Award-Winning TACHS Tutors serving Mount Vernon, NY

Tutoring is a partnership. I want to help students author their learning process.

...continue learning and helping others. I am passionate about science, writing, and thinking both creatively and critically. In high school, I enjoyed tutoring in Calculus and Spanish. I would love to help inspire a love of learning in any student, and to help work through any problems you are having. I would be happy to help with any specific questions in math or science, or to simply walk through a reading assignment with you.

...Financial Management from Brooklyn College. My passion for tutoring started in high school when I began tutoring as a requirement of the National Honor Society. I continued tutoring privately when I entered college mainly for elementary aged students. Currently, I work with an after school program where I work with large groups of students with ages ranging from 4-12 years old. I love being able to help someone who is struggling to grasp a concept....

...is that I know how to listen to my students. In addition, I am compassionate, patient and I realize that each student is an individual with different learning styles. I actively consider my students' needs when planning lessons to ensure that their goals are met. I believe that regular assessments are integral for monitoring progress. Assessments can be formal or informal, but they are necessary to check for understanding as well as to evaluate strengths...

I enjoy helping people and being part of their academic journey. I've been teaching at the University level for 8 years, and have been tutoring for many more years than that. I am also a mom of 5 amazing kids, and I am just about finished with my PhD in English Literature. I'm only interested in online sessions at the moment. I look forward to working with you!

My love of mathematics and over 25 years of teaching experience provide me with the ability to motivate students, give them confidence, and make them successful math students.

...else there is so much more to me than what you can see on a piece of paper. Besides having a lot of experience tutoring and being qualified educationally; I am also a funny, outgoing, goodhearted and friendly person. I love to build personal relationships with my clients, which makes me unique in that each tutoring session is structured around the individual needs of my student. However, although I am friendly and fun I also...

...art with a partner to a group of Mandarin-speaking elementary school students. I've been to China twice to study, teach, and travel and hope to visit again soon. Although based on a core curriculum designed to allow students to reach their goals, my teaching style is also very spontaneous, intuitive, and innovative. I???ve found that an interactive approach works best. When students are engaged with the materials and encouraged to make connections for themselves, both...

...working with younger children at a private tutoring company. It was exciting to see them improve and make great strides on a weekly basis. My personal favorite subjects as a student were history and english, but I find helping students who struggle with math equally as gratifying. I also enjoy tutoring for standardized exams such as the SAT because of how easy it is for students to improve once they are taught techniques and begin...

...Bachelors degree in English from the University of California at Berkeley, a Masters degree in Professional Writing from the University of Southern California, as well as California credentials in teaching, school counseling and school administration. My interest in tutoring is to help students reach their goals as expediently as possible while making the tutoring sessions an enjoyable experience for the student. I attempt to establish a positive rapport with the student as quickly as possible...

...with a degree in Political Science and Film/Television. Growing up in New York City, I attended The Allen Stevenson School and Columbia Preparatory School before heading to Chicago for college. I excelled academically in my undergraduate career particularly in the humanities and communication sciences. The root of my passion for tutoring is simple: I love working with others to tackle challenges and have deep-rooted passion for academics. There is no "right way to learn;" rather,...

...of it. They feel trusted and in return trust that their teacher has the best intentions in every action. The students believe in honesty, integrity, and creativity in everything they do. They know that they are mindful change-makers, and the conquerors of societies dilemas. They know the importance and necessity of perseverance, hard work, grit, empathy, self-control, cultural diversity, and social justice for all. These values and beliefs are realized through intentional coursework, activities and...

...semester. Now, professionally, I teach seminars on Government and Politics. I went to Tulane University where I triple majored in Mechanical Engineering, Mathematics, and Philosophy. I tutor STEM topics, government, and test prep. My philosophy of education is that everyone is unique and must have a stimulating educational environment where they can grow. It is my desire to create this type of atmosphere where students can meet their full potential. I will provide a motivating...

...in the shoes of all of my students not too many years ago. Not only do I currently use the information/skills that I help students acquire, but I believe I can act as a role model to encourage students that working hard pays off, and it is in fact cool to succeed in math and science. There is a huge reward for diligence, hard work, and success, and I try to instill these in every...

...high school Social Studies teacher in New Jersey, and I have experience teaching 7-12th grade. I have five years experience from the classroom and graduated with my BA in history and secondary education. Prior to graduating from college, I have three years tutoring experience. I have previously tutored college level essay writing and reading strategies. I have experience teaching students from a variety of diverse backgrounds, with all levels of expertise and knowledge. I enjoy...

...As a high schooler, I aced the SAT and took 9 AP classes; as a student at the University of Chicago, I developed exemplary writing and critical reading skills; and as a tutor, I learned how to convey those skills to students of all ages, from many different backgrounds, in both one-on-one and group settings. Need to raise those scores? Having trouble telling a participle from a predicate? Want to make your college essay the...

...and my students have ranged from early elementary school students with reading difficulties all the way up to graduate students who needed help getting articles ready for publication. Although I enjoy tutoring many subjects, my specialties are editing college essays, reading comprehension, and all levels of test prep. As an SAT tutor, my students often see great improvements in their abilities during the course of our sessions. Many of their improvements were 50 points over...

...my absolute favorite thing, so tutoring English is my favorite subject! While my background is in English, I taught Science so I'm flexible on content I can teach. From teaching I learned that all students are different, and I'm interested in getting to know the individuals I work with. Everyone has their own strengths, and I believe tutoring is about building on those strengths. I'm happy to teach you some test-taking, reading, and problem-solving strategies...

...in college advising - my true calling - after working for the Princeton Review for several years. The college admissions process utilizes the best of my combined experiences whether this means studying individual behavior and interests to build a trusting connection that leads to more accurate placement, coaching students to write high impact personal statements, or managing the process to ensure timely submissions of financial aid applications and scholarship requests. Since 2005, I have assisted...

...at Hunter College studying English Literature, Human Rights, and Public Policy with the goal of ultimately attending law school. I once volunteered as a tutor for Let's Get Ready, where I taught high school students the math section of the SAT and college application writing. I hope to apply my tutoring experience to teaching individual students, as I am excited about the learning process and aiding students in their long-term intellectual and academic growth.