Award-Winning English Tutors in Somerville, MA

...and from a wide variety of life experiences and cultural backgrounds. In my experience, the key to successful teaching lies in understanding the learning style of each individual student and helping them marshal their greatest strengths toward the achievement of her educational goals, whatever those may be. Yet, my aim as a tutor is not simply to meet the overt goals of each student during our sessions. In addition to imparting information, developing specific subject...

...guided the writing of 4 other students. After law school, I had a brief stint in a big law firm before I left to pursue a career in public service. Now, I write laws for a living. Before law school, I worked at Harvard for almost three years, where I worked closely with about 40 new undergraduates per semester in my role as a Fellows Assistant. I've always loved helping people with tests and academics....

...government, the organization of state and federal political institutions, and the U.S. and Massachusetts Constitutions. I have had the honor of serving as the Editor-in-Chief of the Suffolk Journal of Trial & Appellate Advocacy, where I reviewed the legal writings of over forty law students in areas ranging from Constitutional and Criminal Law to Employment Discrimination and Bankruptcy Law. I have a deep appreciation for American history, and believe in the guiding words of Justice...

I am passionate about and knowledgeable in English and Language Arts. I graduated magna cum laude from Occidental College with a B.A. in English and Comparative Literature, and I hold a California teaching credential in English. I have tutored elementary, middle and high school students in English, and I have taught all levels of English in high school, from remedial to honors.

...offer particular expertise in writing. I am a published critic and scholar, and I currently work as an editorial assistant and proofreader. I also love teaching writing. I have worked for three years in writing intensive courses at the undergraduate and graduate level, and have also helped lead writing workshops for middle and high school students. I enjoy working with students from a wide variety of age levels and educational backgrounds. While the rules governing...

...Lowell, MA for three years. This work has been with adult learners, but when I worked in a high school, I also worked with high school students to support them with their English for writing and for math. When I am not tutoring, I love travel, especially to see family in CA and PA, but pretty much anywhere. I've been very fortunate to have traveled most of the continents and have met great people as I've...

...2013, I graduated from the University of Maryland’s A. James Clark School of Engineering with a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering. During my final year of college, I began tutoring elementary, middle and high school students in all their subjects but focused strongly on math and science courses. I understand that these subjects can be challenging for most students but once students are able to work through the challenges, with the correct guidance of...

...my dedication to student empowerment and rigorous academic background, including graduating Summa Cum Laude from Columbia University and earning a fellowship to pursue my M.A. in Latin from the University of Michigan, I am ready to make a powerful impact on students outside of the classroom. While I specialize in tutoring Latin and Greek and am familiar with a variety of textbooks, I am also skilled at preparing students for the SAT and GRE--particularly the...

...them. I have been helping students one-on-one and as a classroom teacher for over five years and I have had great results with my students. My goal as your teacher is to give you the tools that you need so that you are able to teach yourself to solve problems in the future. I am here to help you get to the next level academically whether your goal is to ace the SAT, learn the...

...the pursuit of curiosity. From joining in on adventures through reading or trying to become the next Marie Curie (my mother's a chemist, could you tell?) by attempting various at-home science experiments with my younger sister, my quest and thirst for knowledge continues to this day. That said, it is the sharing of knowledge that brought me to dabble in the field of education. My tutoring and teaching experience has been rooted in both the...