Award-Winning AP US History Tutors serving Newark, NJ

...Greek and Chinese cultures. Writing acts as the bridge between my linguistic pursuits and historical interests. As I embark on this tutoring journey, I am eager to impart the importance of language skills to kids. Through engaging lessons, I aim to instill a love for languages and the cultures associated with them. Writing is the vital skill that links these two subjects and projects them to world, so I am excited to teach this tool.

...to teaching high school at the high school level, I have taught adult education in the field of cosmetology and aesthetics. I am passionate about psychology, history, social sciences, social studies, english, and reading, because these fields influence our daily life. Psychology is a key subject because it combines history and science. I strongly believe that with proper teaching in the fields of history and psychology that life becomes easier and more manageable. The skills...

My name is Jacqueline and I have years of experience teaching English and civics/government to all age groups. I work as a professional in politics and have taught English to adults and at a private school for students 2-17 years of age.

...a college English professor at Suffolk County Community College , and have been tutoring students of all ages in English, math, and history for ten years. I experience joy every time I can help a struggling student understand, or even enjoy a subject. I am very experienced in tailoring lessons to meet an individual's needs, so no matter what your issue is, we can figure out how to solve it together! I look forward to...

...a deep passion for learning and the journey of thinking. My obsession is philosophy, which as a kind of over-arching discipline concerning the knowledge of what is, disperses me into many of the various subjects within which the joy of thinking can inhabit. I am excited to work with students and learn from them and see the ways in which their thinking can develop, as well as help them acquire the skills to succeed in...

Hello! My name is Daniel Hopkins and I am a certified history and government teacher. Please note I can tutor AP US History and European history. I also have experience teaching English, math, and tutoring SAT and ACT.

...High School, I was a National AP Scholar and a National Merit Finalist. I am passionate about helping students succeed, and I am patient and enjoy walking through multiple methods to help a student find what works best for them. I enjoy helping students reach their potential. While I tutor a range of subjects, I am most interested in and best equipped to tutor students in SAT prep (math, English, and test-taking strategies), history, economics,...

...of these areas. My approach is individualized intervention strategies tied to "real-world" applications of skills. This assures that students are not just learning content, but understand the context in which the content is useful for college and career success. Ninety-six percent of my students passed the state ELA exam after being scored below grade level the previous school year. I enjoy teaching language arts because I believe it's the gateway to understanding ourselves and the...

...that I can help you take on your challenges and achieve your goals. I am an experienced baseball coach and ski instructor who has helped many students overcome their fears and perform at a higher level than they thought possible. I recently graduated from NYU where I took many writing and history courses, never receiving lower than a B+. I think I am the perfect person to help students break out of their shell and...

...available to work all months of the year, and I am happy to travel to your home, or can set up appointments at a caf, library or other public space. Bottom line: Nothing gives me greater satisfaction than helping bright people communicate the best parts of themselves through writing, and through learning the tricks of the SAT trade. I'm happy to figure out effective strategies for your child that will maximize her potential without making...

...with focus on SAT Math, Algebra, Calculus, Python, and C++. I love helping students learn and seeing their eyes light up as they grasp new concepts. I enjoy using visual or real life examples to explain new concepts, especially for younger students. I believe doing practice problems is one of the most effective ways to learn as it allows students to figure out exactly which aspects of new concepts they might be struggling with so...

I am enthusiastic about thinking deeply about concepts and helping others to have a greater understanding of such concepts.

I am a published novelist and a graduate of one of the most prestigious law schools in California. I have been a staff member on a presidential campaign, and I have been around the world. I am enthusiastic about learning, and about communicating my knowledge. I get along with almost everyone and I have outstanding morals, ethics and values.... I approach each individual and task in a specialized manner. I vary my approach in accordance with...

...remarkably successful in creating a base of knowledge that helps my students succeed in the short term as well as develop an idea of the most effective ways for them to learn and process math. As a life-long math lover, I enjoy all fields within mathematics but have the most fun tutoring Pre-Algebra, Algebra I, Algebra II, and SAT Math. In my free time, you can find me playing golf, watching the History Channel, or...

...studying Chinese, Politics, Government, English and History. I am most knowledgeable in the field of Chinese language, and spent my junior year abroad in China participating in intensive language programs in Beijing and Shanghai. I have just returned from a post graduate year abroad in Taipei, Taiwan, and left being evaluated at an advanced level of written and spoken Chinese. I understand how difficult learning this language can be especially for high school students or...

...to beginning tutoring, in order to certify that I had the appropriate background to provide professional feedback to fellow students on their literary works and projects. After graduation, I worked for a full-service learning center where I created and implemented high school lesson plans for home-schooled students, provided academic support for students ranging in ages from 8 to 20 years old, and taught group and individual standardized testing preparation classes. I have also assisted students...

...a language teacher for the past seven years, focusing on "twice exceptional" students, those who are highly gifted and have challenges like autism, executive functioning, and learning disabilities. With master's degrees in both Mathematical Physics and Special Education, I love teaching both advanced subject material and the fundamentals of literacy, organizing, and the whole human that go along with all learning. I often say I work best with folks who "love learning but hate school."...

...explaining the learning objectives in an easy to digest fashion. I also aim to put the students in the center by asking them a lot of questions so I can ensure they understand the learning content. Students feel very comfortable with the questions I ask because I am extremely patient with every question. If the student gives a wrong answer or an answer I possibly disagree with, then we go over it together to find...

...what type of learner I am, and how I better retain information. For example, I found that I had a procrastination problem, therefore, I began to set up detailed schedules of when to work on certain projects in order to make them more manageable. I believe that an education is one of the most important thing that someone could ever be gifted, and that working hard to make that education worth it is extremely important....

...a member of Phi Alpha Theta, a nationally recognized academic honor society for history. My psychology curriculum tended towards a neurological coursework, with a particular interest in atypical development, abnormal psychology, and behavioral pharmacology. While I am most passionate about history and psychology, I am comfortable teaching a wide spectrum of related subjects, from Art History, to Biology, to Literature. At Rutgers I served as a Peer Tutor for Army ROTC Cadets, engaging with them...