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Positive Student Teacher Interactions
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Thadra Petkus is currently a freelance writer, English teacher and mentor. Although she has taught students from age two through seventy-two, she spent most of her classroom years teaching high school English and writing, where she also served as a new teacher mentor. She has trained with the College Board in A.P. Literature, A.P. Language, and Vertical Teaming. Thadra has also written Adult ESOL curriculum for Palm Beach County and American Literature curriculum for an online high school course with KC Distance Learning. After leaving the classroom, she served as Executive Director and Master Tutor for a learning center specializing in college preparation.
Thadra is available for online tutoring to work with adult students as well as students in grades 6 - 12. She specializes in writing and reading comprehension. If you'd like to know more about Thadra's tutoring services, please contact her via the email option displayed on this page. She also has a comprehensive video course produced by Brightstorm.com entitled Journeying Towards Success in Writing currently available online. To view a free sample video from the complete course, click here.
Thadra earned her B.A. in English and certificate in Women's Studies in 1995. She later won a scholarship from the English-Speaking Union to attend Oxford University in England, taking graduate courses in English Literature. In 2003, Thadra earned her M.A. in Curriculum and Instruction with a minor in English as well as her ESOL endorsement.
SInce then, Thadra has attended numerous creative writing workshops and retreats. Thadra has written essays included in the following publications: Knoxville Writers' Guild Anthology, Skirt! Magazine, Moondance Literary Magazine and MetroPulse, two of which can be viewed online: In The River of Now and Soul Revival: A Journey Toward Truth. She also has many articles published online with Catalogs.com and is currently working on a collection of essays describing her travels.
Thadra has a passion for travel. She has visited England, France, Spain and Morocco. In 2007, she and her husband succumbed to their wanderlust and recently finished a two-year American sojourn in an RV with their cats.