Award-Winning Elementary Math Tutors in Westchester, NY

...others and developing a relationship while helping students achieve their academic potential. I have worked at Elon Academy, a college access and success program for high school students, as well as working in the tutoring center at Elon University. I tutor a broad range of math courses as well as test preparation. I enjoy helping students develop a passion for learning and success. I work personally with each student to develop goals and help achieve...

Last year, I worked as an English teacher in Tokyo. There, I cultivated a student-centered teaching style, where I serve as a guide for my students. I absolutely love to teach. I'm from Portland, Oregon, and in my free time, I love to read, write, and watch sports.

...learn best, and to make even challenging concepts comprehensible by playing to their strengths. I particularly enjoy helping students learn to articulate clear arguments in their writing assignments, but am also at home working through tough social and political theory, most high school coursework, and SAT and LSAT preparation. As a writing tutor, I will help you make the most of your source material and develop your instincts and ideas, while helping you to write...

...University with a BA in History and a minor in Chemistry. I am currently taking a year off in-between my undergraduate coursework and medical school in order to conduct neuroscience research at the University of Arizona's Tucson campus. My diverse background in both the sciences and humanities means that I can tutor a variety of topics ranging from Literature to Organic Chemistry, including the SAT and ACT. I believe I have a talent for communicating ideas...

...strengths and identify the areas of improvement I provide careful guidance so that he/she demonstrates the full competence in him/her independently. I've also been a Mandarin teacher and professional translator for a variety of clients, including classical musicians, diplomats, education researchers for the past three decades. To this end I've accumulated several publications over the years. In addition to the aforementioned work I was a computer instructor/network administrator and a senior Computer Technical Support Consultant...

...students that their goal should be 100, but that is just me!) I always thought math was fun, so that is how I make my students feel about it. She told me that it felt like time was flying by and I even caught her once saying, “Wow this is fun.” A few days after she took the regents, I received a phone call from her and she told me she got a 91! Her...

I am currently a 7th grade math teacher at Lyons Community School in Brooklyn, NY. I have been in that position for 2 years. I greatly enjoy my job as a teacher and mentor for my students. When I am not teaching, I enjoy exercising and right now I am training for my first half-marathon. I also enjoy watching documentaries and classic movies. I look forward to working with your child!... My teaching philosophy is that every student every student can learn as long as they put in the work. As a teacher, I think of myself as a leader. I am there to help students discover concepts and ideas, not bombard them with information. When true discovery happens the lesson stays with the student and can be applied to new concepts.

...Chemical Engineering Design. I feel receiving good grades is important however, I am a avid believer in truly comprehending the material so that one's grades are a true reflection of understanding. This allows the knowledge garnered from education to be applied to better oneself and the world. In my free time, I enjoy dancing Argentine tango, attending seminars at the Museum of Natural History, cooking and trying new cuisines from around the world.

...through medical school. I absolutely love math and science, and I try to share my enthusiasm for learning with all of my students. Teaching is not one-size-fits-all. My goal is to help each student achieve to the best of his or her ability by adapting my teaching style to the needs of each individual student. I believe that students can master (and enjoy!) any subject if they can find the right teacher. I'm available for...

...some of my passion on to my students. On more than one occasion students have gone from telling me how much they hate a subject to actually telling me they like it. I also was very quiet as a child and am empathetic to shy students (in fact I often find them the most rewarding). In my personal life I like to read especially sci-fi and fantasy. I recently picked the clarinet back up after...