Dorothee
Experienced Teacher and Tutor
My teaching career began in Germany/Heidelberg and an Exchange program brought me for two years to Houston, Texas. During this time I got accustomed to all cultural differences and after moving to Boston decided to stay and even became an American citizen. Today I feel at home in both cultures and enjoy teaching bi-lingual students in all grades and abilities. During the last 4 years I prepared several students for their future studies abroad. Learning a foreign language should always in...
ADD/ADHD
As a certified special education teacher I have 27 years of experience with instructing students with a diagnose of ADHD. Most students benefit from content that is broken down in only a few details at a time. A very structured lesson and support in organizational skills are also a big help. Very often it is a benefit to include parents in a teacher's goals and objective. Those goals should be developed after getting to know the student's anxiety level and personal needs.