ABOUT THE PROGRAM
- K-12 students: We can help local students in reading, math, science, and social studies. Reading is our main priority.
- Adults: We can help you study for the GED or Texas teacher certification exams.
Students are encouraged to grow in their reading confidence by volunteering to read in our services.
CURRENT TUTORS
Ms. Retha Blocher
Literature and Mathematics
Retha is our instructor of mathematics, literature, and writing. She teaches mathematics through Algebra II, fiction and nonfiction literary analysis, grammar, and writing for public communication. She also organizes and directs our field trips.
Before moving to the Rio Grande Valley, Retha was a school librarian for ten years and taught communication skills to adults in the corporate world. She also has experience working in the library of Carthage College (Kenosha, WI) and worked for a municipal library for five years. She earned her B.A. in secondary English teaching, and she holds teaching credentials in Wisconsin and Illinois. Retha is an avid reader and has been married to Jonathan for 47 years.
Before moving to the Rio Grande Valley, Retha was a school librarian for ten years and taught communication skills to adults in the corporate world. She also has experience working in the library of Carthage College (Kenosha, WI) and worked for a municipal library for five years. She earned her B.A. in secondary English teaching, and she holds teaching credentials in Wisconsin and Illinois. Retha is an avid reader and has been married to Jonathan for 47 years.
Mr. Scott Azmus
Anatomy, Biology, Chemistry, and Physics
Scott is our science instructor. He taught in public schools for over two decades and is certified to teach all secondary science subjects in Wisconsin. He earned his B.A. in planetary geology at the University of Colorado and earned graduate credits at Oregon State University.
In addition to teaching, Scott is a published science fiction author. You can find all his eBooks on Amazon, where the eBook versions are available for free through Amazon’s Kindle Unlimited program. Scott was also a commissioned officer in the U.S. Navy and completed his military service as the executive officer of the USS Worden, a Leahy-class Navy cruiser. He has been married to Dora, also a Navy veteran, for 39 years. They have three children.
In addition to teaching, Scott is a published science fiction author. You can find all his eBooks on Amazon, where the eBook versions are available for free through Amazon’s Kindle Unlimited program. Scott was also a commissioned officer in the U.S. Navy and completed his military service as the executive officer of the USS Worden, a Leahy-class Navy cruiser. He has been married to Dora, also a Navy veteran, for 39 years. They have three children.