I have over 30 years of experience as a writing tutor. I have worked with college students to develop their writing skills at both the community college and university level, offering my guidance as t... hey wrote a variety of essays as well as major research papers utilizing MLA and APA styles. I work hard to ensure that my tutees understand and use the writing process because even a paper with perfect spelling and grammar is inadequate if it has weak ideas and ineffective organization. I focus first on developing students' ability to generate relevant ideas and organize them effectively, then on sentence structure, grammar, spelling, and style. read more

Hi everyone! My name is Joan. I'm from Pennsylvania USA currently living in Costa Rica. My hobbies are reading, writing, listening to music, watching movies, and learning Spanish. I care a lot about... people. I love helping people overcome the educational barriers that have kept them from moving forward with their lives - whether they need improved writing skills to pass a college course or to be more successful in their career or to pass the GED or HiSET to get a job or to start college. My tutoring philosophy is student-centered and focused on student empowerment. My classes are highly interactive, keeping the student involved throughout the lesson. In the end, I want my students to feel confident in their ability to learn and to reach whatever goals they set for themselves.read more