The below are a range of actual parent and student comments on working with me, Wendy, over the past decade. Everyday my students make me so very proud.

Australian High School Students and Parents

“Hi Wendy. I cannot begin to express our sincerest thanks is for the time and effort you have put into our son. He went from a child who disliked (and therefore obviously struggled with) English, to a boy that just walked out of his grade 12 final exam feeling super confident with his effort. He just not only flourished since your engagement, but he has thoroughly enjoyed every session with you. Thank you so much!!“

Wendy you are the best. Thanks for all of your support 🤩😎 You can now take a rest from “Macbeth” 😎😱 Highly recommend you Wendy !!!

BBC Parent, 2024.

The twins love their study time with Wendy – there’s never a groan or an eyeroll – her superpower is getting kids to want to learn.”

“Since year 6 and now into year 9 my son has been joining Wendy from The Writers’ Schoolhouse for weekly support. He has a few learning challenges and Wendy has helped him realise the superpowers also attached to them. Wendy is usually booked solid but she always makes time for us and any emergencies. Wendy has an incredible background supporting learners across P-12 schools (and higher ed) and connects with young learners like I have never seen before.”

MA Student University of Oxford

Wendy worked with this Indian student for over two years:

“Wendy played an instrumental role in my journey applying and completing my Master’s program at Oxford University. First, Wendy was a guide, mentor and a tutor in helping me strengthen and sharpen my application essays which not only won me a seat in the program but also helped me gain a scholarship which completely funded my fees and stay.

I would highly recommend Wendy’s work for all – especially for those who do not consider English as their first language.

During my Women Studies program at Oxford, Wendy guided me in solidifying my thoughts for research papers and mentored me in writing my essays and articulating my standpoint. This tutoring and mentorship played a major role in helping me complete my MA (with a distinction).

Wendy has not only helped me from a writing point of view, but also played a significant role in encouraging me to develop my critical thinking so I can argue a nuanced and layered understanding of issues.”

College and Graduate Students at the University of Chicago

Student evaluations at the University of Chicago allow students to comment anonymously. The following are comments made by University of Chicago College students during 2019 and 2020:

“It was great how Wendy wrote our claims on the white board and we got to dissect our arguments piece by piece. It was really helpful to just ponder the idea and throw around points to try and enhance our argument and the evidence we would use.”

“Wendy helped spearhead great improvement in my writing.”

Wendy is genuinely wonderful to work with, and she really works to help her students as much as possible.

Working with Wendy allowed me to improve, especially with tying together evidence with a cohesive claim and argument. I hope to improve my conclusion and emphasizing my thesis in my future writing.”

“The atmosphere in the writing seminars was always laid back and comfortable, in that I was not worried about sharing my work with the group, and I was not stressed when I was working there. It was an extremely helpful and welcoming environment. I feel like that allowed me to learn more than if I was uncomfortable with the environment I was in. I also like how small the groups were! It made it easier for me to interject my comments and ask questions.”

“Since working with Wendy I’ve done a much better job of planning my writing, including both argument and structure. I will continue to work on these in the future.”

“I think Wendy is a perfect fit; the way she makes learning fun really helped me to remember the concepts she was teaching. She has really helped me to understand how to write in a way that professors in an academic environment want.”

Australian University Students

Wendy has been invaluable in teaching me skills that include understanding essay questions, and formulating my response so that it both responds to the rubric and communicates my thoughts in ways that make sense! I continue working with Wendy and learn more working on every paper. I find that I am now able to complete assignments with confidence and achieve successful grades for my efforts.”