As an applied mathematics major at Stony Brook University, I took courses on probability, statistics, and calculus. After college, I took a year and a half to gain professional experience as a Financial Engineer with First Derivatives. Currently, I will be going back to school for a Masters of Environmental Studies at UPenn.
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I'm excited to have the opportunity to serve you. If you have to goal then we will achieve -Chris "Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that."-Dr. Martin Luther King
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...than 5 years of experience with teaching and have taught various age ranges of students for various subjects. I am mostly passionate about Biology due to my background in the field and really enjoy while teaching it. I am tech-savvy and like online sessions as well as keep up-to-date knowledge of advances. Post-tutoring grades have improved, for example, from D to A. I work with the needs of the student to customize lesson plans and...
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...recent graduate of Colgate University, where I completed a Master of Arts in Teaching and graduated magna cum laude. I also recently spent over a year in West Virginia where I led high-school and college students on service trips where they did home construction work. I have taught writing workshops for young people at Newark Academy in Livingston, N.J., and the Young Writers' Workshop at Colgate University. I am an avid reader and writer and...
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...topics, including the SAT verbal and writing, English, essay composition and editing, world and U.S. history, and the whole spectrum of the REGENTS test. I like to break things down to their fundamentals and learn from the bottom up, so that it's easier to see how all the pieces of a topic fit together. A ten page paper might seem intimidating, until you break it down into a list of bullet points and ideas. Patience...
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...have been a volunteer study group leader for organic chemistry for a year now, and I absolutely enjoy teaching students who sit where I once sat. I completed my Bachelor of arts from University of North Texas in Denton, Texas in May 2023. I am now pursuing my masters program in Health data Analytics from UNT as well. I have also tutored international students at UNT who wish to become more fluent in English. I...
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...facets of their language and literacy, including vocabulary, writing, phonemic awareness, verbal organization, sentence structure, and reading comprehension. Additionally, I have advanced fluency in Russian and would be happy to offer tutoring services to beginning Russian learners or those looking for vacation Russian. Although the roles of a tutor and speech pathologist are different, I believe that my extensive instructional experience will make me an ideal tutor for you or your child.... Due to my experience...
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...teaching experience in both k-12 and college level. I have taught English as a Second Language (ESL), English as a Foreign Language (EFL), geoscience labs at college level and college writing classes. My background includes English, mathematics, earth science, physics and Spanish. I received the top score possible in the verbal section of the GRE and high scores in math and analytical sections. I will work with you to tailor a strategy specific to your...
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Teaching, for me, is a wonderful chain reaction that never dies. My teaching philosophy prioritizes the student's learning process and their final takeaway from the classroom. Teaching is about empowering students to grow in their respective worlds and interact with other people effectively, and I am delighted to be a part of that journey for as many students as possible.
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...of experience now as a full-time professional tutor, and I've worked with students from a variety of cultures and academic backgrounds, including the US, China, Vietnam, Indonesia, Colombia, Guatemala, and Mexico. I've been lucky enough to teach and travel in all those countries as well, having lived in Shanghai for 3 years and going on 2 in Mexico City now. The most rewarding part of tutoring for me is when I can take a passage...
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...enhance my cultural and linguistic knowledge. After coming back from France, I taught the language labs for French 101, where our goal was to practice the vocabulary learned in class and gain confidence using French. I then moved to Houston and received my M.A. in Linguistics from Rice University, where I researched speech acoustics and perception. Additionally, I was Teaching Assistant for the Intro to Linguistics and Phonetics classes, where I graded papers and answered...
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...eventually see many of them improve their scores/performance. With regards to learning, I believe there are 3 keys: practice, practice and more practice! In other words, my message to you is be not afraid. Any seemingly complex knowledge can be learned with sufficient understanding and review. I am here to guide you every step of the way. When I am not working or teaching, I am cooking, exercising, reading, meditating or just being with friends...
