Award-Winning SSAT Tutors serving Salem, CT

Hello! My name is Daniel Hopkins and I am a certified history and government teacher. Please note I can tutor AP US History and European history. I also have experience teaching English, math, and tutoring SAT and ACT.

...of Varsity! I'm super passionate about the English language and all the different ways we can express ourselves through the written word. I believe that elements of language such as spelling, grammar, and syntax don't have to feel limiting but rather, illuminating! A little about me: I have a Masters of Fine Arts degree in...

...teaching and tutoring students from Pre-K through High School and College level and various tests, such as G&T. I am so grateful that I love what I do and all the wonderful students that I meet. I live in Manhattan on the Upper East Side and love the fact that I am only three blocks...

...majors in Biology and Chemistry. I've worked extensively with children in Middle School and High School. For the past four years, I have been teaching AP Biology and AP Chemistry (which also includes college biology and college chemistry). In addition to Science, I can help with several other subjects including Math and English. I am...

...experience in classroom teaching from preschool to middle school. I recently completed a seminar on children's education, during which I worked as a teacher's assistant in an early childhood center. I have also worked at a social services program providing literacy and math support for students of all ages. I specialize in helping students prepare...

...science. I have tutored computer science courses for Dartmouth's Tutor Clearinghouse. Prior to coming to Dartmouth, I studied violin at Juilliard Pre-College for six years. I am an avid fencer and I am currently on the Dartmouth Fencing Club Team. I am fluent in German and enjoy traveling around Europe. I also enjoy spending time...

...in Economics. I look forward to teaching students and learners and have a positive influence in your education and experience. I have a track record of increasing scores in SSAT to SAT and also achieve passing grades in college courses. I am copyrighting my tutoring method that prepares students that are cramming for standardized exams.

I have been teaching for over 3 years. That is something I love to do and it is what I see myself doing for the rest of my life.

...My teaching philosophy revolves around the core idea that the student should be the one to find the answers they need. Rote memorization, reciting, and hurling out facts without context will always place second to a true desire to learn when it comes to succeeding in academics. Not only should the tutor and the student...

...find success! I enjoy helping children excel in reading and love being able to connect the unique interests of my students to their learning. I love working with students of all abilities, and I am Special Education certified. I have been teaching for 5 years, and I am loving every minute of it. Some of...

...I earned on aptitude tests. I am an Advanced Placement Scholar, a National Merit Semi-finalist, and a member of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars honor society among academic recognition I have earned. I was accepted to multiple "T-14" (top fourteen) law schools, including Georgetown Law, which, among other schools, offered me an academic scholarship...

...track. I graduated from The Spence School in New York City where I ran Peer Tutors; I administered communication between students, teachers, and parents, in addition to tutoring a middle schooler in math once a week. For the past three years I worked as a research assistant at John Jay College of Criminal Justice where...

...in German with certificates in French, European Cultural Studies, and Study of Women and Gender. After graduation I worked for one year as an immigration paralegal before beginning my Ph.D. in German at New York University in 2011, which I am still pursuing. As a Ph.D. student I have taught both discussion sections of required...

...University, and am currently on a year long leave from the Hopkins-Nanjing Center based in China. I am a certified ESL instructor. In addition to my tutoring work, I am currently working as a content marketing intern for a Shanghai-based consulting firm. I have taught all over the world from South America to East Asia,...

...a high school in Connecticut. During my year in Connecticut, I took Honors and AP Chemistry, Honors and AP Physics, and Honors Calculus; I also received the CollegeBoard AP Scholar with Honors Award. I have experience tutoring the New SAT. I understand the material and subtle nuances of the test. I have developed test-taking strategies...

...in Queens, NY. As I will do in the future as a pharmacist, my primary goal as a tutor is to help the community in whatever way I can. All tutors at Varsity Tutors strive to make tutoring more personable and effective. One-on-one tutoring not only benefits the student but it also benefits the tutor....

...Commack Public Schools for 23 years. I have taught Kindergarten, first, fifth and I am presently teaching 3rd grade. I have facilitated many professional development workshops for colleagues within Commack and outside of Commack. I believe all students can learn! Learning should be FUN! Looking forward to sharing my love of READING and WRITING!!

...known primarily for his developmental stage theory. But what has stayed with me all these years from Professor Farris' class was that Piaget dealt with the nature of knowledge itself and how humans come gradually to acquire, construct, and use it. To Piaget cognitive development was a progressive reorganization of mental processes as a result...

...in Biology. I have three younger siblings, so I have had experience helping children with their homework from a pretty young age. Throughout college I participated in several tutoring and mentorship programs, helping students who were behind in math and reading raise their test scores and grades. As an instructor I have worked with students...

...want to become a better learner. I I believe it is very important to make learning fun and engaging in order to be effective. I make sure all of my lesson plans incorporate various needs: visual, auditory, tactile and kinesthetic! I believe a strong point for me is my ability to motivate students and combine...