Award-Winning ISEE- Lower Level Tutors serving Mount Vernon, NY

...My favorite moments as a tutor are when a student grasps concepts we have been working on and they understand the material in a new way. In addition to teaching, over the last five years, I have served as a Mentor to youth and college students. I believe that encouragement and mentoring are essential components of a successful tutoring relationship. While teaching students the skills they need to succeed, I help students to gain confidence...

...about helping others engage in their own academic pursuits. I'm patient and am excited to engage people in topics and ideas and conversations relating to their academic and personal growth! Making lasting connections through learning experiences is the key! As the exclamation points display, I have a very enthusiastic and optimistic personality. I weightlift and read a lot in my free time and have a pretty eclectic music taste. However, I will be the first to...

...waitress at Friendly's. At a young age, I always knew I wanted to become a teacher. I have worked in positions as a substitute teacher and special educator while I pursued my studies leading up to a Master's degree in Elementary Education. I regularly tutor my niece, who is currently in third grade, with her reading comprehension skills. I enjoy working one on one and watching children progress in their studies. It boosts their confidence...

...I am currently a rising senior in college, majoring in Environmental Science and English. I run cross country and track at school. I am also an avid reader, basketball player/fan, and musician. I am familiar with the impact a great tutor can have on an individual's learning, and I am confident I can approach sessions with the necessary enthusiasm, dedication, and passion to create a beneficial learning experience that will translate to the classroom and...

...and obtained my masters in Special Education at Molloy College in NY. I have been fortunate to be teaching grades 7-12 for the past 10 years. As a teacher I am very passionate in my career. I cater to the needs of my students when I am teaching. Everyone is a different learner and has different learning styles, and I pride myself in being able to teach to all levels and engage students in the...

...as we move through each section. I attended a competitive university and I know what it takes to make a student a contender at the highest level of admissions. I keep the material fresh and memorable through a variety of audiovisual approaches and real-world examples. One-on-one learning should never mean lectures, and I like to hold an ongoing conversation so students use their own learning skills in new ways to solve new kinds of problems....

...10 years later in the mathematics department. I continued to tutor in college and discovered that sharing my knowledge with others came natural and fulfilling to me, especially in the subject of mathematics. I have learned to think of topics in many ways and it is the fluidity with studying and learning that I hope to perfect. I am a certified teacher, currently teaching pre-algebra and algebra at a gifted & talent school. I have...

...a worldwide web store as an operations manager. Throughout my academic and working career, mathematics has always played a significant role. Algebra, Geometry and grade school math are my strong suits and I really enjoy tutoring these subjects. My goal in tutoring is to build the students confidence and understanding in the particular area. My teaching is customizable to every student's needs. Apart from work and school, I perform in local theatres around Richmond and...

...extra help in Math, English, Science, Social Studies, etc. and Special Education. As I am a certified Life and Transitional Coach that has experience in working in group home settings, court facilitated settings, schools, and private home based. I am most passionate with Special Education and the flexibility of being able to not only teach and mentor and advocate but to help a student grow. I believe that anybody can learn as long as it...

...I was invited to work at the James Madison University Writing Center as a Peer Writing Consultant. I stayed at the UWC until my graduation in May 2020, upon which I returned home and continued working with the youth at Huntington Learning Centers in Morristown,NJ; in October of 2020, I was recognized as Teacher of the Month. While I am interested in a broad range of subjects, I am most passionate about English (reading and...

...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 the most important thing. It is more important to learn how to solve a problem. When I encounter a problem that seems impossible, instead of simply giving up, I go...

...debates in mock trials within mock courtrooms, and the dismantling of case briefs in my high school, The Bronx School for Law, Government, and Justice. I was admitted the first year that news reporters televised our first day of school in a new building, a dream brought to fruition by David C. Banks. I was referred by the high school counselor to attend College Now, a college course in criminal justice during my junior year,...

...experiential background, enables me to teach and differentiate instruction for students with a wide spectrum of abilities. My experiences have allowed me to work with multiple groups of students with diverse learning styles across several grade levels. As a result, I have experience with a wide range of curricula. It is both my honor and my duty to make education accessible and enjoyable for all students. I am a 4th grade special education teacher and...

My teaching philosophy is contained in a single sentence: "A teacher affects eternity -- he or she can never tell where his or her influence stops." Henry Adams

...if even in a small sense. In this way, I get a sense of who my students are as people through their writing. My tutoring approach is playful, yet patient and even-handed. I try my best to create an atmosphere where students are uninhibited and unafraid to take a risk or be wrong because so much of school and life is about learning from mistakes and being ashamed bears no fruit this regard. Personally, I...

I am an educator that loves to build student confidence and show them that learning is a concept that only has to be grasped through repetition and fluency.

...Red Cross Learn to Swim/Lifeguarding program and was invited to return to the program as an instructor. Initially, it was more a love of the water than love of teaching that drew me to that first summer job I ever had, but I soon realized how rewarding it is to work with young people and help them acquire skills they can use throughout their lifetime. Teaching swimming lessons grew into helping my neighbors' kids with...

...I have worked with students of all ages (5-55), and in many subjects, including test prep. For fun, I love playing and watching all kinds of sports: football, baseball, basketball, softball, hockey, golf, frisbee golf, ultimate frisbee, soccer, skateboarding, snowboarding, etc. I also have played drumset for over ten years and music is a major passion in my life, whether I am listening or playing. I firmly believe that all students can learn. I hope...

...Kaimosi, Kenya, and more recently spent 3 months teaching Mathematics in a NYC Middle School. While I loved and learned a lot from both of these experiences, I've found that I'm most effective as an instructor and tutor in smaller groups or 1-on-1, as opposed to the classroom. While I have mainly taught and tutored Math, I also have a strong passion for the liberal arts, primarily English, History, and Philosophy. I am a strong...

...ways to help students get the education they need. I've interned with the NYC Department of Education, the European Grassroots Anti-Racist Movement in Paris, and political campaigns here at home. I am a strong believer in the idea that a great education can change a child's life, and I plan on making a career of helping make sure that all students in the United States are given a fair shake. I'm a big reader of...