Award-Winning ACT Math Tutors in Hempstead, NY

...College in 2014 with a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and a minor in Educational Studies. I am currently pursuing a Masters in Secondary Education. I am comfortable working with students on all aspects of a math curriculum at the elementary, middle and high school level. I have successfully tutored students from ages 8 to 18 with a wide range of aptitude levels. I believe that all students have the capacity to understand math. I...

...of topics, including Environmental Science, Biology, Psychology, Statistics, French, Russian, English Language and Literature, and exam preparation (SAT, ACT, AP and GRE). My favorite topics to tutor in are Biology and Environmental Science, since I love sharing my interest in the science and using it to help students better understand and enjoy these exciting fields. My teaching philosophy is best summarized as "show not tell" -- I find that guiding students such that they can...

...continue to want to learn going forward. A little about me: I am a graduate of the University of Michigan Ann Arbor and have a MBA from the Zicklin School of Business. I spent 17 years in advertising rising to the position of Executive Vice President of Account Planning (Strategic Planning). The part of loved most about my job was mentoring young members of my team and teaching my clients how to better connect with...

...their personal best on standardized tests. My educational specialties include SAT, ACT, GRE, and SSAT prep. I am an alumnus of the University of Maryland, and have degrees in Political Science and Geology. I have also worked as a research assistant for the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health. I love helping students with algebra, and my tutoring program is very flexible and responsive to student needs. My hobbies include keeping up to date with...

...accomplish this by getting to know my students as classroom entities as well as people. In this way, I can vary my teaching style to suit each student and stay open to adjusting as necessary. I am fluent in French, after spending a year in Paris during college. Because of this, I am well suited to working with students who are having difficulty with French comprehension and oral skills, at all levels. Teaching the SAT...

...supplement my tutoring and teaching background. Next year, I will be a Teaching Assistant in Geometry with Blue Engine at Renaissance High School for Musical Theater and Technology. Although I tutor a broad range of subjects (from Math to English to Test Prep) I am most passionate about English and Writing, because I really enjoy editing essays. For both my tutoring and teaching style, I like to let the students' knowledge gaps guide the sessions...

...their abilities. For my students who already have confidence in their math ability, it is about pushing them to the next level. Math is about problem solving, puzzles and thinking outside the box. By presenting problems within their skillset but slightly beyond their experience, it allows for the imaginary side of math to emerge while preparing them to approach a new problem with confidence. As the Math Department Head of my school, I have an...

...my freshman year at Muhlenberg that I was first trained as a tutor. Ever since I have been tutoring Math, Chemistry and standardized tests. Tutoring is a pleasure to me, I particularly enjoy helping students reach that 'aha' moment, where they gain an insight into a particular concept. As of January 2012 I have tutored more than 20 students for a total of nearly 500 hours. In the future I will be attending graduate school...

...work, as well as a capacity for empathizing with other people. While I tutor a broad range of subjects, including various sciences and math, I am most passionate about chemistry. Having taken various chemistry courses throughout my education, I have learned tips and tricks along the way to help any kind of student succeed. I am a firm believer that education involves a two-way approach with the educator involving the student as much as possible....

...for them. I would describe my teaching and tutoring philosophy as one that constantly engages the students to be aware of their problem-solving process. I try to improve the way that students tackle problems, so rather than diving in immediately after reading a problem, their first though is, "What do I need to do here?". Outside of the teaching and tutoring world, I work in financial technology. My hobbies include golf, Zumba, and taking walking...