Award-Winning ISEE Tutors serving Clarkstown, NY

...graduate of Union College, where I was awarded a BA degree, with Honors in English. After graduation, I served as a Peace Corps Volunteer for two years in El Salvador, teaching English at the National University in San Salvador. That was where and when I first learned how much I enjoy teaching. When I returned...

...and comparative literature provide not only a grounding in the English language and the finer points of grammatical analysis, but also gives me a foundation in literary theory. I am well equipped to work with students through the analysis of dense passages of fiction and non-fiction, as well as parse out any grammatical and usage...

...Special Education Math teacher who love to teach children. I have experience working with many different grades, age ranges and learning styles. I have great patients and will take my time to make sure all students feel motivated and comfortable while learning. I will make sure all students achieve their goals and make an improvement...

...tutor who is passionately committed to excellence. I have been tutoring for the past 8 years. During my tutoring sessions, I strive to impact knowledge to my students to help them grasp the concept and to make them feel confident to independently solve problems on their own. My goal is to teach you how to...

...Marist College in 2014 with a degree in Psychology/Elementary Education/Special Education K-6. I feel that my psychology background helps to understand why a child might be struggling or how their frustrations may be hindering their learning. I strive as an educator to meet the needs of all students so they can reach their highest level...

...PhD graduate from Florida State University with a specialty in Piano Performance. I love to work with students whose age range and background are divergently wide and different. I have been involved in teaching in the academic environment for professional music major students within fundamental and advanced keyboard skills, such as harmonization, improvisation, score reading,...

...is Dan. I am a recent graduate of Oberlin College, where I received a BA with honors in Comparative Literature. I just returned from a year teaching English in a French lyce (high school) and hope to carry over my teaching experience abroad into well-honed tutoring on this platform. My specialties are ESL, test preparation,...

...also work with them to understand how they are learning. Are they practicing the skills that they haven't mastered on a regular basis? For standardized tests, given the time constraints, do they have strategies for solving the problems they are unsure of? I believe that repetition builds confidence and helps strengthen academic success in other...

...writing and vocabulary skills and deepened my knowledge of American history. I would love to help current students improve in those subjects in any way I can. I have tutored and taught students for several years and in a variety of different environments. I like to craft my lessons and tutoring sessions around individual students'...

...find their stride so they can progress with confidence toward their goals and in their future endeavors. I've worked with kids of all temperaments in my time as a camp counselor (3 years 1st-11th grade) so I know that not every kid is as motivated as others or as good at certain subjects, though with...

...and Statistics. I have had a lifelong interest in math, which I was able to further develop with extra-curricular enrichment. One of the largest advantages of private tutoring is the increased engagement and attention between the student and material. I believe that fostering a love of mathematics is possible in any student and would be...

...years at NYU, I tutored high school students in history, reading comprehension, and writing composition at a community center in downtown Manhattan called the Door. I have a passion for studying people and cultures and have found great success teaching my students to both understand and appreciate the power of a good narrative both in...

...pursue a career in the energy industry once I graduate. I believe that this industry is the key in helping improve our environment for future generations and I hope to be involved in its effort to expand technologies in renewable energy. As an engineering student, I learned that knowing the right answer is not necessarily...

...MA student in French at Middlebury College, after graduating with my BA from Barnard College at Columbia University in 2014. Overseas, I spent a year at the Sorbonne-Paris. I'm a passionate, patient tutor of both English and French with four years of experience. In both languages, I focus on grammar skills, essay writing, and standardized...

...elementary school children as part of an after school program in Chester, PA. I currently teach art with a partner to a group of Mandarin-speaking elementary school students. I've been to China twice to study, teach, and travel and hope to visit again soon. Although based on a core curriculum designed to allow students to...

...I envisioned myself getting a PhD in sociology and being a teacher. Today, I am a PhD student in Public and Urban Policy at The New School, and I am adjunct professor at Hunter College at the City University of New York. I like to use my academic trajectory as an example of the fact...

...youth skiing at the Canyons Resort (now Park City Mountain). From there, I went on to coach debate teams and judge regional tournaments with the Western Bay Forensics League, guest lecture in the arts with various universities, and am now intermittently teaching and tutoring in Manhattan and Brooklyn with Behind The Book. Outside of teaching...

...group. I also recorded an album with an artist called "Paleface" in 1993 and it did not sell many copies, so I decided to become a teacher as I always loved working with kids. I decided to become an ESL teacher because I myself spoke only Lithuanian when I entered kindergarten in 1967, when there...

...keep things interesting and aid retention, students may also be asked to assume the role of teacher during a tutoring session. (Research suggests that student retention increases to 90 percent when the student is asked to teach a concept or skill to another person.) Also, students will sometimes be asked to tell me everything they...

...brightest students who are looking to excel and improve as well as experience with students who wish to never look at a chemistry or math textbook again! In both cases, we develop personalized plans to improve in the way that they want to meet their goals and I continue to motivate them to raise the...