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William

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$50/h

1^st lesson free

English
Reading
Grammar
Creative writing
Essay writing

Experienced tutor in English in Crestline, William offers private lessons tailored to your needs.

English
Reading
Grammar
Creative writing
Essay writing

Lesson location

- At William's house: Crestline
- online
- at your home or a public place : will travel up to 20 mi. from Crestline

About William

I am passionate about teaching English and all related subjects -- reading, writing, literature, grammar. I have two graduate degress (a master's and a doctorate) and have taught at the college level for more than 20 years.

When I was in college, a friend of mine noted I had a special talent for teaching, but I did not enter the teaching profession at that time -- I went into business and did several other things. It wasn't until I was in the middle of my working life that I realized none of the things I was doing was really satisfying, and so I did a life assessment and decided to return to my first love -- teaching!

I have graduate degrees in English and Education and 20 years experience teaching at the college level. I have taught everything from rudimentary English and composition skills, to lower and uppper division literature and creative writing, to basic research and even doctoral research and dissertation writing. I have post graduate training in linguistics and religion, and for several years I have even taught mythology!

About the lesson

Because learning of this sort is highly individualized, I typically assess where the student is in terms of their development -- this can be done during conversation or through reading their material. And then I have a discuss with the student as to their goals -- what do they want to accomplish. It's at that point that we jointly work out a plan of learning.

I have worked with teenagers and young adults of all types of ability -- from English-language learners to students working towards their doctorates.

I would suggest that not only do you attempt to access the abilities or the knowledge of the teacher but that you 'try out' teacher to see if you two are a good fit. Even the best teacher with the best of intentions might not "fit" you.

I could probably think of many -- but the types of experiences that make me most proud are of two types: when I'm able to 'turn on' a student to learning in general or to the subject we're learning; or when I'm able to inspire a student who doesn't think of themselves as a "good student," or a "good learner" or a "good writer" to do better than they think they're capable of. Recently, I had a young woman in my senior thesis class -- she was discouraged; she'd already flunked the class once, mostly because she doubted herself so much that she had stopped trying. I was able towork with her and by breaking down the steps to manageable tasks, convince her and show her that she could succeed. I was happy to see that she had finished the thesis and earned a C in the class and will graduate this next term!

A few things worth thinking about before reaching out
What specifically do I want to accomplish? For example, "write a college essay." Or, "become competent in English grammar." Or, "Learn how to write a college-admissions" essay." Or, "Understand and learn how to critique short stories (or poetry, etc)."

You might also think about what kind of instruction has helped you before. How do you learn best?

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Experienced tutor in English in Crestline, William offers private lessons tailored to your needs.

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About William

About the lesson

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Pack rates

free lessons

online

Other tutors in English

Pamela

Jayne

Reece

Melody

Arturo

Jolene

Onjalie

Raila

Brooklyn

Leah

Molly

Leonardo

Grace

Karah

Myá

Darlene

Kenneth

Natalie

Robert

Dylan

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