Theodore J.
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About Theodore J.
Subjects
Essay Writing, Essay Writing, Spanish, ELL, Literature
Education
Bachelors in English Language and Literature, General from University of Kansas
PHD in English Language and Literature, General from Arizona State University
Career Experience
As a full English professor (now retired), I taught the following subjects for forty wonderful years at a community college: composition (including essays, interpretive analyses, and MLA and APA research papers), literature (both English and American and all genres), technical writing for the workplace, English as a Second Language (ELL), and dual-credit college composition (online) to high school students in remote locations. I also coauthored an English grammar handbook for use with all college students, but with a special focus on Spanish-speaking students, who comprised 80% of our student body. I finished my Ph.D. twenty years into my teaching career. My doctorate included a large chunk of English Renaissance literature, but primarily focused on rhetoric and composition to expand my knowledge base to better help my students become more competent communicators and writers.
I Love Tutoring Because
I often got frustrated in my many years of teaching classes of 25-30 students per class (and five classes per semester!). I had to aim for the middle and hope that students who were struggling or needed an extra push would come to see me during my office hours, as I religiously encouraged them to do. Unfortunately, that didn't happen as often as I would have liked, so I began volunteering in the Writing Center rather than seeing students in my office--and that's when my students finally started coming to see me! Now that I've been retired for several years, I miss my students, but I'm no longer interested in teaching large classes. Instead, I prefer tutoring students on a one-to-one basis to help them find what they want to say and how to say it so they can get from where they are to where they need to be.
Other Interests
Creative writing, Drawing, Hiking, Painting, Reading, Soccer, Traveling, Watching Movies, Writing
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