112 Fairview Tutors

I have twenty years' experience teaching English in every environment and with every kind of student imaginable. I have taught in a village school in Jamaica, UNC-Asheville, North Buncombe High School, the Juvenile Evaluation Center and at Christ School, a preparatory boarding school in Asheville. My teaching style is experiential as I believe every student has the capacity to connect with literature and to write very well, and I enjoy showing a student how he or she does this naturally. I be... ... More

Twice during my teaching experience I've had students diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome. My research on the subject revealed Asperger's as a mild form of Asperger's that is often mistakenly seen as a personality disorder. Asperger's does however share with the many manifestations of autism a difficulty in communicating, especially in matters of emotion. Physically, Aspergers people, (generally male) may flap their hands when excited and tend to walk on tip toe. It is not yet known why this is so. Both of my students were male and in their early teen years. Both liked to play video games and ... More

Hello! I am a Latin teacher, turned mom. In my first six years of teaching I developed a dynamic Latin middle school program, inspired students to love Latin through precise and creative teaching methods, devoted my planning time to tutoring individual students who struggled in Latin, and led students to be highly successful on the AP Latin Literature, AP Vergil and the AP Latin test for five years. After my first child was born I switched to primarily online tutoring so as to be at home wi... ... More

All students, from elementary to post secondary, can realize their potential and reach their goals, given the right tools and strategies. This concept is the basis of my work with students- discovering their strengths and interests to motivate and support their learning. Developing study strategies and activities that teach AND reinforce their studies and mastery of a particular concept. However, I cannot make this happen without a partner who is hopefully, motivated! Motivated or not so... ... More

I have 17 years of teaching experience at both the High School and Middle School levels. I am a great motivator and I am an expert at making the learning of a foreign language fun. The key to learning a language is repetition----hearing the same words over and over but in a different manner. To achieve this, I use a lot of visuals in my instruction along with questions and answers. I also utilize songs (when relative to what is being taught, kinesthetic activities and written follow-up wo... ... More

I have done graduate work in ADD/ADHA courses. I also have much classroom experience in working with students with ADD/ADHA and arranging instructional plans forworking with students with ADD/ADHA. ... More