Award-Winning English Grammar and Syntax Tutors in Santa Fe, NM

...I always take the time to figure out what kinds of strategies and supports students need to be successful. I strongly believe in helping students develop a growth mindset, which they can take into any educational experience. I have been teaching in the DC area for 3 years, and understand the demands of the Common...

...I am a current undergraduate student at Occidental College, where I am majoring in Chemistry. I have a passion for teaching and engaging students with their education. There is little that is more rewarding than aiding a struggling student successfully. In high school, I was a member of the National Honors Society and relished the...

...students, but it also gives them a framework to understand and tackle more complex problems outside of tutoring. Additionally, I see no value in simply telling a student that they are wrong, or that they are incorrect. By working with each student through the thought processes and steps that led them to an incorrect answer,...

...quickly organize that information so that I can convey it to someone else. I enjoy and excel at condensing and re-communicating facts or tasks, so that they become comprehensible to someone who may not understand them the first time around. It is not just my success at standardized tests or in my classes that will...

...tutoring in the past and have gained experience learning how to work best with struggling students. I enjoy teaching and helping others learn, be it for a specific subject, test preparation (ACT, SAT or AP), or writing skills. I am an organized, responsible, and flexible when it comes to helping others succeed.

...ran across this word on the SAT or the GRE, you likely had to learn how to infer tone and meaning using limited information. These skills are valuable and likely what you will retain throughout your life. This is why I care about helping people think about problems not just solve them. I care about...

...prep; although, I prefer physics and Mathematics as those are my passions. I like to help the student learn the subject their self, and I often employ non-traditional manners of teaching using other ways of thinking about topics to help students find them more intuitive. I am a runner, a huge sci-fi fan--I am at...

...thirteen mile race, but that would be highly ineffective. The best athletes know to seek out the proper techniques for improvement, and apply their efforts towards utilizing those techniques. Similarly, for you, the student, practicing repeatedly without any structure is not sufficient for success or excellence in your academic pursuits. Having the right techniques and skills...

...writer and editor for leading cultural publications and media outlets including Art in America, Creative Time Reports, The New York Times T Magazine, and National Public Radio. I hold an MFA in Art Criticism and Writing from the School of Visual Arts, where I earned the Paula Rhodes Memorial Award for Exceptional Achievement in Art...

...to take that teaching style into my tutoring. I never start by explaining material or by "simplifying" it (because that usually means repeating it again and again!) but by listening to the student and finding out exactly the student already knows and what his or her strengths are, and move forward from there.... Music lessons always begin with the student playing the music and his or her teacher listening carefully. The teacher doesn't look for mistakes,...