I graduated from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in NYC in 2008, the oldest English speaking acting conservatory in the world. I graduated Summa from University of St Thomas with a BA in English, and just wrapped up a MS in Data Science from Northwestern. I'm a huge Red Sox fan and love watching detective shows when I have free time.... Positivity. Always. I believe that if a student is given positive tools and is...
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...at Brigham Young University, and am currently an undecided major. I have a passion for tutoring and helping my pupils succeed. I am charismatic, fun, hardworking, spontaneous, and reliable! I am more than a guy with a brain; I have an ability to connect with people on a personal level. As you will see, my various tactics and approaches when it comes to tutoring are as effective as they are unique and engaging.... Students learn, retain,...
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...am currently working on a Bachelors of Science in Biology at Arizona State University, so Biology is certainly my strong suit. I am also currently working for the Social Insect Research Group (SIRG) at ASU doing Genetics work on a local harvester ant species. I love research and I love teaching individuals, especially when the information I am providing is not well known. In the past I have worked in medicine as an EMT/Ski Patroller...
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...different techniques to make learning as fun and effective as possible. I try to provide the most comfortable atmosphere for all my students. I taught abroad and I am looking forward to tutoring ESL to anyone who needs improvement. I also have experience in Broadcasting, Film Production, and Photography. In my spare time, I love going outside and taking pictures of anything and everything. I also love music and movies. Living abroad taught me how...
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...Mandarin Chinese for 13 years of my life, 2 of which I spent acting as a translator for visitors while I was living in Taiwan. Chinese is my life, I have been learning since I was in 3rd grade. I am very passionate about the language. I am a helpful, exciting, and relatable tutor; I am friendly and outgoing. I am the youngest of five siblings in my family. I love horseback riding, reading, and...
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...have enlisted many tutors to help me through my challenges. I know it's frustrating , but I know the reward of the achievement. I am very grateful for the enlistment of my tutor's help, especially during times of despair. Tutors give you the help and confidence required for learning. I am patient, caring, knowledgeable, responsible, and reliable. I am a good communicator, I listen well, and make sure you understand the material needed for success....
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...because it gives me the opportunity to teach in a one-on-one situation. I enjoy building a student's self-esteem and confidence, in sharing the joy that comes with assisting the students improve their grades. With us working together on class work and preparing for them for various exams. I know I can give your child the right kind of guidance and structure that one, might need in a subject that they're struggling with to achieve his...
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...day to make a difference and help the world make a shift from using nonrenewable resources to green energy. In addition to science, I really love tutoring! I have been working as an ESL tutor since 2016. I am mainly an oral speech tutor, but can help others with writing, reading, and also academic English as well. I have lived in the US all my life, so I know what an English teacher looks for...
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...own children the importance, history and significance were amazing. While traveling and living on three coasts, investigating and taking pictures, writing detailed information, and engaging in experiences, some familiar and others unique and taking part in many festivals, activities, and more, most dream about. It was nice to be a part of a diverse community of educators who shared unique and amazing experiences and journeys as we traveled the Continental US. I am a very...
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I had never worked as a formal educator before this past school year, and one of the many things I learned was that watching elementary school students learn to read is FASCINATING. I also learned that kids like me, and tend to be glad to work with me because I'm not a normal stodgy grown-up.
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...Rhetoric degree from St. Edward's University. I also have a master's degree in journalism from Syracuse University. I have taken classes in grammar, punctuation, and essay writing. I believe these classes have given me the tools to help improve both your reading and writing skills. I also have written numerous college and grad school entrance essays over the years. I would feel comfortable assisting you with your admission essays into college. Through tutoring and teaching,...
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...to branch out into others, like natural science, American history, and English. I pick my subjects based on a combination of personal interest and familiarity, with most being the subjects I was best in and were common in my college classes. Online tutoring always seemed like an excellent way to use what I've learned to help others, and since 2019, I've been doing it across various platforms. I look forward to working together.
