Michael
Certified Tutor
I graduated from Cornell University with a B.S. in Human Development, and a minor in Educational Studies. As part of my coursework, I spent much time working in K-12 classrooms, helping students garner valuable skills to succeed! Since graduation, I have started working at an academically enriching, after-school program for elementary school students. My favorite subject to tutor is Elementary Math because I enjoy getting the opportunity to work with young students whose educational trajectory can be significantly impacted by my help! I also enjoy tutoring the ACT because I like seeing how elated students are when their hard work begins to pay off, and their test scores rise.
I believe that individualization of instruction is crucial to academic success because students are able to get targeted feedback on their own strengths and weaknesses, not the entire class's strengths and weaknesses. I also seek to be personally approachable to students because when there is a divide between tutor and tutoree, I do not believe that the student learns as much as they potentially can. I see the tutoring relationship as a two-way avenue in which both parties learn valuable, new skills throughout sessions. In my spare time, I like to spend time with my friends and family, volunteer, bake, play sports and read!
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Undergraduate Degree: Cornell University - Bachelor of Science, Human Development
- ACT Composite: 34
- ACT English: 34
- ACT Math: 33
- ACT Reading: 33
- ACT Science: 35
- SAT Composite (1600 scale): 1490
- SAT Math: 790
Volunteering, Playing Sports, Baking, Traveling, Reading
- 1st Grade Math
- 2nd Grade Math
- 3rd Grade Math
- 3rd Grade Science
- 4th Grade Math
- 4th Grade Science
- 5th Grade Math
- 5th Grade Science
- 6th Grade Math
- 6th Grade Science
- 7th Grade Math
- 7th Grade Science
- 8th Grade Math
- 8th Grade Science
- 9th Grade Math
- ACT Prep
- ACT English
- ACT Math
- ACT Reading
- ACT Science
- Algebra
- AP Psychology
- CLEP Introduction to Educational Psychology
- CLEP Introductory Psychology
- College English
- College Essays
- MCAT Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills
- Elementary Math
- Elementary School Math
- Elementary School Science
- English
- Gifted
- High School Chemistry
- High School English
- Homeschool
- Homework Support
- Human Development
- IB Psychology
- IB Psychology HL
- IB Psychology SL
- ISEE Prep
- ISEE- Lower Level
- Math
- Middle School Math
- Middle School Science
- Phonics
- Psychology
- Reading
- REGENTS Prep
- SAT Math
- SAT Mathematics
- SAT Writing and Language
- Social Sciences
- Special Education
- SSAT Prep
- SSAT- Elementary Level
- SSAT- Middle Level
- SSAT- Upper Level
- Study Skills and Organization
- Test Prep
- Writing
How do you evaluate a student's needs?
I like to spend the majority of the first session discussing with both the student and the parent about goals of tutoring, past test scores, and how they would like tutoring sessions to be structured. I think it is important to not immediately jump into tutoring because every student requires an individualized approach to optimize the tutoring experience!
What types of materials do you typically use during a tutoring session?
Personally, I like to use official study guides made by the test publishers. Additionally, the tutoring platform has great resources available online to use - the test questions portal is a great way to practice learned material in between tutoring sessions!