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...I also worked as an Editorial Assistant at the Gallery and was active in numerous other dance groups on campus. I studied abroad in Paris during the fall of my junior year where I attended a French university and worked at a contemporary art gallery. Most recently, I was a finalist for the UK Fulbright scholarship, and I am now pursuing a career in Choreography and Dance Writing. In high school, I was named a...

...English is my favorite subject! While my background is in English, I taught Science so I'm flexible on content I can teach. From teaching I learned that all students are different, and I'm interested in getting to know the individuals I work with. Everyone has their own strengths, and I believe tutoring is about building on those strengths. I'm happy to teach you some test-taking, reading, and problem-solving strategies so that you can show off...

...prepare them for college and other postsecondary opportunities. Many of the goals that were part of the program, such as teaching students skills and behaviors for academic success, providing intensive support to maintain positive student/teacher relationships and developing a sense of personal achievement through hard work. Part of AVID meant working with students from historically underrepresented communities. These students often had family problems or were the first person in their family hoping to attend college....

Throughout my years of teaching, I have had the pleasure to see my students grow into competent and successful beings. Their confidence grew with our sessions, and they realized that they can do what they thought was the impossible. I enjoy tutoring and teaching because of these moments. There aren’t many professions when you get to help people and see results quickly. This job is one of the few.

...this regard I am highly qualified. I excelled in my own standardized testing, enough that I was able to secure a fellowship at a respected university. I have experience teaching college-level rhetorical composition, leading courses where I wrote my own syllabuses and designed the numerous assignments. I composed exams and led reviews, giving extensive feedback on papers and dedicating time each week to face-to-face time with my students, dealing with their specific difficulties and fostering...

...Astronomy, and Physics. I also enjoy tutoring in English and Economics, as I took a particular interest in them during college. I like to tutor in a building style, I get the student to recall the basics of a subject, and to work through a problem by deconstructing the it and working out the areas that are easy for them, then offering assistance to get them on the right track to the answer. Outside of...

...currently a graduate student at Columbia University pursuing my Masters in Public Administration. For the past three years, I have worked at education focused non-profit organizations. During this time, I have worked as a literacy and math tutor for middle school students, as well as led a writing seminar for high school students preparing to go to college. I enjoy working with students of all grade and skill level, and I love to make learning...

...the REGENTS test. I like to break things down to their fundamentals and learn from the bottom up, so that it's easier to see how all the pieces of a topic fit together. A ten page paper might seem intimidating, until you break it down into a list of bullet points and ideas. Patience is a virtue and I exercise it dutifully. I'm comfortable tutoring all ages; a bit of empathy can span even decades,...

...working with children and young adults. I worked as a college writing center tutor during my time in undergrad. After graduation, I worked as a private tutor with a fourth grade girl and a middle school boy--we worked on English, Math, Science, and Social Studies together, working from the Common Core curriculum. I believe in giving positive and constructive criticism, preferring a laid back approach to tutoring where we work as a team. I am...

...lot of one on one conferencing of essays with my students, and coached many Seniors on their college application essays. I left the classroom to raise my three children; now that they are in school, I am delighted to be doing what I love--working with students to develop their writing styles, to clarify their thinking, and to get their ideas down on paper in creative, precise, and expressive language. I am an avid reader and...

...applications. I fully believe that writing and test-taking skills can be learned and that one-on-one instruction is the best way to help a student develop them. My knowledge of the subject matter, good communication skills, and ability to encourage my students make me a great tutor. I also think it’s important to be patient and make the material fun while also being firm. I don’t tell my students what to do; I teach them how...

...coursework to supplement my tutoring and teaching background. Next year, I will be a Teaching Assistant in Geometry with Blue Engine at Renaissance High School for Musical Theater and Technology. Although I tutor a broad range of subjects (from Math to English to Test Prep) I am most passionate about English and Writing, because I really enjoy editing essays. For both my tutoring and teaching style, I like to let the students' knowledge gaps guide...

...I love teaching this subject because I feel this is where students really develop their own voice and ideas. I have a deep passion for drawing out the best in every student and building their confidence is the core of my approach. I feel that students produce their best work and are more receptive to new concepts and knowledge when they are at the center of the learning process. That is why my sessions are...

...my time in China, I tutored many students in English and developed a real respect for the difficulties of learning this language! But it is also fascinating and opens the doors to so many opportunities. I know that students pursuing this goal work hard and I am excited to help them achieve it to the best of their ability. Regarding my experience as a music teacher I have taught beginning to advanced violin, viola, cello...

...Yorker, and a recent addition to Varsity Tutors. I grew up in Westchester County, where I volunteered as an assistant creative writing teacher in high school. After high school, I moved to Evanston, Illinois for school. I studied a wide variety of subjects in college: from Medieval Literature to Buddhist Psychology. I moved back to New York after graduating to pursue a career in the arts. I currently work as a reader for the literary...

...These past experiences also granted me the opportunity to work with gifted learners and students with various learning capabilities and learning styles. Helping a student make connections in a language (whether it be a second language like French or connections in written English) is an extremely rewarding experience. Overall, a student's ultimate pride in his or her understanding a challenging concept is the most rewarding. In my spare time, I enjoy reading novels, graphic novels...

...most passionate about mathematics. I have found that there is no correct way to tutor students, for every student has vastly different needs; therefore, I try to always teach in a way that specifically caters to each individual's specific needs. I strongly believe that a good education is key to a happy and successful life. Oftentimes, students just need the right person with the right teaching style for that education to be a fun, easy...

...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 on SAT prep, college writing and creative writing. When I'm not teaching, I'm a young adult writer and I enjoy taking dance classes, doing improv and sketch...

...this kind of personal power! I have an general passion for learning new things that inspires my love of teaching. Also, I have taught in 8th grade, 9th grade, and 2nd grade classrooms, as well as provided support to students of varying ages and grade levels in other educational programs. Learning should be student-centered, meaning that everything that happens in a tutoring session should be tailored to the needs of the student.I have the experience,...

...including day-to-day substituting in Brookline and long-term class coverage in Boston, as well as experience in private, non-essential education (teaching with Education First in Quito, Ecuador). While I very much enjoy classroom teaching, the one-to-one or small-group teaching I did with Education First is something that I found to be most rewarding. Really being able to form close relationships with a small number of students and helping them grow was amazing. I aim to build...