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I graduated with a bachelors in Neuroscience from Amherst College in 2012. I have a passion for biology and the natural sciences and am excited to be able to share it with others. I have experience with all variety of standardized tests and am confident teaching content or strategy for anything from NY Regents tests through the AP, SAT, or MCAT tests. My interests also extend to other subjects including Chemistry, Spanish, History, and Psychology.
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...the intersections between Art, Design, and Technology. After earning an Industrial Engineering at Stanford University, I enjoyed a thirty-year career as an Information Systems Project Manager specializing in I.T. Risk Management and Business Process Improvement. After my kids were grown, I decided to take a leap of faith and pursue my lifelong love of art and design. Retiring from my first career, I went back to school full time to study art and design. After...
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Hello! My name is Dan. I am a junior student at the University of Rochester majoring in psychology. I am encouraging, task-focused and I am always approachable as a tutor or a friend. I will try my best to solve your problems and share with you tips about college.
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I am a friendly tutor who specializes in writing. I am a graduate in Marine Biology and Environmental Science and Management, B.S. I have always had a passion for education and teaching kids of varying age groups. This started with teaching kids to swim as a lifeguard and swim instructor and has since led to four years as a peer writing consultant at my University.
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Hello, I'm a student at Queens College studying Physics. I took 11 AP's in high school and got 4's and 5's on all them. Fortunately, I am not a genius and thus am able to explain complex ideas in simple ways without needing to use convoluted words. I have several years of experience in tutoring and I look forward to helping you excel in your studies.
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...as well as teach classes at the local community college. I'm learning every day. I believe that we never stop learning. Also, we often learn best from constructive feedback about our mistakes. In my experience as a learning systems designer and developer, I've found that different techniques work better for different subject areas. I try to use a project-based approach to learning, either collaborative or individual, in as many of my classes as I can....
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...you judge a fish by Its ability to climb a tree, It will live Its whole life believing that It is stupid." - Albert Einstein. I believe that the above statement is true for everyone in life. The goal of teachers and mentors are to find what the student or client is passionate about and design a plan for them. Everyone loves something, and the best teachers can relate that passion back to the student...
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Tonight we worked on another Precis. The topic was the Thomas Nast cartoon. She already had a thesis statement, which she had worked on in class. It was really good, and she liked it, so that's what we worked with. Her teacher had established a basic structure for what she needed to talk about, which made it a little easier to get started. But the student is starting to see/hear what sounds awkward as far as wording and transitions go. So she is not being complacent when it comes to her writing. That is definitely a change from the first time we worked together on a writing assignment way back in the fall. She is also now aware of what might be a run-on, and she is self-correcting/editing as she writes.
Today, we met and continued attacking the test strategies. We decided that the student will not be taking the essay because in doing the math and calculating her potential score, this risk is not worth the potential gain of changing her writing score. The writing score is scaled by the essay and right now her writing score is so high that she would have to match that with a near perfect essay. Thus, there is no real gain to taking the essay.
We did work on Math and Science, going over many practice problems and talking about timing.
For next time, the student will need to:
1) Practice Reading and Science (especially timing)
2) Learn the trigonometry functions
Properties of right triangles, parallel and perpendicular lines, corresponding, alternate interior, and same side interior angles, and problem solving using logic. Student seems to be much more confident in geometry than other math areas, but is having some issues with logical thinking on word problems.
We worked on some physics; the second moment of inertia problems were causing some confusion so we spent some time working through the formulas and developing an intuition for what was happening. In the end I think he knows in his mind what inertia, momentum and fore are and how they relate to each other; now we just have to work on applying them to a problem. In differential equations he is coming up against systems of differential equations so matrix algebra is on the table. We worked with matrix multiplication, determinants, inverses and Cramer's rule. Those topics seemed to sink in well.
We went over the student's practice tests, and techniques for writing the essay. We focused on math topics that he had learned in school but forgotten (and might need for the exam), and did some reading comprehension "slow" drills so that he could see how working through the questions more slowly could help him get the right answer.
We focused on the math section. The student's overall score was the same as her initial test. She struggled with identifying how to begin many problems, but once they were explained to her, she found them easy in relation to concepts. She needs to focus on practicing so that she will gain confidence; she has the understanding of basic concepts.