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Kaley: Lawrence tutor
Certified Tutor in Lawrence, MA
...been working with kids since high school. I have experience both as a classroom teacher and a tutor and in these roles I look for ways to make learning fun and rewarding. I especially love teaching reading and writing and I have taught or tutored these subjects to students ranging from kindergarten through adults. I also have experience tutoring test prep subjects and focus both on the content material and test taking skills. My passion...
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Brown University - Bachelors, Education and Public Policy
Harvard Graduate School of Education - Masters, Human Development and Psychology
Max: Lawrence tutor
Certified Tutor in Lawrence, MA
...worked with students of a variety of age ranges on standardized test prep, middle school and high school math classes, and college-level biology courses as a volunteer, teaching assistant, and private tutor. I have spent time lecturing, providing homework help, and offering specific testing strategies to different students at different times. I have experience with the majority of science and math Advanced Placement courses, the ACT, the SAT, the general GRE, and the Biology GRE....
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Ball State University - Bachelors, Biology, General
Adithya: Lawrence tutor
Certified Tutor in Lawrence, MA
...Olaf College and will graduate in May of 2016 with degrees in Economics & Psychology with a minor in Management. I have currently accepted a job serving as an investment management consultant in Boston, MA. I am passionate about teaching and enjoy helping students prepare and succeed in academics. I especially enjoy helping students study for standardized tests. A lot of high school is spent prepping for college and with proper instruction anyone can get...
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Saint Olaf College - Current Undergrad, Economics, Psychology
Matthew: Lawrence tutor
Certified Tutor in Lawrence, MA
...went to Vanderbilt University for college, where I studied Medicine, Health and Society along with Psychology and Spanish. I worked for a little while at a Boys and Girls Club and then at a hospital in Atlanta before moving to Boston for graduate school. I got my MPH at Tufts and began medical school at Tufts as well before deciding to take some time away from school to reevaluate my career goals and to enjoy...
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Vanderbilt University - Bachelors, Medicine, Health and Society
Sophie: Lawrence tutor
Certified Tutor in Lawrence, MA
...intrinsic motivation in learning—that 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...
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Harvard University - Bachelors, Psychology
The New England Conservatory of Music - Masters, Music
Max: Lawrence tutor
Certified Tutor in Lawrence, MA
...experience deeply rewarding and my time with WPTP nurtured an interest in working with children professionally. I tutor a wide variety of subjects including English, writing, history, SAT Reading/Writing, French and more! My favorite subject to teach is history. The subject is often viewed by students as boring and unnecessary (along the lines of, "why should I learn something that happened already?"); in my view, history is alive and full of useful lessons that can...
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University of Pennsylvania - Bachelors, Psychology
Amanda: Lawrence tutor
Certified Tutor in Lawrence, MA
...tutoring center for two years. My main responsibility was reading and critiquing other students' papers. I gave feedback about content, structure, and grammar. I loved helping people find their voice and discover what they were excited to write about - I found that often students were intimidated by writing, but when I asked questions and listened, they quickly realized they had something they wanted to say and gained confidence in their writing. I gained more...
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Union University - Bachelor in Arts, English
Peter: Lawrence tutor
Certified Tutor in Lawrence, MA
...abstract ideas as a TA, as a volunteer in local schools, and as a frequent contributor to the student science magazine were some of my most rewarding experiences in college. Outside of academia, I love the outdoors, especially camping and back backing. After graduating from Swarthmore I worked as a caretaker on the Appalachian Trail for four months, and am now settling down to tutor full-time until hiking season comes back into full swing. Next...
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Swarthmore College - Bachelors, Physics
Kerry: Lawrence tutor
Certified Tutor in Lawrence, MA
...I have experience working with clients with ADD/ADHD and Autism Spectrum Disorder. My favorite subjects to tutor are Psychology, French, writing, and SAT prep (especially SAT Verbal), though I have a wide range of other qualifications. For fun, I enjoy board games (a few favorites: Ghost Stories, Betrayal at House on the Hill, Dominion) and video games (Hearthstone, various indie games, and anything Legend of Zelda!), music (mostly piano, although I'm trying to learn guitar...
