Award-Winning English Tutors in Rensselaer County, NY

...my profile! I have taught middle level social studies for seven years in three different districts in upstate New York. However, I also have an ongoing interest and expertise in upper level social sciences, having majored in history, not education. I also consider myself an expert in historical writing and editing, specifically document based and...

...school and continued my education in this field through my college career. I studied abroad at ECELA in Santiago, Chile for the 2015 fall semester. I enrolled with the purpose of improving my Spanish speaking abilities. I traveled alone to Chile and I did not know what to expect. Despite these challenges, I was determined...

...important. Once you know why you learn something you are much more inclined to focus and challenge yourself with it. I believe education is vital in the world today but more importantly having a desire and wanting to learn is significantly more important. I make it my goal to encourage students to become independent learners.

...things myself. I treat others with respect, and I believe part of teaching or tutoring is to provide support and encouragement, while empowering students to take responsibility for their own academic projects. I have taught life skills to teens in foster care, assisted groups of children with writing and putting on plays, tutored in art,...

...to go to graduate school for teaching! I joined Varsity Tutors to kickstart my experience in working with numerous, eager learners. I believe that it is the job of a teacher to help a student realize their potential, which is boundless. The best teachers are also mentors and role models. My goal is to inspire...

...makes academic goals and that I help achieve those goals so that every student feels successful and well equipped to handle material on their own. I think that it is crucial that students also learn what resources they have available to them when a tutor or teacher is not available, and how to employ those...

...degree at nineteen. At twenty I was awarded my M.A. in Peace and Conflict Management Studies from the University of Haifa in Israel. I consider myself worldly, knowledgeable, and I am very intuitive. I believe each persons tutoring experience should lend to their strengths and strengthen their weaknesses, in the most enjoyable way possible. I...

...growth, and assisting students towards establishing and achieving goals. I want students to feel comfortable and confident in their learning that allows for expression and creativity. I have both a Masters degree in Literacy grades 5th-12th and I have a Bachelor's degree in Secondary Education English. I have over four years experience in the classroom...

...New York. I truly believe that the success of our Republic is dependent upon a well-educated and involved citizenry. Which is why, I want to help students understand and enjoy their social science education. I find that in the classroom, students are often crammed into classrooms, and told that they must learn about American history...

...learn. I was patient with them and I took time to figure out their personalities in order to assess how to help them learn more efficiently. I think tutoring is more than trying to help a student pass a class or do some homework; its trying to teach them how to learn better in anything...