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...I have a BA in French, an MA in Teaching of Writing, and a PhD in Rhetoric. I have been teaching and tutoring writing for 24 years. I am an expert on grammar and mechanics. I can help you develop your thesis, your argument, your paragraphs, your introduction, and your conclusion. I am incredibly good at helping write college application essays. In addition, I can help you find quality research and integrate it professionally into...
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...At NWU, I worked in the writing center on campus, helping students from all departments on campus with their research and writing skills. Between undergrad and grad school, I taught English in rural France to high-school students, and loved seeing the improvement and learning from my students over the course of the year. My Master's degrees in History and Library and Information Science are from the University of Maryland. Because of my passion for aerospace...
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Hello! I tutor in a multitude of subjects such as French, GRE test prep, Political Science & Government, and Film Studies. I currently teach French at a university and have tutored students in the other subjects. I received dual Bachelor's degrees in French and Political Science and I am currently working on my Master's degree in French. When I'm not tutoring, I enjoy playing tennis, trying new restaurants, and watching new films.... It is essential for...
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...For the past four years I have worked with community organizing non-profits in Ohio and, briefly, in Florida. In my spare time, I developed my own curriculum to pursue studies in International Conflict Resolution, which I will be studying this Fall at American University. I worked as a tutor during my time at Marietta, where I focused on helping those studying French and Political Science. I also worked extensively with the writing center, as writing...
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...I received my B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Rice University in Houston, TX before moving to Pittsburgh to pursue graduate education in chemical and petroleum engineering. Bilingual and well-traveled, I primarily teach STEM topics at the high school and undergraduate level, but I also provide tutoring for test prep, language arts, and more. I teach a diverse range of students from the United States, Europe, Latin America, and Africa, providing each with a unique and...
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I'm extremely passionate about education and currently working towards a secondary education teaching certificate. My teaching philosophy is to approach students with humility and patience, work up from the fundamentals, and try to make the subject relevant and/or personal.
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...you can be sure that the Professor knows about it! His thirst for knowledge still not slaked, Professor Covington went to GA Tech - at their campus in France, mind you - to study electrical engineering further, with yet more Mathematics. This time Number Theory and Cryptography came into the picture. These topics added Discrete Mathematics and Group Theory to the palette. As a side note, the Professor participated in the first-ever live video chat...
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...and I am currently working on my PhD in English Literature. I believe all students can learn and that a growth mindset is essential. I also believe students learn best when they feel comfortable with their teacher, so I strive to create a safe space where students know I believe in them. I approach tutoring lessons with positivity, belief in each student's abilities, and a willingness to help in any way I can. I look...
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Recent GRE Verbal Tutoring Session Notes
Exam verbal practice: reading comprehension strategies (word circling/underlining, process of elimination). Next time, we'll practice scansion and vocab questions.
Worked through first 14 verbal questions on the Verbal practice test #1 from the Review book, with special attention to word roots, trigger words, and finding conclusions (review of techniques introduced since beginning tutoring.)
Today, the student and I discussed strategies for the sentence completion and passage sections. We primarily reviewed the verbal section of the exam. We also discussed how to write a good essay, quickly.
The student and I went over the general format of the verbal section of the test. This session, we focused specifically on building vocabulary skills, using resources like the prep books and other prep websites. We focused on sentence equivalence questions, and worked with a variety of strategies for answering these questions (process of elimination, predicting an answer, identifying context clues, etc.).
The student has requested that we focus on the verbal portion of the test, as she is comfortable with the quantitative section. We worked on strategies for the sentence completion type of questions. She is struggling with vocabulary a bit, so I suggested that she study from a list of "word families" which groups related words rather than trying to memorize individual definitions for a long list of words because she is taking the test in less than a month.
Today the student had her book, so we went over the prep book's section on Verbal Reasoning, the section of the GRE on which the student thought she'd need the most work. We did many sample problems of all types of question on this section. She has a good grasp of the mechanics of the questions, and of the reading comprehension sections; she does need to work on her vocabulary, which is the element of the verbal section that we will focus on going forward.
