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- English
- Reading
- Creative writing
- Writing
Experienced tutor in English in Puyallup, Mel offers private lessons tailored to your needs.
- English
- Reading
- Creative writing
- Writing
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About Mel
I got started in teaching when I was volunteering my time as a writer at a senior citizen community on Vashon Island during my MFA studies. I fell in love with the process and have pursued teaching opportunities since then.
I have my BA in Literature/Writing from Evergreen State College, an MFA in Hybrid Poetics from Goddard College and my PhD in Transformative Studies from The California Institute of Integral Studies.
I have taught in the K-12 environment - teaching reading and writing. I have experience teaching college level writing classes as well. I also spent some time traveling around Thailand teaching ESL to young learners.
Teaching Experience
Puyallup School District, Puyallup, WA | Reading, Writing Instructor, 2006-2008
The California Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco, CA | Graduate Teaching Assistant, 2011
Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA | Graduate Teaching Assistant/Resource Faculty, Creative Writing, History, and Philosophy, 2010 to 2011
Vashon-Maury Senior Center, Vashon, WA | Visiting Writer/ Instructor, 2008 to 2010
University of Phoenix, Online | Business Communications Instructor, 2009
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About the lesson
- Primary School
- High School
- Year 10
- +7
levels :
Primary School
High School
Year 10
Year 11-12
Year 12
TAFE
Adult
Diploma/Certificate
PhD
Early childhood education
- English
All languages in which the lesson is available :
English
Our first lesson is generally centered around finding out what the student already knows, and where the holes are in their knowledge so I can determine what to focus on. We also speak about the student’s goals, and then figure out the best way to proceed.
I equate my teaching philosophy to a quote by Jiddu Krishnamurti (philopsher, teacher and writer). He said,
“A school is a place where one learns about the totality, the wholeness of life. Academic excellence is absolutely necessary, but a school includes much more than that. It is a place where both the teacher and the student explore, not only the outer world, the world of knowledge, but also their own thinking, their own behavior.”
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Price
- $71
Pack prices
- 5h: $355
- 10h: $710
free lessons
The first lesson with Mel will allow you to get to know each other and discuss your needs for future lessons.
- 1hr
online
- $71/h
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