Award-Winning Summer Tutors serving Mount Vernon, NY

...Education followed by earning my master's degree in Language Sciences and French Didactics. I am a native French speaker with nearly four years teaching experience within the language. I have worked with students of all ages. My philosophy for teaching is to tailor my lesson to the needs of the students I tutor. Furthermore, I continue modifying my lesson as needed and building upon a student's progress. Outside of academia I enjoy reading and going...

...in Special Education. My personal interests include reading, writing, cooking, music, traveling, exploring the city, and spending time with friends and family. Throughout my working career, I have gained teaching experience with students of all ages, backgrounds, and abilities. In the past, I have worked as a college level writing tutor for both Pace University and the University of San Francisco. As a tutor, I worked with the general student population as well as English...

...I reached eighteen. I was a National Merit Semi-Finalist in high school and I've had a passion for education and the art of learning since I was a child. I hope to instill in my students the love of amassing knowledge, excelling in your studies, and walking out of a test feeling like you rocked it. I especially had a passion for the Critical Reading and the Writing portions of the SAT's and the SAT...

...engagement by relating material to your personal strengths and interests. History and Literature are two of my greatest passions, subjects I studied at the University of North Carolina in Greensboro. Though these subjects can at times be difficult to engage with, I am confident that together we can uncover new perspectives and learning strategies that will reinvigorate your relationship to the material and improve your grades dramatically. Sometimes all that is necessary for an academic...

...review sessions in the advanced and introductory courses). Today, I mainly tutor students in Biology-related courses, including Human Physiology and Neuroscience. As a medical student at New York Medical College, I hope to offer students interested in a career in medicine additional breadth and specialized mentoring. Moreover, I also enjoy writing and would be more than happy to assist with college essays, especially scientific writing. In my free time, I enjoy volunteering as an EMT...

As a tutor and aspiring teacher, I believe that all students have the capacity to learn, though each processes information differently. My goal is to assist my students in identifying their personal learning style(s) and use this knowledge to build their confidence and academic skills. I intend to personalize lessons so that students can view learning as a valuable opportunity rather than as a chore.... All people have the ability to learn and grow. It is...

...whether or not they know it. It can be hard for some students to find a reason to be engaged in their education when they're in large classes, but tutoring offers a unique opportunity to cater to their individual learning style and to identify ways they can be invested in their own education. I love having the opportunity to be involved in that process, as I believe that education has the power to change lives.

...entrance exams and grade level exams. I love History and ELA. I love to learn it, as well as, teach it. I am constantly reading and trying to learn something new. I try to tailor all of my tutoring sessions to each of my students. I spend time getting to know each student, so that we can work in a way that will help him or her get to where he or she wants to...

...their areas of study. I am a patient and consistent tutor that does not hesitate to review techniques and questions over and over until the topic is clear. I am a native Spanish speaker who moved here during high school. My experience has allowed me to have an understanding of anyone who is an English Language Learning or trying to learn a language for the first time. I look forward to working with you and...

...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, I longed to contribute in an intrinsically rewarding capacity. This led to my tutoring for Prep for Prep, a life-changing leadership development program. I soon found...

...was the first freshman tutor to be accepted into this selective program. The tutoring program involved a preliminary peer-tutor training course prior to beginning tutoring, in order to certify that I had the appropriate background to provide professional feedback to fellow students on their literary works and projects. After graduation, I worked for a full-service learning center where I created and implemented high school lesson plans for home-schooled students, provided academic support for students ranging...

...on the faculty of Purchase College, SUNY in the BFA writing program and at the New School in their MFA writing program. I have a wide-ranging and very active curiosity! I'm an information sponge. One of my favorite parts of being a writing tutor is learning about my clients' subjects. I have had clients hire me to help them write essays on everything from midwifery to international conflict zones and world orders and have loved...

...earned a perfect score in the writing section. At Columbia, I took a wide variety of courses in areas ranging from computer science, calculus, and statistics to philosophy and political theory. My previous teaching and mentoring experiences include working as a volunteer math tutor at Columbia’s Double Discovery Center and as an editor at the Columbia Daily Spectator and The Columbia Undergraduate Research Journal. As a tutor, I aim to be organized, clear, concise, and...

...education continued to be an important part of my collegiate life as well. As far as hobbies are concerned, I love Photography and travel writing. My favorite author (not a travel writer) is Virginia Woolf. Recently, I was awarded an AT&T New Media Fellowship, an award given to those students who show promise in the combination of writing and new media, and am currently connected with Write Bloody, a publishing company based in New York...

...frustrated, angry, exhausted, and stressed after working on problem sets in physics and/or mathematics for an excessive amount of time and still cannot find a reasonable solution to solve the problem. There are also times when students are unable to start. My job as a tutor is to ensure that they can fully overcome these obstacles and solve the problems with ease in a coherent and thorough manner without any difficulty. The way I go...

...a map of where to take any tutoring session. Having an academic and practical elementary/middle school application understanding of data definitely enforces corrective instruction, reteaching, or content enrichment that will occur. I have also worked a great deal with middle school students in pilot programs that center around blended and asynchronous learning. I am entering my 6th year as an elementary/middle school teacher. I have worked with students in grades 2-8th and bridge programs for...

...to take a second course on education to hone me further on teaching. I attained this from St. Theresa's College and now hold a Diploma on Professional Education. After class hours, I tutored students from kindergarten up to the 6th grade. Some of them were regular students who came everyday after class and some of them only came during exam week. I assisted them in doing their homework, helped them study for their exams, guided...

...processes 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,...

...as helping high school juniors and seniors with their college application process and essay writing. Throughout the years I've been a student, I've had many teachers and tutors, both good and bad. My personal philosophy is to respect my students and engage with them on their terms, and to foster a sense of purpose and positive attitude towards whatever I'm tutoring. I believe that a positive student-teacher relationship creates the best learning environment, and I...

...led a third grade class as a volunteer ESL teacher relying on a multimedia approach to language learning. Besides SAT math, I also tutor SAT critical reading and writing, AP micro/macroeconomics, Mandarin Chinese, as well as elementary to high school mathematics (pre-algebra to calculus) and writing skills. As a tutor, I am able to decode the intimidating language of standardized testing for my students and help them become more confidant test takers. I am passionate...