Award-Winning Essay Editing Tutors serving Mount Vernon, NY

...ways to make a meaningful impact. I currently tutor elementary, middle, and high school students in math and English, including preparation for standardized tests like the SHSAT, SAT, state exams, and TerraNova assessments. I especially enjoy teaching math because there's nothing quite like seeing a student's face light up when a concept finally clicks. My interest in working with students began at home. My younger sister is nine years younger than me, and helping her...

...or create an imaginary diary; or express a written opinion about who was "right or wrong" in a given instance. I also guide students in proper academic writing conventions. I'm very good at helping students understand literature and historical questions and write about them effectively -- and enjoy it! I use story-telling, conversation and simulations, as well as visual aids (photos and videos ) to bring historical situations to life for the student. I'm very...

...not only science. I enjoy teaching most subjects, being most effective in English and math. When studying for exams, it is important to have patience and understanding while learning the material. As a medical student, I know what it takes to overcome personal obstacles, especially having taken numerous standardized exams. When I am not hitting the books, I love to use my free time to play tennis; being close with friends and staying healthy at...

...part of that journey involves cultivating a love of learning. I've been a teacher for the past 11 years from FL to Japan to NYC, spanning across several core subjects (math, Algebra, ELA, and ESL), and within public, private, and charter. Most recently, I've started building a non-profit with an educator friend of mine that aims to elevate youth through social/emotional programs within the arts and kinesthetic learning. Also, last October 2018, two of my...

...student at the University of Texas at Austin in the Spanish and Portuguese department. My focus is on women and their identity formation on the Caribbean coast of Guatemala. I have had experience preparing lessons, editing papers, and teaching college student as a Teacher assistant. I love the idea of tutoring because I get to interact one on one with students. I hope that students learn as much as they can from my lesson and...

...also been a reading and writing tutor for five years for students in elementary, middle, and high school. I have a proven track record of moving students from below to above grade level performance in each of these areas. My approach is individualized intervention strategies tied to "real-world" applications of skills. This assures that students are not just learning content, but understand the context in which the content is useful for college and career success....

Neuroscience Major, Princeton University 2020

...a wide range of subjects, and I do it with enthusiasm, patience, and humor. After focusing on math and science classes in college, I've gained the ability to analyze problems from many different perspectives and help others solve a multitude of problems. Although, what I bring to tutoring sessions is more than just a knowledge of academic material. Communicating effectively is the most important step in teaching and learning, and I always prioritize this in...

I am a graduate of Yale University, where I received my Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience. While I tutor a broad range of STEM subjects, I am most passionate about helping students achieve their best possible score on tests like the ACT and MCAT.

...four years I worked at the Kumon Math and Reading Center, tutoring students in Kindergarten to High-school. My most common courses were subjects such as Writing, Pre-Algebra and Language and Composition. From Kumon onwards, I have become an SAT tutor, ESL tutor and Business tutor. In Prague, I tutored undergraduate students at the Anglo American University in subjects such as Marketing 101 and Introduction to Business Writing. I love working with people of different cultures,...

...or for undergraduate classes in political science, game theory and statistics. I have learned how to quickly identify where a student is getting stuck with a problem and how to explain a concept from an alternative direction so that it "clicks". I'm also happy to help with the verbal and analytic writing sections of the GRE. I have a lot of experience teaching students how to improve their essay writing skills. I've graded hundreds of...

My personal goal is to make sure students are more interested in learning. I will make tutoring fun while being extremely productive. I will make student feel like part of the family and make sure they improves in every aspect of education/life.

...this experience, I found that I really loved working with people to help improve their learning experiences. After graduating, I worked abroad in southern Spain teaching English as a Second Language subjects to students ages 10-16. In this position, I planned creative lessons tailored to the various levels of my classrooms and enjoyed finding interesting ways to engage them. While I really enjoyed being in a classroom, I missed the one on one aspect of...

...film and TV studios in the world of book adaptation. Essentially, this means I've been making a living off reading and evaluating writing for the past two years (not a bad deal at all for a nerd like me!). I have recently been admitted to Columbia University's Master of Fine Arts program for fiction writing, and will be starting there in the fall of 2018. In the past I have taught middle and high school...

...at Oxford University in the United Kingdom studying Medieval and Renaissance History and Literature. Since college I have spent time living and farming abroad in France and traveling around Europe and America. My tutoring experience started in high school when I tutored students who struggled with new languages, a subject area I enjoy and enjoy working with. In college I began tutoring Somali refugees in Burlington, VT in English Acquisition, and also spent some time...

...classroom using Math in the City, TERC, and the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project Units of Study. I have over 10 years of experience tutoring students of all levels in grades K-12. I have helped students with test prep for the ACT, SAT, and AP exams as well as middle school admissions. I also have experience supporting young students with early literacy and math skills. Most recently, I worked as a cocurrator on the...

Energetic and experienced teacher with undergraduate degree from Cornell University and Master's in Teaching from the Universidad de Alcala seeking to nurture and inspire student excellence. Skilled in Research, Development, Communications, Community Outreach, Tutoring, and Public Speaking. Winner of the 2017 Alice Gould Award for Master's thesis research at the Universidad de Alcala. Primary teaching objectives are to motivate students to achieve by connecting with and embracing their unique abilities.

I'm a current engineering undergrad at Columbia University in applied mathematics. Really interested in machine learning and biology. Classical language and history are also pretty neat. Former rower and swimmer. I graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy in 2016.

...an honors thesis and minor in Fiction Writing. I was awarded the Robertson Scholarship, which provided full tuition, housing, and summer funding. During college, I traveled to New Orleans, France, and China to study non-profit arts management, theatre, and martial arts. I now spend my summers teaching theatre and ethics and the Governor's School of North Carolina, a public summer program for gifted high school students. I tutor many subjects in the humanities and social...

...a passionate teacher looking to help students find the best learning and studying methods that work for them on an individual level! I love reading and especially history. As a student who struggled in math, I also love to work with students to develop strategies that work best for them! It is my genuine belief that everyone can be a lifelong learner if they are supported in their journey to understand their personal learning style!