Award-Winning Social Studies Tutors in Albany County, NY

I am a friendly, articulate, professional, 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 training in teaching individuals with both Learning Disabilities and Developmental Disabilities.

Hello and welcome to my profile! I have taught middle level social studies for seven years in three different districts in upstate New York. However, I also have an ongoing interest and expertise in upper level social sciences, having majored in history, not education. I also consider myself an expert in historical writing and editing, specifically document based and thematic essays.

...is the first step to opening future opportunities. It is vital, however, to recognize that every successful person has been granted help along the way. I have had the honor of working under great professors and alongside stellar tutors. Now, I wish to pass such vital aid along to others who are ready to break through obstacles and maintain a confidence that proliferates to all areas of life, in and outside of proper education.

...recent graduate of the University of Vermont, where I majored in Animal Science and minored in Food Systems. I graduated in 7 semesters with Honors and completed and published my senior thesis on Problematic Behaviors in Recently Adopted Dogs. Trhoughout my time at UVM I was a peer tutor at the UVM Learning Cooperative. My natural strength is in English and writing, but I love science and have spent my academic time pursuing it. Because...

...name is Elliot Doley. I work as private tutor and am a graduate of the College of William and Mary, 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 believe in hands-on learning, and being a current student myself, I understand the frustration, and I definitely understand the struggle. Persistence is key to understanding, and I am willing to communicate that to students. Outside of academia, I am incredibly interested in the hands-on application of engineering. I am a member of my collegiate chapter of Engineers Without Borders. I had the opportunity to travel to Nicaragua on an assessment trip to work with...

I am a student at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, though I'm originally from upstate New York, right outside of Albany (which is actually the capital of New York, NOT New York City). I genuinely have a love for learning and more than just helping students with certain subjects they may be having trouble with, I hope to inspire a hunger for knowledge in students.

...senior Mechanical Engineering student at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, attending for my Masters. I've had some amazing teachers for my science and math classes growing up, and that's what drove me to study engineering. I've also had some pretty bad teachers as well, so I know what it's like to feel totally lost and frustrated in a subject. My goal here is to make the hard subjects easy, and inspire you to be bolder when encountering...

Anyone can learn anything with just a little work and guidance. I hope to be able to work together to achieve those goals.

...am a rising junior, Political-Science major at Skidmore College in upstate New York. I truly believe that the success of our Republic is dependent upon a well-educated and involved citizenry. Which is why, I want to help students understand and enjoy their social science education. I find that in the classroom, students are often crammed into classrooms, and told that they must learn about American history and governance to graduate. In this, they loose the...