Today’s educational system and methods can leave a student lost and confused. There is so much to learn in this day and age, and teachers have to present material at such a rapid rate that it is too fast for many students to absorb. This results in our children being robbed of their full potential and future. This does not have to happen.

I firmly believe that all people can learn. All children deserve a chance to live up to their full potential. It is a matter of having the right educational tools, proper nutrition, good communication, the correct discipline, and the help of loving adults. There are many solutions that I employ to produce a complete, self-reliant, productive child.

In order to be effective with children, you have to treat them as individuals and with respect and dignity. You have to listen to them and really care about what they are saying. They are people who have their own opinions, worries, likes, dislikes, etc, and they need to be acknowledged as such.

I believe that a child’s self-determinism needs to be preserved, and the goal is not a child who is a perfect little robot. Learning should be exciting and fun inspire hope about one’s future. A person should be excited to go to school, not dreading it. There is o greater joy than helping someone discover the love of learning. I have the best job in the world!

My 30-year career in education started as a teacher at Lewis Carroll Academy of the Arts, where I taught kindergarten through 12^th grade. I went on to become the Director of Education, during which time I developed their phonics program and English curriculum. I had direct oversight of the teachers, classroom, quality control, and educational programs that were specifically tailored to each individual student.

In the last 20 years I have tutored students ranging from those in need of homework help to those enrolled in special education programs, from those diagnosed with learning differences such as ADD/AHDH and processing disorders to the exceptionally bright or the gifted.

Reading can be a major source of frustration for a child, parent, and teacher. My reading program has helped numerous children read fluently, up to and beyond grade level, and has helped many children get out of “Special Ed” classes.

Younger Students

My phonics-based program ensures fluency and can be started as young as 3 years old. I employed videos and lots of games, as well as a large variety of books. I start students off right by showing them how to build a vocabulary through reading and to be responsible for their own comprehension. If a student starts out with strong learning techniques, SAT scores and entrance exams are a breeze when he is older.

Older Students

Starting as early as 3^rd or 4^th grade, a student has to have comprehension skills, vocabulary, the ability to predict outcomes, make inferences, and evaluate what they are reading. A lack of any of these skills is what makes up a “LOW READING LEVEL” or “READING BELOW GRADE LEVEL” and is commonly the reason for low grades in social sciences and science, too. My reading program will resolve “LOW READING LEVELS” and quickly get the student up to grade level and functioning again in school. A child’s self-confidence is dramatically improved when he knows he can read and understand.

My math program stresses true understanding and application of the subject. Children love all the games I use to make learning this subject fun and exciting. I fill in all the missing “holes” that students often have, which are responsible for making the subject seem so hard. This makes such a big difference; students feel so much better about themselves and the subject of math after all the missing information and skills are acquired.

Command over the written and spoken language instills confidence in an individual because he can communicate. Also, fair or not, our society often judges a person’s intelligence based on his ability to speak and write correctly. My English program is an easily comprehended and uncomplicated approach to English.

Often, if there are difficulties in these subjects, it leads back to a reading issue. I can bring your child up to grade level in reading while using his text in these subjects as much as possible. I do as much as I can to make these subjects more alive and interesting.

The ability to know how and where to look for and find information and then be able to evaluate that data is an invaluable skill that will not only serve your child in his school career, but in any career or field he chooses to go into. In this age of easily accessible knowledge, it is a shame for people to be shut off from all that is available simply because they don’t know where to start. Information is empowering and liberating and your child deserves to know how to acquire it.