Ryan: Westchester tutor

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I am pursuing a degree in English and Political Science at Tufts University. I have tutored middle school, high school, and college students in writing, public speaking, argumentation, clarinet performance, and music theory. I currently work as a high school policy debate coach and as a college parliamentary debate curriculum director. I will be a Writing Fellow at Tufts in the fall.

I am particularly passionate about tutoring in subjects related to essay writing and critical reading. This is my favorite area to tutor in because I strongly believe that everyone can benefit from writing skills. As a debate coach and writing tutor, I have seen high school students of diverse interests gain confidence and independence when they learn to express themselves more clearly. I think that the study of textual expression is much more than an English-majors-only activity - it is an essential part of learning to communicate with others and is important for any career.

Outside of academia, I enjoy competing in college parliamentary debate, playing clarinet, and reading about history and politics.

I can tutor the following subjects on Varsity Tutors. I have starred my favorite subjects to tutor in.

Algebra 1
*American Literature
*Clarinet
*College Application Essays
Elementary School Math
Elementary School Reading
Elementary School Science
Elementary School Writing
*English
*English Grammar and Syntax
*Essay Editing
High School Economics
*High School English
*High School Level American Literature
High School Physics
*High School Writing
Math
Middle School Math
*Music
Physics
Pre-Algebra
*PSAT Critical Reading
*PSAT Writing Skills
*Public Speaking
Science
*SAT Reading
*SAT Writing and Language
Test Prep
*Writing