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Madeleine: Gresham tutor
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...formulating deep and effective arguments and presenting them clearly in a technically correct manner, both in class and through my written work. Consequently, I have had much practice writing and editing my own work as well as editing that of my classmates. I am also pursuing a minor in education and am seriously considering pursuing...
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University of Notre Dame - Current Undergrad, Program of Liberal Studies
Ezra: Gresham tutor
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...that at the heart of my tutoring is the academic material itself. A student who simply masters the strategies and tricks might do great on the SAT, but the student who understands the material will do great on the SAT and continue to do great in college. I have particular experience and expertise in tutoring...
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Reed College - Bachelors, Philosophy
Marilyn: Gresham tutor
Certified Tutor in Gresham, OR
...problems and questions. When I'm not working I spend my time hiking at the Sandy River Delta with my husky puppy, Kili, or whipping up new vegan recipes. I love to read, especially modern fiction and historical biographies, and try to travel as much as I am able; my most recent trip was to Italy,...
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Reed College - Bachelors, Classics
Shannon: Gresham tutor
Certified Tutor in Gresham, OR
...my fiancee and our dog Max. I'm in the process of transitioning into a career in software development, and am currently attending a coding bootcamp downtown. When I'm not wrestling with Ruby and JavaScript, you can find me exploring Portland parks or hanging out reading and playing video games. I think I'm a great tutor...
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St. John's College - Annapolis - Bachelors, Liberal Arts
Jeffrey: Gresham tutor
Certified Tutor in Gresham, OR
...League university, I recognize that hard work and devotion to your studies will allow you to achieve your goals. I will work with each student to set appropriate learning targets whether s/he is looking to supplement school or learning to prepare for admission exams. As a father of two teenage boys, I understand the challenges...
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Cornell University - Bachelor of Science, Applied and Engineering Physics
Cornell University - Masters, Engineering Physics
Ron: Gresham tutor
Certified Tutor in Gresham, OR
...it. And I feel gratified when I can relieve the stress a student is feeling about not getting the math they have to do for a class or test. Outside of math, I have a degree in psychology and am very interested in the topic. In my spare time, I also like hiking, mountain climbing,...
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Portland State University - Bachelor of Science, Psychology
University of Pennsylvania - PHD, Psychology
Pam: Gresham tutor
Certified Tutor in Gresham, OR
...Language and Spanish, both in the U.S. and abroad. With a B.A. in English-Spanish from Westmont College and a Master of Arts in Teaching from the School for International Training, I have lived and taught English in Mexico and Switzerland and have taught ESL and Spanish in the U.S. I also spent two years in...
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Wetmont College - Bachelor in Arts, English-Spanish
School for International Training - Master of Arts Teaching, ESL, Spanish, Bilingual Ed.
Sara: Gresham tutor
Certified Tutor in Gresham, OR
...became fluent in Spanish. I continued my language studies at the University of Wisconsin, Madison as a senior in high school when my family returned to the States. When I entered college at Lewis & Clark, I decided to continue my academic Spanish and pursued a major in Spanish Literature. As a part of my...
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BA - Bachelor in Arts, Spanish, Anthropology, Art
Emily: Gresham tutor
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...pharmaceutical and prosthetic sales as well as commercial banking, preferably in the healthcare sector. As a current Sophomore, Miss Couch is actively seeking an internship in the latter fields. Miss Couch graduated from Jesuit High School in Portland, Oregon with a GPA of 4.05 after taking AP and Honors courses and as a distinguished member...
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Fordham University - Bachelor of Science, Business Administration and Management
Frank: Gresham tutor
Certified Tutor in Gresham, OR
...the past and someday I hope to get more involved in the realm of education. When taking standardized tests and studying for classes, I found myself breaking down many problems to their core components, and after finding similar patterns with the types of questions asked, I realized how I could easily excel in standardized tests....
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Duke University - Bachelor of Science, Computer Science
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Gresham, Oregon, is a rapidly growing city just east of Portland. Incorporated in 1910 with just over 500 residents, it is now home to about 110,000 residents and continues to grow. While the population growth may be partially due to the city's proximity to Portland's many prestigious colleges, it also has a lot to do with what a great city Gresham is. Filled with parks, museums, and golf courses, Gresham is a great place to relax and enjoy some small-town serenity without ever being far from the action of Portland.
Gresham is served by several public school districts, including the Centennial 28-J and the Gresham-Barlow 10-J Districts, and there are three high schools right in the city. Two are among the best in the state. Centennial High School and Springwater Trail High School have both been nationally recognized for their great academic programs. Gresham tutoring lets you receive private instruction, either in-home or online, for your class or test prep while attending these award-winning schools. There are also many selective private high schools in the area that surrounds Gresham, and tutors in Gresham, OR, are a great way to work to improve when attending a private school with strict academic standards.
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Recent Tutoring Session Reviews
The student tried to work on some of the problems on his own before the session, so I had him explain his problem-solving process to me for the problems he already started on. I was more interested in understanding what mental tools he uses and what goes on in his mind as he's working on difficult problems. He is getting a little better at re-reading the problems for understanding, whereas before he would just skim through it once.
I am trying to teach him to be more independent. I want him to be confident and accurate in doing the work on his own. I asked him what were the most important things to focus on when doing harder problems, and he said to "slow down, and write it out." I challenged him and actually told him to go as fast as we wants and not re-check it work. He seemed confused by this and said that "you're supposed to check over things to make sure it's right." So I told him that when working through these problems, to only do what he thinks will help him solve it (so he can work according to his natural strengths). I showed him that when he writes things down on paper, he can solve things nearly 100% with little help because he has information to reference to. But when he tries to do it all in his head, he gets confused and can't solve it. This made sense to him and he was able to see based on his experience how writing things out made him better. I think this will make him more willing to want to do this on his own.
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The student and I went over the rest of his multiplication facts and started on some of his division facts. We will be doing more logic problems when we next meet.
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The student and I went through her homework, which covered solving and simplifying equations that involved exponents, radicals, and factoring. She was doing really well and I noticed that she makes less of those small mistakes. Overall, it was a good session and I may be seeing her again on Wednesday to review her upcoming exam on Friday.
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We reviewed for the second half of the student's final, going over linear inequalities, exponential functions, quadratic functions, and polynomials. She needed a bit of review on some arithmetic rules (in particular rule for exponents) but otherwise did well with the material.
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Today we drilled for the math and verbal sections. Both students are doing very well with the practice questions. I left extra verbal practice.
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The student has a Geometry test tomorrow that deals with Euclidean proofs (geometric and algebraic) as well as Boolean logic, and inductive and deductive reasoning. We used this time to go over his notes and make sure that he had a solid understanding of the material. Since he got a 27/26 on his last quiz, I'd like to say he does. Once he gets his grades back from this test, we'll be able to adequately note his progress. He really is an excellent student.
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