Hello. My name is Seth Kaplan. I am a fourth-year undergraduate student studying English education with the goal of one day being a high school English/literature teacher. I got my associates degree at Milwaukee Area Technical College in 2020, and have since transferred to UWM, with this being my second year. Admittedly, I enjoy reading drastically more than writing, but nonetheless, I know writing is still an important skill that should constantly be exercised and improved on. In terms of my writing/teaching career, I currently work at the Milwaukee Academy of Science as a SPARK tutor, which is an early literacy program through the Boys and Girls club which helps K-3rd grade students improve on their reading and writing skills. Though I would prefer to work with middle and high school students eventually, my experience so far at SPARK has jump started my admiration for working with others, especially in relation to their reading and writing. I’m looking forward to meeting you and helping you in any way that I can with your writing!
Some more about me, I spend most of my time doing schoolwork and working, but when I’m not doing those things, I’m playing guitar, skateboarding, or spending time with friends and family. Other hobbies which I've picked up recently are learning to speak Russian and drawing, but I'm an absolute novice at both!
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I just feel the same about writing. However, I have noticed that working with younger writers made me look at my writings in a different way as I taught 5th grade students. In fact, they need a lot of time to finalize a writing piece but they have perspectives they share and their ideas (although they are all over the place). They still have a potential to become better with our advice as tutors.
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