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Dennis F.
Private tutor in Houston, TX
Education
My undergrad degree (BFA) is in education from the University of Illinois. My GPA was 3.12/4. I specialized in art and also earned a minor in English and American literature. I paid my way with two scholarships, a job teaching pottery classes for the Urbana Park District, and a midnight-to 8:30 AM job at Kraft Foods. I studied for my M.A. at Illinois State University and earned a 3.76/4 GPA. I returned to the University of Illinois for my Ed.D., which I received in 1988, earning a 3.82/4 GPA. I paid my way with a Fellowship, a tuition and fee waiver, and teaching assistantships from the School of Art and the Department of English. While working on my doctorate, I entered a short story in the university-wide Graduate Student Fiction Writing Contest, and won first place. I also worked as an English teacher in the university's Upward Bound program.
Experience
My first job in my chosen profession was teaching 8th grade English half-time, and K-12 art half time. I did this for ten years before going to graduate school for my masters and doctoral degrees. I became an education professor at the University of Houston, where I taught for ten years. Then I became art education faculty at Texas Tech University in Lubbock. I have returned to Houston and now teach sixth and seventh grade social studies at the Awty International School. I was named Texas Art Teacher of the Year in 1999, and Western U.S. Art Teacher of the Year in 2000. I am a natural teacher, and I look forward to my tutoring jobs with University Tutor.