...a variety of teachers, experiences, and cultures, molding me into an easily adaptable instructor. During my undergraduate education from Liberty University, I majored in International Relations and minored in history, providing me with the perfect background to then get my Masters of Arts in Teaching: Secondary Education (Social Studies track) from Liberty University as well. I have considered getting my doctorate, but I think I may stop here educationally. I have been able to start...
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...math teacher with experience in one-on-one tutoring. In the past my students have reached goals like raising their grades, qualifying for accelerated classes, and acceptance into universities. I specialise in algebra, geometry, and trigonometry and also enjoy teaching probability, statistics, and discrete maths. I like to work with students who excel and want a challenge; who struggle and need support; who enjoy math but don't have peers who do as well; and those who have...
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...My teaching method revolves around equipping the student to be a motivated and capable self-educator by giving them the necessary tools to succeed and helping them along the way. I believe that to truly learn, one must find the motivation within themselves. After learning French and Spanish and spending considerable amounts of time in places where these languages are spoken, I am confident in my ability to impart the knowledge I have gained about these...
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I am currently a 2nd Year Master of International Affairs Candidate at the Columbia School of International and Public Affairs. I enjoy teaching subjects such as French, English, Writing, and Math.
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...in Secondary Education. My longterm goal is to teach high school French. I've spent the past seven months of 2018 (October - April) living in France teaching English to French students. I am home for the summer to spend time with family and friends before returning to France in the Fall. I have a passion for the French language. I am a grammar nerd and love to work on verb conjugations and sentence structure. Verbs...
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I fully agree with the idea behind this quote: "Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid," and I live my life as a teacher accordingly-- knowing my main goal is to meet a student where they are, and to guide them in the best suited way for them.
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...The bulk of my experience, however, is at the secondary level in international schools and college teaching. I have taught French and English at schools in the Middle East, India and Malaysia. Currently I just finished a year of teaching French as Adjunct Professor at Hobart and William Smith Colleges in Geneva, New York, having taught both Intermediate and Elementary French levels (FRN101, 201, 225 and 226). In my mind, I am still a learner....
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...work on the school paper). I began tutoring as a junior in high school when I helped a teammate raise his ACT score to play football in college. Since then I've tutored family members and high schoolers around the New Orleans area during the school year. I tutor because I like the feeling of working with people through their challenges. A common culprit when a student is feeling unable to improve in a subject is...
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I've always loved languages and writing. Being a tutor is one of the most fun ways I can put together the things that I love-people and language.... In a first session, I would get to know my student a bit and spend some time reviewing what he or she knows about the subject. By doing this, we can find what is really great and what we can improve.... It's always okay to ask for help as...
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...graduate of Princeton University with a Bachelors in French and a certificate in Theater. I tutored math in high school and peer-tutored fellow students in French at Princeton. I believe the best way to learn is to explore and always be curious and ask questions! When I tutor, I like to give my students tools that can help them develop strategies to learn on their own, rather than just giving them facts to memorize. In...
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...of math, the philosophy of language, and ethics - each broadly construed. Outside of philosophy, I have interests in writing, generally; mathematics; language in general, but the French language in particular; programming computers; and politics and the law, among others. In my final semester, I was permitted to lead three recitations for an introductory philosophical/mathematical logic course. It was this experience that made me aware of two things: 1) I enjoy teaching and 2) For...
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...French, Economics and Accountancy. It was one of my most memorable college experiences due to seeing the smiles on students faces when I helped them figures out solutions that they were struggling to find for long periods of time. My teaching style revolves around patience, breaking down context and helping students understand what the big picture is. I have found that this approach along with my ability to adapt to the various learning styles that...
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...immersed myself in arts and in teaching methodology. In 2009, I enrolled in a 120 hours of training courses for Interior Design where I learned to work with Autocad and 3D-MAX. I also enrolled in teacher training courses (72 hours in total) during summer and winter of 2008-2009 in the Embassy of France in Iran, and I passed five successful courses (received certificates) which were so instructive and helpful and I gained first-hand knowledge about...
