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Alexandra: Des Plaines tutor
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...after for their guidance. While I didn't initially see myself as a proficient educator, my perspective changed when I started forming study groups in college and became a go-to source of advice for others. This experience revealed my innate teaching abilities. Over time, I have led several classes, varying in size from individual sessions to...
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Bachelor in Arts, Arts, General
Alayna: Des Plaines tutor
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...healthcare, passionate about helping students unlock their full potential. With a background in working with children and young adults, I understand the importance of creating a supportive and inclusive learning environment. My teaching approach emphasizes hands-on learning, active recall, and real-world connections to make concepts engaging and relevant. I believe in fostering a growth mindset,...
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Recent Des Plaines Tutoring Session Notes
*This Session: 1)Reading for details/vocabulary learning with "Marco Polo" article 2)Descriptive writing "shoe description" activity *Areas to work on: Slowing down, sounding out words instead of guessing
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Today we went through the Language section of the prep book. The student only got one wrong in the entire section and test. Then we reviewed his answers from the math sections he had completed over the past week. Again, only one error. We then discussed several problems and extended a few. Then we went over some test-taking strategies, test preparation, and anxiety-reduction. I think he will do well!
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The student and I began a personal grammar book that he can use as a reference during homework and studies. We reviewed the active indicative for all four conjugations in all six tenses. I also did a presentation on conjugating the irregular verb "possum" in all six indicative tenses. I assigned him three synopses (with English translation) as a brief homework assignment. We had a good session, and he is a quick leaner.
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Homework help, reading/books discussion, breaking down writing a paragraph with main idea, topic sentence, topics relating to the main idea. The student's mother told me she has seen great improvement in her attitude towards school and academics since we have started working together.
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We finished all the material that would have been covered up to the 8th grade, so we spent most of the day just going over everything that we had previously covered to ensure he remembered everything. Next week we will begin to cover algebra with more involvement.
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Practiced writing a five-minute outline for a prompt, then turning one point into a paragraph. Reviewed math concepts (basically all of geometry and trig as outlined in the book). Tried out reading strategy again, on the humanities passage, but with more careful reading this time. Reviewed experiments and conflicting hypotheses sections of science test; practiced with a couple drills from the book.
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