Liv -  - Kirkland
1st lesson free
Liv -  - Kirkland

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Liv

  • Rate US$50
  • Response 1h
  • Students

    Number of students Liv has accompanied since arriving at Superprof

    23

    Number of students Liv has accompanied since arriving at Superprof

Liv -  - Kirkland
  • 5 (3 reviews)

US$50/hr

1st lesson free

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1st lesson free

1st lesson free

Experienced tutor in English in Kirkland, Liv offers private lessons tailored to your needs.

Lesson location

    • Online

Recommended

Liv is a respected member of our tutor community. She is highly recommended for her commitment and the quality of her lessons. An excellent choice to progress with confidence.

About Liv

I am an experienced teacher and and empathic one at that. I can usually read and draw out students no matter their personality. My schoolhouse location offers the ability to teach a lesson, use video, cooking, art, games and the regular "school" work necessary for learning a language.

Do I need to pick just one thing?

I LOVE seeing the look on a student's face when the light bulb finally goes off and they are able to understand and respond in their newfound language.

I LOVE it when, on the fly, I can change a lesson plan or explain something when an opportunity presents itself. It is so great to be able to have the freedom to teach in the moment - give the student what they need when they show they are ready to learn it.

I LOVE students "why" questions. It means they are thinking. Helping create thinkers makes for a better, stronger and more community within the world.

I LOVE the giggling of little kids (and even big ones!) when they discover that "Je suis finit" means "I am dead" and that they must use "J'ai finit" to mean "I have finished."

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 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.

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About the lesson

  • All Levels
  • English

All languages in which the lesson is available :

English

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 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.



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.



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. ;-)



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Rates

Rate

  • US$50

Pack prices

  • 5h: US$250
  • 10h: US$500

free lessons

The first free lesson with Liv will allow you to get to know each other and clearly specify your needs for your next lessons.

  • 1hr

online

  • US$50/h

Details

$60 an hour (one on one)

$50 an hour (2 students)

$40 an hour (3 students)

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