Kim
Elementary and Secondary Education
- $40 / h
- 9 rating s
- Battle Creek , MI ( 49017 )
- 15 miles
I have had a variety of experiences with youth throughout my career. I have run recreation programs, run and worked in after school programs, worked with special needs children in a summer day camp setting, and have been a substitute teacher. The fact is I love working with kids and get a great deal of satisfaction helping them to overcome any obstacles that present themselves. I grew up with undiagnosed ADD, so I know how it feels to not be able to focus or just not "get it". I spend muc...
ACT English
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ADD/ADHD
I grew up with undiagnosed ADD. As a child I did so well with teachers who made learning fun and never boring, otherwise I was staring out the window or whistling in my own head always trying to entertain myself so I didn't get in trouble. By the time I made it to college (still undiagnosed) I had a very specific way of learning that I had created for myself along the way. The main problem was how to get good grades in subjects that I really wasn't interested in. So, I recreated my learning style, focusing on the ways that I most enjoyed learning. Your child's way may be even more different than my own, but if I could make it through college, undiagnosed, with a 3.48 GPA than anything is possible!