Award-Winning Social Studies Tutors serving Mount Vernon, NY

...written on subjects as wide-ranging as theater, agriculture, poetry, natural disasters, politics, and philosophy. As a tutor, I try to bring my love of writing to the study of language. I have been a tutor and a classroom teacher for four years, and my passion for education has taken me around the world. Some of my favorite tests to help students prepare for are those which combine language and history. I believe in bringing out...

...teach fifth grade math at a charter school. Last year, my students' math state test scores were the sixth highest in New York State. My belief that every student can succeed and my relentless pursuit of that goal enables our success. Every day, I analyze student work to diagnose strengths and weaknesses and form individualized plans to accelerate every student's understanding. My engaging teaching, high expectations, progressive curriculum, and strong relationships with students and parents...

I am a rising junior at Vanderbilt University majoring in Political Science and Economics and History, currently attending the school on an academic scholarship. I have tutored students in a variety of subject areas over the past few years, and care deeply about helping people achieve their full potential.

...marketer. I have written for brands such as VINCE., Avenue, The Company Store, and Cstudio Home. While I enjoy some aspects of the corporate world, it is my dream to eventually become a professor in writing. I once received a text from one of my students at American University that she had aced her course as I sat outside an interview with Bloomingdale's. That text meant more to me than the job. Having that realization,...

...language gives has opened my eyes to a lot of things in life. Therefore, I want to devote my life to teaching a language. However, I have to start with tutoring. I really enjoy helping to motivate students in learning a language because of the understanding there is between cultures. If I hadn't met my best friend from Germany, I don't think I would be where I am now. Some people believe there has to...

...and joy I felt the first time I worked with students. It was in a shabby classroom in India, at a volunteer organization called the Lha Institute. The students were teenage Tibetan refugees and one monk from Thailand who was in town to learn English. The class spoke a mixture of bad English, Tibetan, and Nepali, but they had signed up for my creative writing seminar anyway. Some of them couldn't write or were afraid...

...My main role as a tutor is not to impose rigidly, one size fits all standards or methods onto the student. My role instead is to help each individual student tap into their own unique greatness to hopefully ignite in each one of them the joy of being lifelong learners. I don't consider this just a job. I consider it a privilege to play a small part in helping to mold the future of tomorrow...

...drama, voice, and music. I attended NYU and received a Bachelors of Music, majoring in Music Business. I also has several years experience working as a teaching artist with special needs/District 75 students, specifically students on the autism spectrum. Having studied voice for over 15 years, I currently teach private voice, having trained in the Estill Voice Method at Tom Burke Voice Studio, NYC. I'm also a huge movie buff, enjoy web design and and...

My background in science and my experience in ESL give me an advantage to teach these subjects better. The students in our days are not very much interested in the field of science, i think i can make the subject interesting that will make the student take science classes.

...University. I have five years of experience tutoring student-athletes on a variety of subjects in college and high-school courses. I tutor a variety of subjects: mathematics, economics, and history. However, my favorite subjects to tutor are introductory economics courses, Spanish and French language. These courses allow for real-life examples and applications. I love to get to know my students and use the reverse classroom method to help students build confidence and study skills. Looking forward...

...University of Maryland, I studied English Language and Literature. While in school, I served as both a Guest Lecturer and a Teaching Assistant. In both instances, I taught Literature and Creative Writing. I've also taught research methods and interned in the Folger Shakespeare Library's Education Department. As a tutor, I've helped students with grammar, vocabulary, writing, critical reading, and literary analysis. Although I'm comfortable tutoring on a number of subjects, I particularly enjoy teaching English,...

...University, Magna Cum Laude, with a Bachelor of Arts and Sciences in Political Science. I am currently attending Columbia University to complete my Masters Degree in Human Rights Studies. I am extremely passionate about providing quality education to each of my students. I've worked as a tutor for several years across a range of subjects, specifically those of the humanities and social sciences. I plan to utilize my interpersonal communication skills to connect with my...

...South Bronx, and I am the founder and director of IntegrateNYC4me. As a teacher, I work to support students in expanding their reading, writing, and critical thinking skills, and I support teachers in creating curriculum that is accessible and engaging for students across cultures, abilities, skill levels, and interests. As the director of IntegrateNYC4me, I work to transform NYC public schools into a system of integrated, equal, accessible schools by organizing students and school communities...

...Thomas Aquinas College and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in English. I then went on to attend New Jersey City University and obtained my NJ Teacher of English Standard Certificate. I have four years of experience as a n ELA teacher and an additional five years of experience as a private tutor, special education aide, and teaching assistant. I place a high value on education and work very hard to help my students feel...

...(seriously, it’s either kinda warm or kinda cool year ‘round), I am looking forward to the adventure of living on the East Coast and experiencing legitimate seasons for the first time! Prior my move, I tutored AP US, AP European, and AP World History, AP Government, and taught SAT and ACT prep classes for a Bay Area based College Prep Academy. I also wrote several historical and literary articles for a startup educational software developer,...

Hi! I'm Greg, I am a huge baseball and racing fan, and I have spent the past 5 years working with all ages and learning styles. I specialize in ACT/SAT Math and Science, but am eager to help out in any other math subject!

...math, French-- with students ranging from underprivileged preschoolers in rural Tennessee to Houston high schoolers to adults. I never received less than a perfect score on the SAT or PSAT verbal tests, in two sittings of each test. As a musician, clarity of communication (via clear, logical syntax and rhetoric) is paramount to my teaching which makes me particularly effective for students working to internalize the mechanics of language. I love helping young people learn...

...Over these past two years, I have taught general English and ESL in the inner city of Providence. After school, I tutor students who are at risk or are currently failing, and before school, I offer supplementary SAT help to our school's most advanced students. Now, I am seeking teaching positions for writing as I transition to graduate school next year at Columbia University for fiction. My entire academic career has focused on meaning that...

...a student with the Fulbright Foundation in London where I studied theater and the classics. Teaching is one of the most rewarding and challenging professions. Watching and helping students grow and grasp new concepts and ideas, and through that enriching their lives, gives a tangible sense of accomplishment and happiness; witnessing the results of the hard work that students commit and seeing that moment when the "light bulb" goes on and the excitement and sense...

...of New York, The Spence School, The Nightingale Bamford School, and LaGuardia High School. For the past 4 years, he has tutored hundreds of students one-on-one for the SSAT, ISEE, and SAT II Math Subject Tests (I and II). He also advises students applying to performing arts conservatories and coaches students on their college application essays. Johann is a proud graduate of Northwestern University, Choate Rosemary Hall, and the School at Steppenwolf.... I'll introduce myself and...