, reading and language but I have covered several topics, including high school algebra. My specialty are students with special needs specifically learning disabilities. I have worked as a tutor/teacher at Creative Learning for almost 3 years. Creative Learning is an out-of-school tutoring clinic specifically for students with special needs, especially students with ADHD, Dyslexia or other learning disorders. I am not limited to special needs however, I have tutored many students who are simply struggling in a specific content area.

My tutoring approach is that all students are different and that teachers should not force them to learn all the same way. I think that if teachers expect all students to learn the same then they are setting that student up for failure, because each child is different. I believe that all students can learn a concept but whether they learn that concept depends on how it is being taught. The students lead the learning not the teacher or the tutor. If I see that a student does not understand a specific concept I change my teaching approach until they understand. If the students sees that a person of authority is listening to them and genuinely cares about them then that student will be a