My Philosophy and Methods Did you know that only 24 percent of 8th and 12th grades students were proficient at writing, according to a report by the National Assessment of Educational Progress in 2011? This means 75 percent of students did not have the ability to just communicate an intended message, such as an email to a boss. I help students break into this 24 percent by teaching paragraph structure (simple to advanced), as well as essay and research paper formation, to students from 4th grade through college age. In my writing classes I pull from a variety of curriculum (Write Shop, Institute for Excellence in Writing, etc.) to design each class around the balance of parental goals and student weaknesses/gifts. Each session is 1 hour, and the duration of the class can be either for the whole school year or a semester, depending on individual goals and needs.