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It is a privilege to work with international students; I wonder if they will take part of my teaching with them back to their countries and teach others - just one thing - that I have taught them. I hope so! As well as the short term goal(s) of learning English well enough to pass a course, get into graduate school, or just have a more meaningful exchange with peers, I am hopeful that learning more about a language will contribute to citizens of all countries coming to a greater understanding of one another, and as Anna Quindlen says in one of our essays, realizing our greater "interconnectedness...

Why is it that you want to learn a new language? Is it because you want to travel there for vacation? are you going to move for your job and need to be able to communicate with the local colleagues? Or is it just because you are taking the subject in school as a complement to your other classes?

In any case you should be motivated when learning a new language. You can find that motivation within you or try to find information on the country that speaks the language you want to learn, their culture, their politics, or even their cooking. There will always be something in this country (or these...

Wow!!!!!!! I just cannot believe that Spring Break is almost here!!!!!! Ready...Set...WRITE!!!!!!! Yeah, you heard right! WRITE!!!!!! It's great practice and will strengthen not just your writing skills, but also your reading and grammatical skills. Write about anything - places you visited, people you met - maybe even a Spring Break crush! Write a poem or collection of poems, or keep a journal where you can write and draw - HAVE FUN WITH IT! Writing is not just a job...IT'S AN ADVENTURE!!!!!!!!!!

While many concerned students or parents shell out large sums of money for test preparation services, the real key to success on a standardized test is simply practice. Barrons sells an exceptional set of prep books that give solid strategies besides having sample tests to practice on. However, it is better to work from multiple books to get more sample tests. An easy way to save money on solid test preparation is to go to your local public library and check out books on test prep for your particular test.

More important than your expertise on the subject material is how you prepare. Test-taking...

Do you feel isolated just because you cannot speak English well? Isn't your English grammar in a good shape? If you answered "no" to any of these questions, you are not alone. There are many people like yourself, who struggles with the English language. I was one of them. Let me be your companion by lending you my hand. What do you have to lose?

Back during the Christmas Holidays I was contacted by a young lady who had problems with Reading Comprehension. She was a college student who had taken the TEAS exam to get into nursing school and had failed it twice. Her scores had improved from the first test to the next, but to tell the truth they were really all over the place. For those of you who might not know, the TEAS has several sections--reading comprehension, vocabulary, grammar, spelling, math and science. Her reading comprehension was so poor that it was causing her to have difficulties answering questions in the science...

Welcome students and parents to my first official blog! I am Davis as you have checked on my profile. I offer tutoring in various variety of subjects in high school mathematics and sciences, with chemistry as my specialty and college major! Any of you guys who are interested and live within 10 miles from 37932, please feel free to contact me!

Posting an entry that tells people how to edit their own work might seem counter-intuitive for someone who stands to gain from students who require a pair of eyes other than their own, but I prefer to think of tutoring as a series of stepping blocks which teach people how to do what I do on their own. From that perspective, it's clear why I'm so invested in giving people tips and tricks for seeing what really works (and what doesn't!) in whatever they've decided to write, whether it's a grant proposal or a book report. Here are the top three things I find the most helpful to remember when editing...

I have been having a blast playing 4 days a week at Hacienda del Sol in Tucson, Arizona. I am paying my bills singing and playing and I am meeting new prospective students as well. Last night I played for a guy who wants to study new and somewhat new country like Vince Gil and Toby Keith with me. I also sang my songs for 4 people who had seen the YouTube videos of me performing in Germany during the fall European tour.

It makes my night when folks come in loving the music already and requesting my songs.

I am teaching banjo, guitar and Portuguese this winter. I have one student on Skype and...

I just passed the 3,000 hour mark with WYZANT!!! Thank you to all my wonderful students, parents, friends, teachers, and WYZANT for your support!! The more I learn, the more I realize there is sooooo much more to learn!

I hope my students feel the same! I've enjoyed almost every one of the 3,000 hours, to say the least! But, most of all, I know in my heart that I am making a difference for those that cross my path! Thank you, all!