About Raphael

Working on and off with kids since the age of 12 helps put a lot into perspective the older I get. I worked at a nature center and taught children how to care and learn from the world around them, and embrace others with empathy and curiosity. Working with kids has made me realize that education is both about good grades, and about how to greet tasks with creativity, independence and empathy. There are so many ways to teach a kid. I believe I'm as much a pupil as I am a teacher, as I believe everyone has something to learn from children. My favorite thing about tutoring English is finding what the student is really looking and wanting to write within the confines of their assignment. I use a process of questions and assertions that lead them through their own thinking, and help them funnel what they mean to say onto the page. My experience as an award winning journalist and poet has informed this extensively. I hope to meet you and your child, and see the kind of learning they need.