Leslie S.
Private tutor in Clearlake, CA
Education
B.A., Spanish University of Wisconsin - Madison Strong Sociology as sub-major GPA between 3.2-3.5, but cannot remember the exact number
Experience
I am a seasoned, mature professional who loves teaching and learning. I have tutoring, teaching, and coaching experience with both children and adults. My experience with teaching children includes: 1. Being a mother and father to my 3 siblings, in the absence of father, and frequent absence of mother, from age 6-11 (As you might guess, this involved both teaching and learning at the same time!) 2. Mentoring two young girls from grade school to womanhood, via Big Brothers & Sisters and a local mentoring program 3. Teaching ESL to Latino children – grade school and middle school, as well as to adult refugees from other countries 4. Acting as a Court-Appointed Special Advocate for children caught up in the legal system (This gave me skills and understanding of kids struggling to learn while dealing with troubling challenges at home.) 5. Acted as a volunteer Program Director at a juvenile lock-down facility (jail) for troubled youth (This gave me skills in dealing with challenging kids, as well as creativity in teaching so as to reach them on their level.) In regard to teaching adults, I have many years of training, mentoring, and coaching experience, including 30 years of deep personal development coaching. (The coaching is not fluffy "life coaching," but deep coaching.) With adults, I also have a strong specialty in sales, human resources, and career/job search training. (The latter includes 30 years of cover letter and resume writing.) I have years of public speaking experience, and a passion for helping others with this skill. I was raised by two English major parents who were both active in the theater. My mother was a professional editor, (giving me excellent English grammar, punctuation, and editing skills.) I speak basic to intermediate Spanish, and hope to return to my once fluency. I enjoy teaching English as a second language. I have some basic Italian due to taking three semesters in college. I am seeking temporary, part-time work to augment my income due to a recent medical diagnosis taking my business of 22 years to the floor. I am available for in-person, online, and/or telephone tutoring. I have careers in human resources, marketing, and sales, and have been an entrepreneur of my business for 22 years. My work profile is here: http://www.linkedin.com/in/lesliemsheridan. I am a published author and poet. I pass criminal, drug, and background checks and can provide proof of this.
Subject Expertise
Business EnterpriseMiddle SchoolMarketingManagementIntroduction to PoetryHuman ResourcesForeign LanguageEthicsEssay EditingEnglishCreative WritingOrganizationCollege EssaysBusinessCLEP Principles of MarketingComputer SkillsAP English Language and CompositionAdvertisingADHDADDACT WritingReadingWritingWeb DevelopmentWeb DesignVocabularyStudy Skills And OrganizationStudy SkillsSpanishSAT WritingSAT VerbalACT ReadingPublic SpeakingPolitical SciencePoetry WritingPersuasive WritingPCAT WritingPCAT Verbal AbilityPCAT Reading ComprehensionOtherOther1st Grade math3rd Grade Science3rd Grade Reading3rd Grade math3rd Grade2nd Grade Writing2nd Grade Reading2nd Grade math2nd Grade1st Grade Writing1st Grade Reading3rd Grade Writing1st Grade12th Grade Writing12th Grade Reading12th Grade11th Grade Writing11th Grade Reading11th Grade10th Grade Writing10th Grade Reading6th Grade WritingACT English9th Grade Writing9th Grade Reading9th Grade8th Grade Writing8th Grade Reading7th Grade Writing7th Grade Reading7th Grade10th Grade6th Grade Reading6th Grade5th Grade Writing5th Grade Reading5th Grade4th Grade Writing4th Grade Science4th Grade Reading4th Grade
Availability
Any day at any time
Can Meet
Up to 30 minutes away for no additional charge
Hobbies
*Making a positive difference in the world, for both humanity and our planet *Outgoing, enthusiastic, and understanding nature * Empathy, compassion, and excellent listening skills *Strong interest and experience in social impact and environmental/sustainability *Avid political geek *Resilience and persistence *A love of sailing *A healthy lifestyle, and knowledge that food is medicine, which either aids or impedes our learning and health *A love of nature *A love of classical and folk music *Lifelong experience as a poet *Introspective and spiritual *Emotional intelligence *Creativity *Thinking outside of the box *Intent acceptance and celebration of diversity and inclusion *(dis)Ability (which does not affect thinking, seeing, hearing, mobility) *A strong belief that anyone can learn and change if they are willing - and years of evidence of this facilitating deep personal development work *A belief that education, includes, but goes beyond book learning *Relentless commitment to lifelong learning *Belief in making the so-called impossible possible * Belief that we can learn to teach ourselves *Belief that we can be our own worst enemies, or our own best teachers . . . depending upon the choices we make
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