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...Language & Literature. I have been studying Spanish since the 6th grade and have spent extensive periods of time abroad, which range from taking linguistics classes in Madrid to doing farm work in rural Mexico. I love to learn and teach others. While finding the right answer is important, I also want my students to...

...fan of recycling, finding out what my students knew (always a surprising amount), what worked for them, and then coming up with improved ways of merging those effective strategies (at writing an essay with a thesis statement, for instance) with what were time-tested and worked well for me. As a tutor for standardized tests, I...

...I love working with students of all ages, and helping young people on their own personal paths to success. I'm a huge baseball fan (my team is the San Francisco Giants), and am passionate about my craft of working professionally in theatre and film. In working with students, I'm all about working hard on the...

...the easiest and the most efficient and enjoyable techniques for each particular student, as every individual learns better in different ways. As a college student now, I still use many of these studying strategies and have been exposed to even more from my fellow peers. I am very hard-working and dedicated, not to mention friendly,...

...to learn how to budget your money so that you can live in your own apartment or travel across Europe for three months. My goal as a tutor is to not only teach my students the skills they need for a particular class or problem but also how to continue to use those skills on...

...in New York City where I help clients make smart choices about investments and financial planning. I enjoy explaining financial and economic concepts to clients and students. I have helped colleagues and students pass standardized tests related to the financial industry (Series 7, Series 66, CFA Level I). My approach involves assessing students' strengths and...

...appreciate reading at all. I am a firm believer in the power of education to transform ones quality of life and open doors to innumerable opportunities. I try to impart this appreciation to all of my students. In my free time, I enjoy traveling, shopping, reading, and attacking the Sunday NYTimes crossword puzzle.... Have a conversation with the student to assess his or her confidence level and apprehensions regarding the subject matter, and discover what teaching...

...I received an academic scholarship to attend the University of Notre Dame where I really developed a passion for teaching and enlightening students in my free time, despite being a finance major. I decided that instead of teaching/tutoring, I should work for corporate America, and I worked at Goldman Sachs for 3 years. During that...

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...to my teaching style. My philosophy for tackling challenging academic subjects is also an outgrowth of my own personal study habits. I believe that organization is key. I have found that a certain combination of systematic organization and simplification of every detail helps to illuminate the solution. Having a structured and repeatable approach can then...

...to focus on weaknesses and ultimately strengthening understanding overall. My biggest love in life is swimming, and I played water polo for seven years in high school and college. My absolute favorite thing to do is curl up with a book on the beach, and in my free time, I also enjoy doing crossword puzzles.

...a range of learning styles, have consistently been described by my students as motivational and encouraging. I tutor a wide range of subjects, from Middle School Math to PSAT and SAT test preparation, but I am most passionate about Critical Reading and Writing and Essay Editing. These are areas in which my students make remarkable...

...age groups in a university setting. Since returning to the United States, I have taught test-taking skills and strategies to students preparing for the TOEFL exam as well as English as a Second Language to immigrant learners in Brooklyn, New York. I recently graduated from Rutgers University with a Master of Arts in Literature in...

...compelling and polished ways. I feel most proficient when engaging with high school students and the nuanced subject matter they address, but my experience tutoring children at elementary and middle school levels enables me to interact comfortably with students of all ages. I like to adopt a teaching style that deviates from the dynamic of...

...of familiar subjects, rather than diving into something new without any relation to it; the mind is only able to absorb new information on basis of past experience. In the same way, I approach my students not as an authority figure, but rather as someone who has been in their proverbial shoes. With this mindset, I...

...a private tutoring company. It was exciting to see them improve and make great strides on a weekly basis. My personal favorite subjects as a student were history and english, but I find helping students who struggle with math equally as gratifying. I also enjoy tutoring for standardized exams such as the SAT because of...

...English professor at Fordham University, and I have my MFA in Young Adult Literature from The New School. I love helping students develop their own writing voice and teaching them the kind of writing skills that can help them on the SATs and beyond. I have experience working with middle, high school and college students...

...to kids in the states of Rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh. My favorite subjects are English and History, but I also enjoy Math and took a variety of statistics and calculus courses at the university level. I am planning on pursuing a Masters degree in the field of political science, and am hoping to stay on...

...a student at Tufts University studying Peace and Justice Studies and Sociology. I have a variety of experience tutoring K-12 students in all academic subjects. I strongly believe that each student learns differently. Therefore, I ensure that my teaching skills are adjusted so that they are an ideal fit for each student I tutor.... Every student is capable of success! They must simply discover the best methods of learning and teaching that work for them!

...though they themselves do not have more than a high school education - if even that. I was raised to pursue higher education, but once I graduated college and started working during my gap year, I truly came to realize the importance of education and appreciate the academic opportunities I have had thus far. Without...