Joshua
Certified Tutor
As a former teacher and a father of three children, I understand what is needed to get children and students to engage. It's the thrill of seeing a child "buy in" to learning that drives me and makes me stand apart from others. My goal is to help others find a way to achieve their goals. I have a rich background in education as well as 10 years experience working in corporate legal, specifically involved in legal research and e-discovery.
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Undergraduate Degree: SUNY Farmingdale - Bachelors, Industrial Technology
Graduate Degree: Dowling College - Masters, Education
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- Accounting
- Advertising
- AP U.S. Government & Politics
- AP United States History
- AP US History
- Basic Computer Literacy
- Biology
- Business
- Business Enterprise
- Business Ethics
- Business Statistics
- Business Writing
- Chemistry
- Civil Procedure
- CLEP Prep
- CLEP Principles of Macroeconomics
- CLEP Principles of Management
- CLEP Principles of Marketing
- CLEP Principles of Microeconomics
- CLEP Social Sciences and History
- College Biology
- College Business
- College Economics
- Computer Science
- Constitutional Law
- Contract Law
- Criminal Law
- Cyber Security
- Data Analysis
- Datamining
- Digital Media
- Earth Science
- Economics
- Elementary School
- Elementary School Math
- Elementary School Reading
- Elementary School Science
- Elementary School Writing
- English
- ESL/ELL
- Ethics
- Evidence
- Family Law
- Fiction Writing
- Gastroenterology
- GATE/ TAG Prep
- GED Prep
- GED Math
- GED Reasoning Through Language Arts
- GED Science
- GED Social Studies
- Geography
- Geometry
- Graduate Test Prep
- High School Accounting
- High School Biology
- High School Business
- High School Chemistry
- High School Computer Science
- High School Economics
- High School English
- High School Geography
- High School Level American History
- High School Political Science
- High School World History
- High School Writing
- Histology
- History
- Industrial Engineering
- Intellectual Property Law
- Law
- Legal Research
- Legal Writing
- Linux
- LSAT Analytical Reasoning
- LSAT Essay Section
- Mac Basic Computer Skills
- Management
- Marketing
- Math
- Medicine
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office
- Middle School
- Middle School Math
- Middle School Reading
- Middle School Reading Comprehension
- Middle School Science
- Middle School Writing
- Other
- Political Science
- MCAT Psychological, Social, and Biological Foundations of Behavior
- Public Speaking
- REGENTS Prep
- Social Networking
- Social Sciences
- Social Studies
- Sociology
- Technology and Coding
- Test Prep
- World Civilization
- World History
What is your teaching philosophy?
That all students can succeed given the right tools.
What might you do in a typical first session with a student?
Evaluate a student to understand their learning style.
How can you help a student become an independent learner?
By introducing skills to them that will allow them to operate independently.
How would you help a student stay motivated?
Try to find another learning style to convey the skill or concept.
How do you help students who are struggling with reading comprehension?
By going back to basics to understand context clues.
What strategies have you found to be most successful when you start to work with a student?
Building a strong rapport.
How would you help a student get excited/engaged with a subject that they are struggling in?
Trying to make it relevant to the student.
What techniques would you use to be sure that a student understands the material?
By constantly having the student demonstrate understanding with "teach backs."
How do you build a student's confidence in a subject?
Positive reinforcement of achievement.
How do you evaluate a student's needs?
The best way to evaluate is have a student demonstrate the skill or concept back to you.
How do you adapt your tutoring to the student's needs?
By finding the student's correct learning style that yields the best results.
What types of materials do you typically use during a tutoring session?
It depends on the student's learning style.