Award-Winning High School English Tutors serving Schenectady, NY

...college educated (graduate level) tutor versed in a variety of disciplines. I am very patient and dedicated to finding innovative and creative ways to educate those I am teaching. Students from ages 7-99 welcome! I am also eager to work with Senior Citizens for I find they make the best students. I have experience and...

...the right individual path to success. Building a relationship based on trust is critical to the tutoring process, and I want my students to be honest with me about their strengths and weaknesses. I really enjoy looking in a student's eyes when the light bulb in the mind is lit! I live for the "I...

...so on; to me, there is no better or more important question. My tutoring sessions are conversations. We ask each other questions about the material, and I help guide the discussion so that it will help the student understand how the topic is mastered. I ask you to work hard--I seldom take it too easy...

...Varsity Tutors to kickstart my experience in working with numerous, eager learners. I believe that it is the job of a teacher to help a student realize their potential, which is boundless. The best teachers are also mentors and role models. My goal is to inspire my students not only to learn about the world...

...University college of engineering and a native Mandarin Chinese speaker fluent in both Chinese and English. I moved to the US when I was 9 years old. I am warm, attentive, and love to use humor and creativity in my tutoring. I have 2 young kids of my own and especially passionate about working with...

...academic support needs! I am a Master of Public Administration graduate with a B.A. in English literature and over 5 years of experience teaching; tutoring all K-12 subjects as well as higher education core courses and college entrance exams, including the LSAT and FL Teacher Certification Exams. I specialize in both literature analysis and public...

...believe part of teaching or tutoring is to provide support and encouragement, while empowering students to take responsibility for their own academic projects. I have taught life skills to teens in foster care, assisted groups of children with writing and putting on plays, tutored in art, English, history, and a variety of other subjects, and...

...major at FingerLakes Community College. I formerly attended the University of Rochester for Audio and Music Engineering. I have a passion for creativity, writing, music, and recording. I also enjoy the outdoors, videogames, and science. I have experience volunteering to teach elementary school students, coaching high-school athletes, and helping friends with classwork.

...where I double-majored in English and Russian studies. I have experience working as cognitive learning specialist for learning disabled students of all ages. If you or your child needs wants to improve their literacy or writing skills, I'm here to help! I have experience tutoring early childhood phonetics training all the way through college level...

I know what it's like to struggle in school. I enjoy tutoring especially after I learned to work through a difficult subject successfully. I believe in making things simple and easy to understand. I've studied hard all of my life and have learned how to study smarter instead.

...in English. I love teaching, tutoring, advising, and working with students. I have taught at the college level for over a decade and was a substitute teacher before that. Tutoring has become a renewed interest for me now that I spend less time in the classroom and more in my advisement and administrative role. Writing,...

...thought. My intention is not to tell people what to think but to assist them to identify resources, analyze them and arrive at independent conclusions. I also seek to help individuals express themselves both verbally and in writing in the most informed and effective way. To have knowledge is to be free to identify prejudice...

...that of the 19th century. I'm especially fond of Victorians and modernists, such as Oscar Wilde and James Joyce, though I also enjoy American Gothic, particularly the works of Flannery O'Connor and Edgar Allan Poe. My goal is to provide assistance with any questions you might have and to work with you to answer those...

My name is Rachel and I recently graduated from Columbia University with my MPA in Environmental Science and Policy. Prior to that, I received my B.A.s in Environmental Science and Public Policy from Mills College. I have a passion for science and politics and enjoy helping others in their academic pursuits.

..."hard" and "soft" subjects; I can teach you how to write about science in an accessible and engaging way, and I can show you how to come at writing and literature from a critical, comprehensive and methodical viewpoint. It is through mixing the disciplines that I find the most learning takes place!

...these three core areas will help to maximize student motivation, engagement and achievement. I have always enjoyed helping students academically. I have always loved helping students personally and socially. A school counselor is a career in which I am lucky enough to do all three. As a current school counselor for the past seven years,...

In the words of Bill Nye, my mission statement is to change the world.... My teaching philosophy involves creating interest in the subject at hand.... I would want to get to know the student, and see what they are capable of. I'd like to know their favorite books, their favorite movies, and things they like.... A student becomes an independent learner by loving what they do, and understanding all of the simple things that go into...

I am an incoming first year medical student with a passion for science and learning. I graduated from Florida State University, and hope to pursue a career in pediatric oncology. Some of my interests include baking, playing with my dog, and reading.

...communication, and I have taught undergraduate courses in the humanities and social sciences. I love working one-on-one with students and believe that learning is most effective when it's engaging and fun. My goal is to make myself obsolete! Our tutoring sessions will be geared toward both short-term and long-term goals, building the skills you need...