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Sally V.
Private tutor in Austin, TX
Education
LBJ High School - I graduated with Science Academy Endorsement in 1998. 2 years as a music major at The University of Oklahoma. Texas State University-San Marcos - BA, Mass Communications Minor: Womens Studies
Experience
I graduated from what was known as the Science Academy at LBJ High School, a local magnet school. (Now it's called LASA, otherwise known as the Liberal Arts and Science Academy.) One summer while I was in high school I tutored with my Dad, who is a math teacher. I was too young to be on the official payroll, so my Dad paid me out of his pocket. It was an Algebra 1 class for students who had failed it the first time. I enjoyed it. I also tutored elementary students off and on during my junior and senior years to get volunteer hours for National Honor Society. I was very active in band, marching bass drum for two years and snare drum for two years. I love the marimba. I even majored in music for a while. I helped my brother-in-law's brother prepare for high school drumline tryouts last year. After I got my degree in journalism, I worked at a couple of different newspapers in Florida as a reporter before I came home. I did some copy editing here and there while I was a reporter. I'm well versed in AP style, although I can work with other styles. Recently, I have been teaching knitting and crochet at a local craft store, along with some kids craft classes. I've gotten positive feedback from my students. I have "regulars" in of all ages, including the ladies I volunteer to teach at a local retirement community. (One of the ladies always says I have "the patience of Job.") Most of the classes I teach are for beginners, so I'm no stranger to frustration. I don't mind it, because I know victory is around the corner!
Subject Expertise
Algebra 1, 1st Grade math, 2nd Grade math, 3rd Grade math, 4th Grade math, 5th Grade math, 6th Grade math, 7th Grade math, 8th Grade math, 9th Grade math, 10th Grade math, College Algebra, Elementary Math, Elementary Algebra, Geometry, Math, Middle School Math, Pre-Algebra, 3rd Grade Science, 4th Grade Science, 5th Grade Science, 6th Grade Science, 7th Grade Science, 8th Grade Science, Biology, Earth Science, General Biology, Drum and Percussion, American History, Government, US History, Kindergarten - 8th Grade, Geography, Writing, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade, Homeschool, Honors, Middle School, Summer Tutoring, Sociology