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English (ESL) with Les K.

Los Angeles, California

Teaches online
Teaches all skill levels
Age: 5+
Speaks English, español
Teaching since 1990
MA American Studies (American Intellectual History); Poetry

    About Les K.

    I'm ready. Are you? My name is Les K. and I'm really excited to meet you! I have a BA in English with a concentration in Creative Writing and an MA in American Studies. As a long time teacher whose students go on to bigger and better things in life, I think my job is to make me unnecessary! You start where you are, we work on what you need to improve and then you go on into your life. I have been a tutor for more than 10 years and a teacher for over 20 years. I have helped my students to write papers/essays, poems and stories, college applications, compile resumes, write letters, answer questions on a wide variety of topics from the personal to the professional. I am curious, funny, interested in people and dogs! I love to cook, take photographs, and read. My students say I am smart, compassionate, thoughtful and have a crazy sense of humor. Let me know how I can be of help to you.

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    Teaching Hours

    Monday
    3 PM-7 PM
    Tuesday
    4:30 PM-8 PM
    Wednesday
    4:30 PM-8 PM
    Thursday
    5 PM-7 PM
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    Pricing
    30 minutes
    $30
    45 minutes
    $45
    60 minutes
    $60
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    Experience

    English teacher

    Sep, 1991 - Jun, 2012

    Marlborough School Los Angeles

    As a member of the English Department, I taught 9th, 10th and 12th grades. The school focuses on basics but takes the students to the highest levels of critical and creative thinking. The school is highly academic and supports each student in achieving her best in each academic subject.

    Education

    BA English--concentration in Creative Writing

    Sep, 1966 - May, 1970

    University of Iowa (Iowa Writer's Workshop)

    MA American Studies (American Intellectual History); Poetry

    Jun, 1976 - May, 1978

    University of Iowa

    Certifications

    Secondary English

    Jun, 1970

    Iowa, Massachusetts, Illinois

    I am a certified Secondary English teacher (grades 6-12)

    Affiliations

    National Council of Teachers of English

    Aug, 1979

    The National Council of Teachers of English is devoted to improving the teaching and learning of English and the language arts at all levels of education. This mission statement was adopted in 1990:

    Languages

    Spanish

    Limited Proficiency

    English

    Native Proficiency

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