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...and informally throughout the past seven years; during that time, I've developed my belief in a "person-first" approach to tutoring. To succeed, you need more than just some academic knowledge -- you need the right mindset and a confidence in your own abilities as well. I try to instill that into my students.
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...also worked with children for a few years, consistently as a volunteer with Big Brothers, Big Sisters, and the Girl Scouts of the USA. I am excited for the opportunity to work as a tutor and help others learn about Chemistry, Biology, and Psychology. Those are the main foci of my degree, but I also...
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...as an assistant teacher in my dance department. In the year since graduating, I've only become more sure about my desire to pursue a career in education. My first love is reading and writing, so I set out to become an English tutor. I worked for MeriEducation, a Los Angeles based tutoring and test prep...
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...Hill. I currently work as a freelancer translating Spanish-English/English-Spanish. Learning Spanish was one of the most rewarding educational experiences of my life and I hope to share that with my students. Learning languages is difficult and can be frustrating, but it needn't be. I take an individualistic approach to teaching languages and want to ensure...
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...recent graduate from the University of Texas in San Antonio who now lives in New York City. I love my two cats Pher Pher and Hobbes. I love to cook, run, and sing! I'd also love to help you ace your classes. I understand how challenging certain subjects can be as someone who had to...
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...recently graduated magna cum laude from Duquesne University with a BA in English Literature and Political Science. I will be attending Gonzaga School of Law in the Fall and am excited to continue my tutoring throughout law school! I have a very straightforward, multi-disciplinary approach to academics and I look forward to working with you.
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Recent American Literature Tutoring Session Notes
The student and I edited an essay that she had started to write. The essay is an opinion piece on genomes that she based off of several articles provided in class. We re-worked the copy to better organize her writing and convey the argument that she was making. The student understood how to finish the essay. I'm certain that she will receive a good grade on the essay, and I hope that she feels more confident in her writing skills as we continue to work together.
Today, the student and I continued our work on a homework packet covering clauses, complex or compound sentences, and punctuation. The student continues to grasp new English concepts easily, and in our hour and a half, we finished nearly the entire packet. As part of the assignment was to supply proper punctuation for some of the sentences, we also took this opportunity to discuss the proper use of punctuation when separating independent clauses, including semi-colons, hyphens, and comma/conjunctions.
The student and I worked on his reading comprehension with story and poem worksheets. We also talked about his previous math test and the struggles he faced with the problems. I discovered that he struggles with some of the word problems of his math units and deciding where to start. We will try to begin working on how to conquer math problems and what steps to make first, no matter what the questions are asking.
During this session we focused on studying the student's vocabulary words. My goal was to teach him different ways to study his words. We talked about the words and their definitions, we made stories up to put the words into context. I also made him use the words in different forms, such as nouns, adverbs, etc. We also came up with a detailed study plan for the week.
We worked on an assignment due on 11/14: writing a paragraph answering questions about Flannery O'Connor's short story "The Life You Save May Be Your Own." The student said they read the story in class. We read it together and I asked her questions about the plot, characters, imagery and symbolism. She started working on her assignment just before the end of our session.
We discussed on revisions to the student's first draft of a persuasive essay. Points of focus included citation conventions and sentence-level editing. She developed and practiced strategies for MLA formatting of citations, identifying and repairing run-on sentences and establishing pronoun agreement.
