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Sophie

Bachelors, Psychology

Harvard University, The New England Conservatory of Music

About Me

I strongly value the power of intrinsic motivation in learningthat is, the power of learning for the sake of learning, rather than for external factors like good grades or others' approval. I believe that when youth and adults alike view school or learning as something to suffer through for a distant goal in the future (a "no pain no gain" mindset), their willpower eventually wears thin in times of stress and hardship. Teaching people to like to learn and succeed in a way that works for them gives them a value that lasts throughout life. I feel that I have been successful in teaching this message to my students in the past, and indeed saw encouraging results come from it.

Education & Certifications

Harvard University

Bachelors, Psychology

The New England Conservatory of Music

Masters, Music

Test Scores

Perfect Score

SAT

Composite

1580

Math

780

Verbal

760

Writing

800

Q&A with Sophie

To help students struggling with reading comprehension, I would make sure that we read a lot of different types of sources together in lessons: articles, book excerpts, essays, and poems. For each of these, we would practice talking about the main ideas expressed, as well as practice answering practice questions, together and alone.