Award-Winning PSAT Tutors serving Brookline, MA

I am a very flexible, compassionate, and accommodating tutor. I am a gamer and a geek and I relate well to bullied kids and kids who are not doing well in school. I have a lot of empathy for struggling students and strive to be clear, concise, helpful, and validating. My favorite subject to tutor is English and everything to do with it. My hobbies are writing, drawing, reading, and gaming.... My teaching philosophy is to...

...Classics, anthropology, psychology, history, English, and government, and spent one glorious semester studying abroad in Paris. At Skidmore I gained tutoring experience working as a peer-mentor, art history tutor, note-taker, and providing SAT prep and general homework help, as well as teaching English while studying in Paris. After Skidmore I moved to London where I earned my Master of Arts in art history at the Courtauld Institute of Art. Currently I am pursuing a doctoral...

...for reading, writing, and language for as long as I can remember, and that passion has only grown stronger as I have gotten older. Through studying English and literature in college, I have also grown to appreciate all the new challenges and complexities that English encompasses. Though the papers are much longer and the readings much more difficult than they were when I first discovered my love for it, the reward is also that much...

...as it is elicited in various ways. Subtly they sense the growing realization that they are part of a larger whole???of the human story, of life. I believe in a balance of progressive and traditional teaching. Tutoring one-on-one is the best of teaching. I like to present any given material in two ways, such as aurally and visually, so that various learners can access the depth of the content. An example might be to have...

...Citizen Schools in Chelsea, MA, teaching 6th grade math and working with small groups of 5th grade English language learners on reading and phonics skills. This year I am working as a Spanish teacher and math and English tutor at Match Charter Public High School. I am excited to tutor a wide range of subjects, including SAT/ACT test prep, Writing/Reading, ESL, math (through Algebra I), and Spanish. When tutoring, I like to push my students...

...at a university and do research. I have always enjoyed helping others learned. When I was little, I used to make my sister play teacher with me (she was always the student, poor thing). Now I enjoy tutoring students of all ages in a variety of subjects. My favorite subject to tutor is math because, unlike English, the rules always stay the same. I also enjoy tutoring for both the ACTs and the SATs. It...

...I enrolled in Fitchburg State's Masters in Special Education program in 2010 with the goal of becoming a licensed special educator. Students seem to get the most when they ask me about maths and sciences, and now I have a bit of a reputation around my building for having strengths in those subjects. In my mind, working with a student (especially in math) can be something like a game: there's a goal, there's someone to...

...a History Teacher education program for grades 5-12. Cynthia has taught history and ESL, and tutored students in many subjects and for tests such as the SAT, ACT, and AP exams. She has recently earned her M.S. in Counseling, specialization in School Counseling. To learn more about her background and how she blends counseling techniques into her teaching, please view her resume. When she is not working, Cynthia enjoys spending time with family and friends...

...school students in English as a second language, and helped peers in an informal context. My experiences teaching visual art and dance classes have also helped me develop creative and engaging ways to present information. While I tutor many different subjects, I am particularly excited about working with students on writing and French. I have studied French for 11 years and lived abroad in a Francophone country, and I am a total geek when it...

I am a graduate of MIT. I received my Bachelor of Science in Materials Science and Engineering. I now work at a biotech startup in Boston as a research associate. I love acting, singing, and traveling. While I tutor math and science generally, I really enjoy teaching biology, chemistry, and SAT/ACT math and science prep. I'm looking forward to helping you maximize your potential!

...students feel safe exploring, and to try something else if the first approach doesn't work. I also try to teach the process of solving problems, which students can use for themselves as they build confidence. I have a Masters Degree in Chemistry from Cornell, where I was a teaching assistant for Introductory Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, and Physical Chemistry. While pursuing a PhD at RPI, I was a volunteer tutor for Chemistry and Chemical Engineering students....

...professor recommendation to work as a tutor at the Quantitative Literacy Center, a job I held for three years. At Hamilton I practiced the ability to listen to my tutee, and then to assist my tutee in breaking down complex logical problems into simpler, manageable parts. A teacher must first and foremost have mastery of the subject material. A tutor must both understand the subject material, and understand the manner in which students fail to...

...of Science in Medical Sciences and will be applying to medical school this year. I also received a Bachelors in Biology from Boston College. I am passionate about inclusion for students with developmental delays and have done clinical research in this field. I have had experience teaching students as young as 5th grade to students in high school and college. Although I have degrees in the sciences and have recent exposure to human biology courses,...

...students and I worked through that myself, developing study and problem solving techniques that eventually led me to score a 5 on the AP Chemistry exam. History also requires a lot of time and effort, especially with memorization, synthesis, and learning how to craft an argument for historical writing. Given my own experiences with academics and tutoring, I can offer support across a range of subjects including middle and high school math, high school biology...

...English literature, biology, and statistics, SAT subject exams in history, English literature, and biology, and the MCAT; I am also EMT certified in the state of Massachusetts. As an undergrad, I tutored my peers in biostatistics and provided edits and feedback for written assignments. I am also an avid fiction writer who has written full-length novels and taken many creative and technical writing classes. I love finding different ways to organize information to maximize learning...

...positions but have most recently been working in a gifted school for English-fluent students looking to study advanced language arts concepts. I obtained my bachelor's in English literature and my master's in secondary English education from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. I have recently relocated to the United States and am anxious to continue my teaching career. My enthusiasm for teaching is boundless. My aim is to promote global citizenship and a broader understanding...

I am a licensed attorney in the Boston area with a proven track record of academic and professional success. But law is not my only passion, I have also always had a passion for teaching. I am dedicated to helping every student achieve their full academic potential. I recognize that not every student learns in the same way, and I will adapt my teaching style to the particular needs of every student. ... My teaching philosophy...

...teaching two undergraduate level engineering courses, requiring me to teach in both large classroom and one-on-one settings. I am most comfortable teaching quantitative sciences, although I also have experience teaching standardized tests and more qualitative subjects such as Biology or Chemistry. I am a born and raised Bostonian, having grown up in Reading, MA. I am a proud product of the Massachusetts Public School system. I am a die-hard Patriots fan, as well as a...

I am a working professional with over ten years of experience in higher education administration. I have a Bachelors Degree in Rehabilitation Services & Masters in Educational Policy & Leadership. My passion for helping others through education is what inspired me to become a Varsity Tutor. I am hoping to work with students of all ages in a variety of topics.

...writing is another aspect of educating that I love; to draw out ideas, to make them clearer and more forceful, is very rewarding to me, and I love reading drafts and seeing the development of an argument or an original insight. I began working with students after I completed my BA at Georgetown University and went into a Master's program at NYU in Religious Studies. As a teaching assistant, I had the opportunity to talk...