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Cornell University - Bachelors, Psychology
William James College - Masters, Professional Psychology
Erika: Lawrence tutor
Certified Tutor in Lawrence, MA
...area to attend graduate school at Harvard. I recently graduated from the University of North Carolina and Duke University with a Bachelor of Science in Public Health and a Bachelor of Arts in Peace, War and Defense. I am available to tutor middle and high school math, history and test prep. I have tutored math and history in the past and I previously taught a test prep course at a school in Hanoi, Vietnam. I...
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Bachelor of Science, Public Health
Harvard University - Master of Public Policy, Public Policy
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Lawrence, MA, is located in Essex County in the northern part of the state. It is a city that has a population of over 95,000 people and once was home to the famous poet Robert Frost. Lawrence is only about 25 miles north of Boston. It is a great city, built in the 1840s, with a thriving industries that relied on the strength of the Merrimack River to run their mills. Lawrence is also known as the "Immigrant City," having a very high population of residents who were not born in the United States. This gives the city a very culturally diverse feel, with great dining options from all over the world right in its local restaurants.
There are 32 public schools in Lawrence, including several charter schools. They are managed by the Lawrence Public School System. The system includes Community Day Charter Public School and Lawrence High School. Connecting with a Lawrence, MA, tutor is one way to try to get an edge on the competition and put yourself in a position to get into the most prestigious schools. Lawrence is also home to three colleges/universities. For students looking to further their education beyond high school, expert online tutoring from Lawrence, MA, tutors could help you work towards success in your test prep and coursework. Private tutoring in Lawrence, MA, for test prep instruction, which is available online and in-home, is a great way to make the effort to try to get accepted into and excel at an elite school.
There is a lot to see and do in Lawrence. Visitors can take a walk or ride on the Spicket River Greenway. It is a 3.5-mile paved trail that connects parks and neighborhoods along the riverfront. The Merrimack River has a large public access boating program called Greater Lawrence Community Boating. It provides boating opportunities, including a summer rowing team, classes to learn to row, and competitive rowing. There are also courses in sailing held for anyone age nine and up. Den Rock Park, just outside Lawrence, is a wooded preserve that includes over 120 acres of walking trails, access to the Shawsheen River, and various scenic areas and overlooks.
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I met the student for our third session preparing for his 2nd stat test. We were able to finish up working on scatterplots, correlation and regression. We also made good progress on probability basics. Next session we will focus exclusively on probability.
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Today we worked on ACT science data representation passages and practiced reading various charts and tables. I gave the student an ACT science vocabulary sheet and she will take a quiz on some of the words in the next week or so.
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The student and I reviewed for her Calculus test tomorrow. She worked on evaluating limits numerically, graphically, and analytically. We also talked about properties of limits and how to use them to evaluate difficult limits. Finally, we talked about discontinuities - removable (holes) and non-removable (asymptotes and jumps). She learned how to identify them both algebraically and graphically.
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The student and I did practice problems in sentence completion and reading passages for the SAT. We went over problems that he missed, and I covered some test taking skills. We focused on how to find key words in sentence completion problems, how to eliminate wrong answers, and how to pick out the important themes in reading passages. I suggested that he make vocabulary flash cards with the words we encountered that he didn't know already. We scheduled to meet next on Thursday, September 27th.
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Today we worked on the student's Anthropology paper, due Friday. She has to write a 5 page film review of the assigned movie. We completed a draft all but the introduction and the conclusion, which she will write on her own.
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We shoehorned this session ahead of our usual schedule to make sure the student was fully prepped for his test tomorrow. We covered his two most recent chapters, on Europe between 1815 and 1848, in a quick review. We also agreed to do a massive final review on this coming Monday before his final exam on Tuesday.
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