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...to college age in French and English for nearly seven years. I have worked as a private tutor for American students, as well as French students when I studied abroad in Strasbourg, France for a semester. I also worked as a French teaching assistant for three years while in college. I especially like helping students learn French. I like to reinforce what they've learned by putting it into practice, whether through worksheets or mock conversations....
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...middle school library setting daily. Past students have described my skills and presentation style as approachable, especially by an ability to frame subjects in the vein of popular culture, making nearly any topic digestible even if once an impenetrable fog. I also strive to address the fundamentals of education via rejection of rote memorization, instead showing students how information personally can have meaning to them, thus making retention all the more easier.
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...my Masters in Social Work. I have had experience tutoring high school French, elementary/middle school math, science, social studies, and English/reading. My tutoring philosophy is based around the concept of being patient. It may take a student a while to understand a concept, but the moment when he or she does, it is extremely rewarding for the tutor, the parents, and the student. I like to instill confidence in my students as well as help...
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I teach what I love and love what I teach. I support responsible global citizenship and understand the pluralism inherent in human experience through enhanced appreciation of cultural heritage and respect of local resources.
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...I have also earned a TESOL certification from Montgomery College and I am currently enrolled in a graduate program in Curriculum and Instruction for TESOL. I have extensive experience teaching English as a foreign in Brazil, and I have also tutored writing at the Washington English Center. My approach to second language teaching and writing is that students should always feel comfortable with making mistakes and that learning does not have to be painfully dullif...
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A first language class can be quite enjoyable, but also quite demanding if you are just beginning your language studies. During the first year of French studies, you acquire a basic vocabulary that will help set the foundation for your continued education in conversational use of the French language. Although many of the exercises and assignments for this course may seem simple, they help you to build the important initial foundations for being able to hear and interpret the language in its natural use. Such skills will be presupposed in coming years of study in which conversations and grammar will become far more difficult and complex. Therefore, it is critical that you perform as well as possible in the first year of your French studies. What better way to work towards such success than by finding a knowledgeable personal French 1 tutor to help you master the skills of hearing and speaking French words and sentences?
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Recent Hamilton French 1 Tutoring Session Notes
We continued progress through the student's book. This time we added more vocabulary, including the nouns and adjectives associated with describing people. We also talked about definite and indefinite articles, and the idea of gendered nouns. I was pleased to see that she has been doing review on her own, and gave her some tips for how to practice speaking/listening.
Worked on reviewing verbs, learning new feelings, writing and conversation. Working with his flashcards is really helping him to retain vocab. His confidence in speaking and vocab is also growing. He should continue flashcard review (especially verbs).
I taught some French pronunciation and introduced the student to the francophone world by showing her all the countries where French is spoken. The student did well even though she is a special education student with an IEP in middle school and her difficulty is in the subject of English. She has been exempted from foreign languages study, but she is getting a head start in French with me before she starts French Level 1 in 7th grade next year. The student is going to really try hard to pass French Level 1 next year. I asked her to look up the capitols of the francophone countries and the European countries we studied where French is not spoken. I left her with a website where she can use the 30 day free trial to practice elementary French with games online. No concerns at all.
The student reinforced his use of greetings, introducing his family (he constructed a great and very creative family tree), the alphabet, possessive pronouns and pronunciation. Today he showed progress in pronunciation, comprehension and grasp of key phrases.
During this session, the student shared his homework on special uses of the definite article with me. He understands the topic with little prompting, though he will need to continue to practice this specific skill.
After reviewing the homework, we moved back to work on verbs, which we set aside for a short time to work on nouns, articles, and adjective agreement. The student can accurately conjugate basic -er verbs and demonstrates understanding of conjugation in general. Today we worked on special spellings of -er verbs, such as verbs ending in -ger and -cer, and verbs with "e"s with accents. For homework, the student will practice these skills in the Schaum's grammar book.
We covered conjugating -er verbs and 13 verbs using the same forms. We looked over the workbook using these forms. I asked her to study the verbs and the conjugation pattern of these verbs. She worked hard at learning the patterns and the pronunciations.
