Award-Winning ACT Tutors in Erie County, NY

...students of all ages and enjoy exploring a wide range of subjects, but I'm especially excited to tutor Spanish and English grammar, writing, and literature. I'm also available for SAT preparation, essay editing and ESL. I make sure to foster a comfortable and secure environment that specifically suits each student. My favorite part of tutoring...

...alphabet and basic words before she was able to enter preschool. Since then I've helped her through countless assignments and tests in various subjects like math, english, social studies, and science. In high school, I took as many APs and accelerated courses as I could: AP Biology, AP US History, AP Psychology, AP Chemistry, AP...

...through which I want to help my students view the subject. Additionally, these courses are fresh in my mind, and so I can recall what did or did not make sense to me and what helped me understand a certain topic - insight I can pass along to my students. Again, I want to instill...

...exams as well as the standardized tests and can make them approachable for students. I have tutored French for 5 years now, as well as been a French Instructor for the past several years. I understand how to make the language approachable for learners and how through communication in can be retained. I enjoy working...

...importance of non-cognitive skills. Patience, grit, and determination are integral to student success and I work daily to inspire my students to be proactive, take risks, collaborate with others, set goals, and seek excellence for themselves and invest in their futures. As teachers, we can't ask our students to love Shakespeare or Statistics or SAT...

...level engineering courses as a teaching assistant during his PhD. Benjamin has five goals with each new student: 1. Identify the studnts goal, their strengths, their weaknesses, and map out a timeline of mini-goals to achieve their overall goal. 2. Fill in any gaps in high level understanding through student-tailored and fun mini-lectures. 3. Introduce...

...and Public Speaking. It is something that I enjoy, and am deeply passionate about. I believe that education should be as fun as it is rewarding. If this wasn't the case, I couldn't really see any point in devoting my life to it. Outside of school and work, I try and get outdoors as much...

...walks of life. I have experience in public and private schools, urban and suburban. Truthfully, I love math and all that it can do for us. I believe that given the right teaching, everybody can learn and enjoy math. I have experience teaching pre-algebra up to calculus, and would be comfortable tutoring any of those...

...communication in any situation, mode, or medium. My goal as an educator is to bring knowledge-gaining experiences to students in such a way that necessary skills are transferred to multiple areas, thus promoting deeper cognitive ties. Lastly, my hope is for all students to love words and the power, responsibility, and gifts they bring.... I believe that teaching is a two-way street, meaning that while I have knowledge and experiences to share with students, they, too, have knowledge and experiences to share with me. Thus the 'two-way street' allows teachers and students to create a symbiotic relationship with one another that allows for Socratic conversations, self-made creations, and transference of skills. I also believe most students learn best when they are challenged, have room to be expressive, and lastly have the opportunities to demonstrate, apply, and stretch their learning.

I have been tutoring for over 5 years. My specialities are science, math, English, standardized test prep, and application and essay editing. I have a degree in psychology and cognitive science from Georgetown University, and a Master's in neuroscience from University at Buffalo. I am currently enrolled in medical school at JSMBS. ... My teaching philosophy is to be patient and never give up on a student. If they reach out to me for help, I will give them my 100%.