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Hello, I am Ms. Haag, I hold a BA in AYA Education and History, I have been a tutor for nearly 10 years, and an educator for the last 2. If you would like to work together, but do not see a time that works for you, send me a message. I look forward to helping you succeed!
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...the United States Air Force Academy. I've been tutoring since I was in 6th grade. I have worked with special needs students, and last year I worked at Holmes Middle School in Colorado Springs, CO as a paraprofessional. Since I've missed the Fall 2016 deadline, I'm currently attending Phoenix College as I work towards my goal of Stanford in Spring 2017. I enjoy working with students of all ages, and I particularly excel with history,...
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...in the industry, including Netflix and Sony. Storytelling is my passion, and I love sharing my expertise to help students develop their own voice and confidence in writing. Whether it's crafting essays, creative writing, or tackling screenplays, I'm here to make writing approachable, enjoyable, and rewarding. In addition to writing, I have a deep love for history and English, which I bring to my tutoring sessions. My goal is to help students not only excel...
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Helping students grow is a passion of mine; it is, in fact, my life's work. Since I graduated from the University of North Carolina in 2001 and NC Central University in 2005, I have worked to help students develop their potential in my roles as as an Exceptional Children's Teacher, Middle School ELA teacher, High School English and Social Studies teacher, and College Developmental Reading/Writing and English/History/Humanities instructor.
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...share with my students. After graduating with BA in History from Harvard, I traveled to Ireland where I earned my MPhil in Medieval History at Trinity College Dublin. I recently completed my formal studies at the University of California, Riverside, where I earned my PhD in Ancient Mediterranean History. While I have spent considerable time in academia, I have not forgotten my roots on a farm in New Mexico, where I was raised. In my...
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...and Rhetoric in high school. I worked on a college admissions team and read thousands upon thousands of student essays. As an ADHD busywork-hater, I'm passionate about helping you get value out of your class and find actual meaning in the material. I tutor with History, Rhetoric, and English, and my favorite subject is writing. Having read a lot of student writing, I am confident that I can help you find your own voice. I...
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...specifically lies in the fields of Abnormal Psychology, Psychopharmacology, and Clinical Psychology. I will complete my degree by Fall 2019. I primarily tutor primary and secondary level Psychology, Math, Biology, General and Organic Chemistry, History, and Political Science. I cater my approach at a conceptual level. This way, students don't just memorize details, but actually understand the concepts. In my experience, the more the students can understand a concept, the better they can perform and...
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...in Classics, whilst awaiting grad school I now look forward to helping others learn more about these subjects which I have great passion for. I have some experience with tutoring, helping someone to pass a class in philosophical logic which they had either failed or dropped out of four times before. While I specialize mostly in philosophy, I am very interested in many different fields such as theology, history, geography and art and hope to...
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Recent World Civilization Tutoring Session Notes
During this session the student wrote two papers. He first worked on a two-page summary of this week's work. The other paper was an original piece that was in rough draft form. He did some editing, added a couple extra points in his argument, and he will type that to be turned in tomorrow.
The student and I continued to go over her exam questions for her Judaic Studies course. We worked with the outline we had made the day before to create the body paragraphs of her essay. We then discussed what kind of information needs to go into introduction and concluding paragraphs, and by the end of the session she had a solid outline for these. I looked over two of her identification questions for copy editing and for content, suggesting ways that she could improve her answers. By the end of the session the student had two more identifications to answer and the first and last paragraphs of her essay to write, and the entire essay to edit.
Worked on Absolute Monarch poster project. Had to find positives and negatives about 6 monarchs during the 1500 - 1775 period. Typing at the computer while taking notes seems to help keep him engaged. Still needs some more info about the timeline aspect of the project.
Today we completed a reading comprehension practice test. He scored better than he thought he had done. He can pull up this reading score with continued attention. We worked diligently on his world history essay/presentation due in two parts next week: Heraclitus, philosopher.
The student and I worked on his homework, including a worksheet on Ancient Egypt. He had a bit of difficulty sorting out the geography of the area, so we spent a little extra time on it. We also completed his word exercises and discussed his math homework.
Today, the student and I covered the first half of his spring unit. He needs to continue to go over specific terminology listed on his study sheets, as well as dates, but the overall ideas are there. He's in a good place for his exam.
