Award-Winning Social Studies Tutors serving White Plains, NY

...for teaching is reflected by the numerous positions that I held during that time and beyond. In fact, I received formal teaching offers during my senior year but opted to challenge myself to explore beyond my comfort zone. A week after graduating in early June of 2006, I began my tenure as Equities Analyst for Kellogg Capital Group, the largest private specialist firm on Wall Street at the time. Although my lifestyle became financially comfortable,...

...friends know me for having endless fun facts about the natural world. I'm on the women's rugby team and a member of the Dartmouth Humanitarian Engineering club, and I love to hike, bike, and snowboard in my free time. I grew up in New Rochelle, NY where I attended New Rochelle High School. My favorite subjects were AP Biology, AP Environmental Science, and Marine Science. I started tutoring as a sophomore in High School, and since...

...and English/language arts to high school students. While I am certified to tutor various subjects, I most enjoy teaching algebra because it is such an important building block for all other types of math and necessary in everyday life. I believe that learning should be fun and enjoyable. When tutoring, I like to try to introduce educational games, if possible, but always try to have a lighthearted nature with students to foster a fun environment where...

...State University. Since graduating from Rutgers, I have taught virtually every academic subject (with the exception of foreign languages) to students ranging in age from 10 to 19. I also have extensive experience with all aspects of SAT and ACT preparation. I have the most experience tutoring math, and I try to teach my students that math doesn't have to be intimidating and can in fact be a satisfying and useful subject. In my free...

...St. John's University with a masters in special and general education and have another masters from Queens College in literacy for grades 5 - 9. I have also been an adjunct literacy and special education instructor at Manhattanville College, Bronx Community College and Queens College. My specialty is reading and writing and the subject of ELA and I also teach math, social studies and science at the elementary school level. I enjoy working with my...

...college-age, as well as non-traditional students. I began tutoring by helping my peers, which in the later years, converted into more formative private tutoring. My experience so far includes teaching Urdu and English Literature, exam prep for all ages (especially ACT and SAT), general help with homework, and support for both enrichment and struggling students. I prefer one-on-one tutoring and enjoy engaging my students with fun and challenging problems. I like to apply problems to...

...Manhattan. Last summer, I spent time working as a tutor for Family and Children's Services of Nantucket. My clients ranged from middle schoolers learning new subjects to adults preparing for professional exams all of whom had anxieties about their math skills derived from previous struggles with math-related subjects. In order to work through the frustrations that often accompany math, I attempt to boil a subject down to it's most basic elements to facilitate understanding before...

...uneasy about the whole concept; however, the dramatic improvement in my writing style and technique after the few months of working with her increased my performance in school tenfold. I keep chasing improvement even today. As a student at New York University, I study under some of the most talented professors in the world. Though my pursuit is far from over, I feel I can now help set others on the track to having a...

...B.A. from Hofstra University, and I'm a Distinguished Graduate from their Honors College. I earned two Masters degrees from Stony Brook University, and I'm a published historian. I work as an adjunct professor at SUNY Farmingdale and Suffolk County Community College, and have also taught at Queensborough Community College, SUNY Old Westbury, Stony Brook University and Briarcliffe College. When I'm not digging through archives about Native Americans (a favorite of mine), I also write fiction...

...ranter than forcing them to recite a bunch of uninteresting facts over and over. I tutor a wide variety of subjects that I'm personally and professional passionate about. I was a comparative literature/religious studies dual major in college so I'm very familiar with history, writing, and literature analysis. In high school I took 8 AP classes and I'm familar with the rigors and stresses of these classes. I work hard with my students to make...

...am currently a research assistant in the Anthropology Department at the University of Amsterdam. Outside of that, I am a personal trainer (NASM certified and USAW certified). I have experience at a luxury gym (Equinox) in Manhattan and since moving to the EU have been training clients online and freelance. I love to learn and am now seeking a Ph.D. position in Anthropology and Global Health. I myself used tutors as I went through my...

...skills, organization, and working with students who have special needs. I am an undergraduate student at Long Island University- C.W. Post where I study elementary education and well as political science. Ever since I have been a sophomore at Post, I have been affiliated with the America Reads Program. This work-study program has trained me in effective tutoring strategies that I have used to assist struggling readers at Sea Cliff Elementary and Deasy Elementary School....

...others in school in any way I can. I am here to help you. I will do my utmost best guiding you to succeed in academia through my tutoring methods. On top of this, I am very friendly! I enjoy reading, questioning, thinking, and exploring the world. I have been to Europe twice and went to summer school there to study German Language. Something interesting about me is that I really love avocados! It might...

...that bring joy of games - is to be found everywhere in the nature of the human brain; a living computer; a vast of potential of weighted logic gates which give rise to the substance of what we call learning when we - by our activities - so organize them. Even the most bizarre or inspired art - so I attest - comes from the negotiation and change of this substance of our minds, and...

...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,...

...the humanities. My greatest attributes as a teacher are my patience, empathy, and humor - and of course my memory for random historical facts! I am originally from Columbus, Ohio and moved to Boston in 1999 to attend Boston University. There, I majored in History and English and minored in French, receiving my B.A. in 2003. I went on to receive an M.A. in Medieval History from Catholic University in Washington D.C. in 2007, and...

...lined with small accomplishments (Heath and Heath, 2010), and I require students to take ownership of their daily learning through consistent collaboration and continuous assessment. I create lessons that are reachable, specific and incorporate cross-curricular extended opportunities and technology-based instruction, to increase student engagement. There is definitely autonomy through accountability and students should be responsible for taking assessments and using their performance data to identify their specific learning needs. I use data to target and...

...Planning. At Rutgers, I taught at the undergraduate level and most enjoyed helping students improve their critical thinking skills. My goal is to help high school students develop their analytical and problem solving skills so that they are in a position to achieve academic success. I am most excited to help students prepare for the SAT, AP Government, and AP Human Geography. When I'm not tutoring, I work full-time as a city planner and play...

...graduation writing and traveling the world. Now I am in New York and excited to continue teaching and learning from students! Tutoring is both a source of income and lifelong passion of mine. As a high school student, I established a free tutoring service for local at-risk children. Over the course of my college career, I made my spending money by providing homework help and tutoring services to the children of university professors and faculty....