Online Publishing: Blogs and Zines for the Savvy Teen

My classes will mainly concern the following subjects: 

* Language (Spanish)
* Philosophy (Nietzsche, Camus, Sartre, Socrates, Plato, Marx)
* Social Sciences (Sociology, Psychology, Humanities)
* Writing (The basics, academic writing, research, textual analysis, creative writing, poetry) 
* Blogging (digital marketing, personal blogging, building a personal brand)

I'm a freelance writer with a wide range of skills and mastery. I have an extensive background in tutoring students ages five to mid-twenties and have worked in many schools as a para-educator. I graduated from U.C. Santa Cruz with a B.A. in Language Studies and an election to America's most prestigious honor society, Phi Beta Kappa. 

It's my genuine belief that if you give students the opportunity to succeed by demonstrating your passion, knowledge, engagement, care, and dedication, they will most often chose to succeed. I believe in staying objective and fair with all students, respecting differences in their learning methods, and knowing very well that each day is a new day: to start over, to learn something new, and to engage in the classroom. 

I also believe, having been a freelancer for close to two years now, that accountability is an incredibly important aspect of the classroom experience because this teaches young people that there are consequences. That is to say, I don't believe so much in "punishments" so much as "responsibility" and "making things right." If a student is late on their work, that's fine, but they'll have to answer a short bonus question along with it. This kind of environment tends to keep morale high and expectations clear. 

I've had incredibly positive experiences with my students. In anonymous reviews, I've gotten 4.5/5 stars on average, and am most noted for how approachable and enthusiastic I am. I love to engage with students, see what they're doing, what they want out of the class, and allow them to have fun with what they learn.