Margaret
Patient, Very Experienced, Acclaimed Tutor w/12+ years - Many Subjects
Hello, My name is Margaret; call me Peggy. My education and professional field is The Arts - music, acting, visual art, film, writing, publishing, consulting, and teaching. I bring my knowledge, skills and awareness of how people learn best and differently - to my teaching. In 2011, I became certified to teach ESL (English as a Second Language), because I love the diversity of people, cultures and travel. My experiences teaching has been a delightful, rewarding experience. It is gratifying to...
ESL/ESOL
theatre
Teacher: Acting teacher - Camps in Stafford and Spotsylvania counties, VA, and Germanna Community College, summer youth program, Fredericksburg, VA. Adjunct Faculty - Event Planning workshops, Germanna Community College, Fredericksburg and Culpeper, VA, and Piedmont of Virginia Community College, Charlottesville, VA. Production Work: Producer/Stage Director/Tech Director of large productions in notable Washington, DC venues, and for arts organizations in Virginia. Used theatre studies skills: Appeared in television and film in Washington, DC area, and in England. Education: studied theatre arts/acting during undergraduate studies, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA.
proofreading
study skills
Theater
English
reading
writing
grammar
vocabulary
voice (music)
Rob M. from Richmond, VA
Peggy's great. Her background in acting and singing provides great insights into our work on voice and projection. She's also an excellent listener..
Peggy D. from Chesterfield, VA
Peggy is great with my 7 year old son. He loves his time with Peggy and responds to her easily. She has been an asset to his progress in his learning confidence. Peggy constantly finds new ways to challenge my son. I can see the progress he has made since Peggy has started working with him. I anticipate him to be reading above his level in no time.
Yangmin L. from Richmond, VA
Ms. M is really a good tutor. She has been tutoring my 4 year-old son for 3 months. My son knew little English at first and can only say a few words. We have noticed really big progress with Ms. M's help. He can now speak in full sentence and recognize both upper and lower case. She is very patient and always well-prepared. My son likes her a lot!
Juliana B. from Chester, VA
My husband and I were looking for a tutor who would be experienced, organized, patient, with a good sense of humor and happy. We think we found it in "Peggy." That was our first impression of her. Hope she can help us improving our communication in English.
JIEUN L. from Glen Allen, VA
Margaret M. is a really nice teacher for my two kids who speak a foreign language. I thought my kids just needed the writing, so I asked her to correct the mistakes of book reviews. Even though she has many material to teach my kids, she focused on correcting proof. Then, she found that my kids need to learn some grammars so she had taught both book review and word forms. Her voice is very good to hear, so my kids can learn a correct pronunciation. She is usually on time at the class and replies quickly whenever I sent an e-mail to her. At first, My kids learned together at the same time, but now they learn at the different time. My kids love her and they look forward to learning English more.
Basil A. from Richmond, VA
I highly recommend her! The best tutor I've met so far. She goes through everything you need and have to know.
Mabel A. from Richmond, VA
Having Peggy as my tutor has been an useful and encouraging experience. Peggy taught me that the key to learn the English Language is musicality and rhythm. Therefore, Peggy helps me create the right sounds for the letters and words, showing me the right movements that my mouth and my tongue have to make and become accustom to. Secondly, to talk with Peggy is a delightful way of loving the American culture. This is great and necessary for me in the process of learning the English Language, because I think you cannot learn if you are not passionate for a subject. It is also extremely important for me to have the feeling that I am welcome. To communicate with Peggy is such a warm welcome to my desires of speaking the English Language, and also the evidence that is really a wonderful thing to do. I feel that Peggy really wants me to speak a perfect English. It certainly makes a difference that an American person values how difficult it is to come to a new country and to try to learn its language.
Lilian B. from Richmond, VA
Great choice! I met Peggy few weeks ago, after I moved to Richmond. My English level was extremely beginner and now I already feel much better, less shy and encouraged to practice more. She works softly which makes the learning easier. We've been talking about everything and we laugh a lot, besides that, she's a great person. Amazing tutor! Peggy is a great teacher. With the classes, she makes me feel confident to rise to improve in my level. I really feel comfortable nowadays to communicate with people. The classes are very pleasant and I've figured out the answers to all my questions quickly. I recommend her to everyone.
Yuko N. from San Antonio, TX
I wanted to have a tutor who can help me to correct my pronunciation as an ESL student. The tutor has a good ear and is compassionate for the foreigner. I really appreciate her helping me.
Abdullah A. from Charlottesville, VA
I met Margaret for the first time few weeks after I came to the states. I would say I started from zero. My English was so poor and could not construct 2 words sentences. She knows how to start with beginners. I did not feel its a lesson, it was so much fun. We talked about culture, food, music and of course grammar. I would recommend her to any one who is learning English. In simple words she is the best tutor you could get.