I taught English for years in the United States at four elite college preparatory high schools and three universities and colleges. At those high schools, I specialized in Honors American Literature and Honors World Literature and was included in "Who's Who Among America's Teachers" in 1994; at the collegiate level, freshman writing. I hold a California Community College Instructor Credential (Valid for Life) in Language Arts/Literature and Philosophy/Religion. My academic background includes two...
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I am currently working as a general dentist in the Atlanta suburbs. I went to dental school at the University of Florida. I majored in Biology and International Affairs at the University of Georgia. I currently tutor in DAT prep, SAT prep, chemistry and math. I have been a past tutor in college and high school for many years. I am looking forward to working with you and reaching your academic/professional goals.
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...am a graduate of Barnard College, Columbia University. I received my Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Human Rights Studies. While a student at Barnard, I worked continually with children as a babysitter, often providing homework help. I became more involved in education when I worked as a co-teacher with Peace by Peace, where I taught non-violent conflict resolution skills to fourth grade students during my senior year. It was rewarding to watch the...
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...love learning, teaching and interacting with people about the subject matter that I am very passionate about. I do not believe that any subject is superior to another, and that together they form the basis of a well-rounded, informed individual. With regard to my particular areas of expertise, History, Social and Political Sciences, I feel that these areas all interact, and react, to each other and form an essential part of our human story; the...
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...am an undergraduate student currently enrolled at The University of Connecticut. I am majoring in Statistics and minoring in Computer Science and Mathematics. While I am heavily stem-focused, I have a great appreciation for the arts and humanities, as I believe it is important to have a balanced education to minimize our biases. I attempt to incorporate this philosophy into my tutoring lessons by including problems with real-world applications where possible. And as a tutor,...
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...My name is Cy - and I've been working with students for almost 15 years. I really enjoy being part of the learning process and helping students succeed. My professional life began as a biochemist and intellectual property attorney. After practicing law for five years, I attended grad school at Stanford, graduating in 2012. This background allows me to support students in a fairly large number of subjects. I look forward to working with you...
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...am a Yale graduate with over 8 years experience tutoring students from a variety of backgrounds. I recently graduated from the Yale School of Public Health with a MPH concentrating in Epidemiology and Global Health. I also received my B.S. from Yale with a double major in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology and French. I have experience both leading group classes and working with students one on one. I will respond to a student's strengths,...
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...I'm Cena. I'm a graduate of Oberlin College, where I received a BA in English Literature and Comparative American Studies, with a heavy (extracurricular) concentration in music and audio engineering. I'm a New York native and attended Bard High School Early College, where I fell in love with spending a great deal of time writing and thinking about books. I've previously interned at a literary agency, where I read manuscripts all day and wrote reader's...
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...am a rising sophomore at New York University, where I am focusing on history, politics, and philosophy. During my senior year of high school, I worked as both a volunteer student assistant at my local elementary school and as a volleyball coach, which is when I first realized how much I enjoy providing instruction and a positive learning environment to people. Having just been through the college application and selection process myself, I am passionate...
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...am currently studying sociology and anthropology at Cornell College. Though my tutoring experience comes from helping students prepare for the SAT, I am most interested in more specific areas of learning within the humanities. Two of my favorite classes in high school were AP Human Geography and AP World History, and I would love to impart the passion I have for those topics onto others. I believe that an essential part of learning is fostering...
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...am a graduate of St. John's University. I received my Bachelor of Arts in Spanish with minors in French and Business Administration. Since graduation, I obtained teaching certifications in Spanish and French. My student teaching experience was at Kings Park High School, where I taught Spanish to ninth and tenth graders. My tutoring style is to convey to students that a foreign language does not have to be overwhelming if it is broken down into...
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...graduated from Colorado Mesa University in 2019 with a BA in Counseling Psychology and a minor in Spanish. I am now pursuing a MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. I want to counsel youth and young adults upon completion of this degree. In the meantime, I am doing what I have always loved and tutoring students. I was a 4.0 student in my undergraduate degree and achieved a 4.2 GPA during my high school career....
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...am certified to teach ESL in New York State (K-12) and received my Masters in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) through Fordham University. As a NYC Public School teacher for 6 years, and as a private tutor in South Korea, I have experience instructing elementary, middle school, and high school students, as well as adults, to reach their academic goals. Additionally, I have taught test preparation for the SAT, PSAT, SHSAT, NYS...
