Award-Winning AP World History Tutors serving Bergen County, NJ

...greatness of Greek and Roman culture: "All the prerequisites to a learned culture, all the methods of science, were already there; man had already perfected the great and incomparable art of reading profitably that first necessity to the tradition of culture, the unity of the sciences". In this vein, I believe that teaching careful and thoughtful reading is one of the most important assets that a pedagogue can give to a student, and simultaneously one...

...graduated from Stanford University with a degree in Economics and in International Relations. I am currently working in a Bronx Public School as a teaching apprentice in Algebra. I have four years of experience tutoring one on one with students of all ages. I enjoy tutoring for the chance to develop personalized lessons for students founded on a trusting relationship rather than the transactional and memorization based education I felt I predominantly received growing up....

...time with her, she was able to progress to the 7th grade and is now in high school. In the past three years, I have become more specialized in tutoring for science standard exams and frequently tutor in AP Biology, AP Chemistry, SAT II Biology, and SAT II Chemistry. However, I also have students that I tutor in all subjects ranging from all ages ranging from middle school to college. I feel my students succeed...

...to the First grade. I attended a small Catholic school for grades 1-8, and I graduated high school from a top Catholic, college prep program. I completed my undergraduate degree in Colorado and my Graduate work was done in New Jersey. I have over 15 years experience teaching, tutoring, and advising students in writing and the humanities (and some social sciences) at the college level. I am a student focused educator who tailors his approach...

I am a permanently certified New York State Social Studies teacher. I have tutored students in various US and Global History and Government courses, AP exams, SAT II's, and New York State Regents Exams for the past 15 years. Additionally I instruct History and Political Science undergraduate courses for the State University of New York, and have taught college-level classes for over a dozen years.

I am a graduate of Northwestern University. I received my Bachelor of Science in Journalism and Political Science with a social science concentration in Sociology. Since graduation, I have worked primarily as a journalist and editor in the news industry. I am passionate about history, writing, reading, political science, and sociology and have an extensive history with math - having come from a long line of math educators.

...English from Skidmore College and am currently pursuing an M.A. in History from Hunter College. I also have experience teaching guitar as a private guitar instructor and have tutored students in ELA, Social Studies and math in a library setting. I have learned from working with kids that every student is unique and special in their own way, and thus tutoring should be individualized to address the specific needs and interests of each particular student....

...am a natural leader in the corporate marketplace that can establish rapport with all levels of clientele, building quality relationships that result into opportunities. I currently have my Series 6, 63. Life, Health and Variable Annuity, and Real Estate Licenses. Helping clients keeping their financial house in order has been very gratifying and fulfilling as a banking professional, however I'd like to have my own practice and brokerage firm one day. After having graduated Seton...

...to be made available to students who were either displaced from school for some reason or students who are new to the district. I was a tutor in this program for two years, and I had complete and utter success. I had one student that had a brain operation that was out of school for 3 months from April until the end of the year. We studied together 3 times a week for her Global...

...disability services. In both of these experiences, I helped students from the beginning of the writing process to the end. Along with this background in higher education, I also have training with younger students as well. Through a private Math and Reading Center, I guided children age's three to eight through math and reading assignments. One of the most rewarding teaching experiences I have had is with my current job as a clinician at Lindamood-Bell...

...half years as Spanish-English medical interpreter helping Spanish-speaking patients communicate with their doctors. After that, I worked for an immigration lawyer. Both of these jobs were incredible experiences, but I found the things I got most excited about were the educational parts of the jobs. I loved when I could help a client understand something about the healthcare or legal system that they could continue to use after our appointment. My love of education confirmed,...

...am a rising Sophomore at Yale University. I am passionate about all things science, and plan to major in molecular biophysics and biochemistry. I also currently work at a cancer biology lab at Yale. As a high school senior, I tutored high school chemistry and humanities subjects, and my students saw marked improvement in their performance. I also have experience with standardized testing, as I took and performed highly on the SAT2 subject tests and...

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.

I am a recent graduate of Sarah Lawrence College with a love for learning and educating. I have experience working in an academic context with children from ages 5-20. I also have two years of experience working with students with learning disabilities and Autism.

...College at Rutgers University-New Brunswick, pursuing a degree in Computer Science and Business Analytics & IT. Some of the subjects I tutor are Algebra, Calculus I & II, and the SAT, but there are many more you can inquire about. I love tutoring students because I know how much a tutor can inspire a student to improve, and I hope to offer that to my own students. Some of my personal hobbies when not tutoring...

Current Senior (class of 2018) at Vanderbilt University triple majoring in Psychology, Spanish, and History (Concentration in Europe). Experienced in tutoring a variety of subjects, including History (European, World, and US), English, Algebra, and Spanish. I also have experience tutoring more specialized subjects, such as Shakespeare and Latin American short stories.

I was introduced to tutoring through a love of helping my friends succeed, and finding wonderful friends that helped me succeed. The feeling of understanding something is amazing, and the feeling of helping someone understand something is rewarding. Above all, I encourage critical thinking in everything I teach. Memorizing formulas and facts is good for short-term learning, but to truly understand a concept it is necessary to stimulate our minds to see patterns and connections.

I strive to make quality, personalized education available to students everywhere.

I am a graduating senior at Barnard College of Columbia University, earning my Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and Urban Teaching. I am a certified middle and high school history teacher, but also have over 4 years of experience teaching elementary-aged students. I love working with all subjects, but especially in English and History. I can't wait to work with you!

...from Sarah Lawrence College in ecology and communications. In addition to tutoring, I am a writer and an education volunteer at the New York Aquarium. My previous teaching experience includes being a volunteer educator at Greyston Community Gardens and at Quixote Quest. I've also worked as an ecology research assistant and in science writing. I was web editor of the Sarah Lawrence Phoenix for over a year and a half, and then a copy editor...