Award-Winning ACT Writing Tutors serving Huntington, NY

...school children from Harlem and the Bronx. I enjoy working with students to confront the challenges of a subject and then watching as the challenges begin to slip away and what was previously frustrating and incomprehensible to the students becomes a subject that they now enjoy learning about and studying. I believe I am a good tutor and teacher because I am patient, encouraging, and have good communication and classroom management skills. I do not...

...and moderated the yearly debates for the student UNIS-UN committee, and sat on the admissions committee.I helped design Freshman curricula to encourage students to get used to high school expectations and sophomore curricula aimed at preparing students for IB study should they choose to pursue that path.Those years included creative writing of poetry and short fiction as well as study of the personal essay modelled on writings of authors such as Loren Eisley, Joan Didion,...

...essay prep, and theater. I am an enthusiastic and involved teacher, and believe that learning should be fun and interactive. I believe everyone has their own unique way of learning, and I work hard to find what each individual student needs to stay motivated and confident in their studies. I am very skilled at guiding students to find their own answers, so that they will grasp concepts with complete understanding and a commitment to the...

...both the quantitive side of science and the imaginative side of having history come alive through art, and art come alive through historical contexts. Though born and raised and still in NYC, Sherry loves traveling. Besides traveling, she loves reading, drawing, playing guitar, practicing yoga and a myriad of other things she can't think to type into a description box that is only a simulacrum of herself. Sherry has been a teaching assistant at prep...

...or cover a compelling subject in more depth. I specialize in teaching personalized courses in writing, public speaking, and math. For students studying for the ACT or SAT I offer a preparatory course with measured progress reports as we move through each section. I attended a competitive university and I know what it takes to make a student a contender at the highest level of admissions. I keep the material fresh and memorable through a...

I'm a rising junior at Harvard College. I study African American Studies with a secondary in Women's Studies and I am pursuing a language citation in Spanish. I aspire to one day go to business school. When I am not doing work, I can typically be found reading, writing, or dancing.

...verbal sections of the SAT and editing their personal statements and college essays. As a high schooler, I was one of those students who LOVED standardized tests; I have always viewed them as an exciting way to measure progress and hone in on, not only academic skills, but also time management, organization, and maintaining a sense of personal calm. In fact, I love the entire college application process because I think of it not as...

...tutoring that I developed since early high school. I've taught and tutored middle school students (through Kumon Learning Center), as well as high school students to improve their grades in classes and/or reach their goals in standardized tests. I'm skilled in tutoring a broad range of different subjects, especially in the fields of science, math, and test prep. I bring a patient, personalized and collaborative approach to my tutoring. On my down time, my passions...

...have experience tutoring various math and science courses, including elementary through high school level math, Regents/AP chemistry, AP calculus AB, Regents biology, undergraduate physics, and more. With over 8 years of tutoring experience, I have developed my passion for tutoring after seeing my students connect with the material in ways they were previously struggling with. I love being able to help facilitate this connection, and it drives me to ensure that I integrate education into...

...an immediate impact. My tutoring background with Champion Learning Center resulted in young and older students making tremendous academic progress! Developing and monitoring individual learning plans for students was a major component as a tutor. Implanting personalized student goals, then adapting to student progression was a valuable skill. I visualize myself using these same skills when assisting young students at Varsity Tutors.. My ability to oversee the development of programming at Citizen Schools, as a...

...variety of needs. I have also taught adults about writing and creative non-fiction. I have strong background in literature and enjoy being able to help people engage with texts and create strong essays. I am firm believer that every person benefits from individualized instruction and I have made it a point to never teacher two people the same way. In my spare time I enjoy reading, writing, and hanging out with my pet.

...Yale College, where I double-majored in Philosophy and Art. I was also a Yale Journalism Scholar. While at Yale, I coached speech and debate, and I often tutored students in politics, public speaking, and history. I also teach art classes around the city. I love to teach, and I love to help to tutor students in multiple subjects including college essay writing, english, history, and SHSAT Tutoring. In my spare time, I like to knit,...

...a junior at Baruch College.I have A's on every Japanese language class in Baruch. When I immigrated to the US, I became interested in Japanese culture where there was Japanese television on Fridays. When those programming licensing ended, I turned to the internet. In the second semester in college, I took the opportunity to enroll in the first Elementary Japanese class. I was able to get an A in the class. I have taken all...

...Phi Beta Kappa national honor society. Over the past fourteen years, I have worked as an educator in a variety of settings and capacities. I started my teaching career at Blind Brook High School in Westchester County, NY, where I taught English Language Arts for three years and developed a popular creative writing elective, which I also adapted for a pre-college summer enrichment program based out of Cambridge University in England. Fascinated with the learning...

...Dental Admissions Test) has allowed me to hone in on introductory as well as complex biology, chemistry, and math courses. I volunteer for the Currently Trending High School to College preparatory program working in the tutoring, extracurricular, and application prep sectors (specifically for STEM students). I also volunteer online for the Teletutor Virtual Services with students from high school. I would describe my teaching style to be directed by the student. I am able to...

...to help children from preschoolers to high schoolers as a volunteer tutor. I have tutored elementary and middle schoolers in Math and English as well as my peers in Stuyvesant High School in Biology and Calculus. I may not be able to help children medically until I become a doctor, but until then I want to be able to help in any way that I can, which includes educationally. I tutor in a variety of...

...where I worked with a sixth grader on math, and continued up through college, where I volunteered at an after school tutoring program for kids in an underserved community. A language nerd, my favorite subjects to tutor are French and English writing skills, but I am equally confident in SAT and ACT test prep and math, science, history, and other subjects at the high school level. Beyond just helping improve students standardized test scores, I...

...research and evaluation, and develop confident written and oral communication skills and excellent attention to detail. Friends and family tell me I am empathetic, caring and dynamic, particularly suited to teaching. As a reflective and enthusiastic practitioner I am dedicated to enabling minds to develop and achieve. I feel that developing my own style and confidence in teaching, while being very accepting of further advice and training, would be a great addition to this opportunity....

...same bell. These automatons materialized purely for pedagogical purposes, then evaporated when their time had run out. Of course, the reality of their situation was always much different. Nearly all teachers work tirelessly for their students, rarely thinking about much other than teaching--especially in their first few years. (I know, because I became a first-time teacher.) When I began teaching, this knowledge spiraled me into a state of profound reflection. For the first time, I...

...grandmother was a wonderful teacher who helped me re-learn Chinese when I moved back from Japan to China. Because my grandma served as a mentor who believed that 'I can do it', I remained confident and went from bottom of class to top. Ultimately, we will not only work on your weakness, but also develop mental and physical toughness. Tutoring experience: spent 2 years in college tutoring pre-meds in Organic chemistry, and student athletes in...