Young French Scholars (and Foodie Extraordinaire!)

I typically find that students are missing some very important fundamentals. Once those are reviewed and mastered, all else falls into place. First class is often 1.5 hours as a result. 

I think what is most important is establishing a comfort with my students and figuring out what are the reasonable expectations for our sessions. Discovering what a student is able to do outside of our sessions is also helpful. (I give wicked easy and often fun homework.) ;-)

I earned my BA and teacher certification from the University of Washington in 1989 and have instructed hundreds of students and tutored many high school and college students over the past two decades.

I have a lot of passion for the language, the people, the culture - my curriculum is vast in order to engage students on multiple levels.

$60 an hour (one on one)

$50 an hour (2 students)

$40 an hour (3 students)

Originally, Young French Scholars began as a non-profit organization teaching 500+ students every year in 5 different elementary schools in the Lake Washington School District.

Teaching is in the blood.

I have worked with students as young as 3 through college. Currently working with my oldest student at 70!

I've worked with many special needs students ranging from epilepsy to autism. Love them all.

Needless to say, my public school students have a lot on their minds - unfortunately, not French related. Last week (MAR 2018) we took some time to talk about KINDNESS vs much of the bullying we see via social media. How does a teacher tie THAT into a French class?

Well, our local Be Neighborly site wasn't, well, being very neighborly about doggie poop. I used it as an example of how social media has the opportunity to support others or tear them down. The poop part? It was a great cultural exploration of how people in America tend to pick up their doggie poo while when walking down the streets of PARIS, one must "regardez la crotte!"

We all have the ability to choose. My students chose that day not to be "poopy" and wrote kind notes to give to their third period teachers who could, in turn pass them out to the students that my students wrote a compliment about. ;-)

If you are looking to hire a tutor, the most important thing to look at within any subject area is this: Are they passionate about what they do? If they are, they will do everything possible to change up lessons in order to help you succeed with your goals.

Students should bring any materials and think about whether they are a visual or an aural learner. Are they wanting to improve a grade, pass a class or go on a trip. Those things are relative to the tutor's decisions about how best to proceed.