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...a recent college graduate living in West Philadelphia. I graduated from Oberlin College in May of 2015, where I majored in Environmental Studies and minored in Politics. I love to play music, dance, make art and play basketball with my friends. I'm passionate about youth education and mentoring and I think everyone deserves the opportunity for a quality education. I have been tutor with Varsity Tutors for over a year, and volunteered as a tutor...
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...love to read and discover the world through history, science, and literature, but as a student I sometimes struggled with bringing that enthusiasm to my homework and tests. After learning new ways to approach preparation and practice in my subjects, tests, studying, and even the ACT became challenges that I truly enjoyed. As a tutor, my goal is to help students set individualized goals and a develop an approach to learning that builds a foundation...
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...am a graduate of Barnard College of Columbia University and I received my Bachelor of Arts in English Literature.I have extensive experience working with students on an individual level and have been tutoring students from elementary school through high school for the past 10 years. I've worked with my students on reading and writing skills, organization and test preparation. My goal is to inspire my students with a lifelong love of learning and to help...
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...I am Bethlehem or Betty for short. I'm super excited to help you tackle your studies on your journey to become an independent and passionate scholar in education. I'm a Biology grad from UCLA and love to teach others Health and STEM classes. I have both informal and formal teaching credentials--- I was a substitute teacher in California for almost 2 years and taught in mainly special education/ math/ science/ english classes . I've been...
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...love tutoring and have a passion for teaching! I'm currently studying Computational Neuroscience at Harvard College. I understand how stressful exams or certain courses can be - I'm here to help break down complex topics and make them understandable! I am an experienced tutor and have worked with students on the SAT, SAT subject tests, and various AP exams. The SAT in particular was an exam which I've spent much time studying and learning to improve...
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...I'm a recent graduate of Northwestern University, where I engaged with a breadth of interdisciplinary coursework. I have a strong background in education, because I find joy in sharing knowledge and passing on a love for learning. I have worked as a private SAT, ACT, writing, math, literature, history, and science coach for 3 years. Furthermore, I have taught ACT, SAT, grammar, and math, classes to middle and high-school students for two years. In these...
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Recent PSAT Writing Skills Tutoring Session Notes
Reviewed the Correcting Sentence Errors and Improving Sentences portions of the Critical Reading section. Covered basic grammar mechanics and idiomatic use of English, as well as multiple-choice strategies relevant to the PSAT/SAT. Student is a quick study, and clearly very motivated (took notes on unfamiliar material). Will continue with the verbal section next session.
The student and I began by discussing her questions from the practice test sections she took during the week. Then we moved onto to work through a writing practice section together, and ended by working through a math section. The student is noticeably improving and applying techniques we have worked on to her practice tests.
The student and I continued to work on the Improving Sentences section, with a specific concentration on Identifying Sentence Errors. Towards the end of the session we moved on to working on the Improving Paragraphs section.
Today we continued with PSAT studying. We did a bit of a math section and determined that he could answer all of them so we moved on. We worked most on grammar and I taught him some easy tricks that I learned from SAT prep and he seems to feel better about his English skills. I think he just needed a little more self-confidence.
We focused on the Writing section during today's session. I started by reviewing the writing section on a practice test the student had completed prior to our session. We then worked through some tips and strategies for Improving Sentences questions, Identifying Sentence Errors questions, and Improving Paragraphs questions, looking at examples of the application of each strategy. Then we reviewed the list of common grammar and usage errors often used by the test. Finally, we went over the Writing section of a practice test, working through each question and the answer choices together. I asked him to review a list of common diction errors as well as the list of grammar errors and complete another Writing section test before our next session.
Reviewed last week's work on writing the PSAT essay and how to break down the 25-minute time block accordingly. Encouraged client to spend 10 minutes planning essay (choosing stance on prompt, coming up with arguments for/against, and coming up with good examples from literature/history/current events/personal experiences).
We reviewed an example prompt from the student's test prep book and came up with arguments for/against together. I reminded student to take a definite, clear stance on the prompt. We also reviewed essays that scored a 6 (highest score) and a 4, and we read the graders' rationale for each score.
We also reviewed part of the sentence revision portion of the grammar review. We reviewed 4 of the 16 different types of errors that this section reviews. Lastly, we completed 10 sample sentence completion questions and we reviewed the ones he got wrong (5 out of 10) and why, cross-referencing aforementioned types of errors.
