Award-Winning Tutors serving Linden, NJ

I am a graduate of Stevens Institute of Technology with a BS in chemical biology and a minor in pre law and public policy! I have experience being a teaching assistant for college-level biology and working in an organic chemistry lab. I am passionate about making science more accessible to students and helping people learn.

Hello! I'm James Robotham, I've been teaching and tutoring for over three years now. The reason I teach is that there's nothing I enjoy more than helping YOU feel more confident with your studies, so you can go out and rock your classes and feel prepared. Let's get started.

...students and their teachers. As a tutor, I aim to rectify that problem with one-on-one sessions designed to tackle concepts from a different angle, that perhaps the teacher had overlooked. There is no better feeling to me than that moment of clarity when a student finally understands something they had been previously struggling with. Aside...

...class were those who were trying to do as much as they understand. I always cheered the students on when they are doing well and encouraged them when I think they need a little help. After college, I went on to work for Prudential where I took Actuarial Exams for my career development. The Actuarial...

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...enjoy learning about how the natural world works. Outside of tutoring, I spend most of my time outside hiking, backpacking and biking. I am also very creative and I enjoy painting and drawing. I have found that creativity really enhances my tutoring skills because it allows me to make learning fun! As a tutor, I...

...currently working as a freelance scenic designer in the city while also writing and developing my own work. My passion for theatre comes from a love of storytelling, and I jump at any opportunity to work on this craft. As a tutor, my favorite areas to teach are reading and writing. To complete my English...

Dedicated to the success of each and every student ... Icebreakers! I would want to get to know the student and find out what the student's goals are for the session. And then we can talk about how we can work together to achieve those goals!... I can motivate a student to develop stronger study skills and critical-thinking skills to help him or her become an independent learner.

...Study Skills as well. I've spent the past 2 years teaching different classes in grades 5-8 at a school for students with language-based learning disabilities. Before that, I worked both as a substitute teacher throughout New York City and at a nonprofit supporting students who were reading below grade level. While I'm passionate about supporting...

...more comfortable I became with phonics, spelling, writing, and composition, and the more I fell in love with words. I love tutoring all subjects related to words, including English, phonics, spelling, and essay writing. I want to empower students to use words in the same way I was inspired as a young child. In college,...

...past, I have spent my time crafting simple but effective strategies on how to succeed in the courses that you struggle with. My goal is to help you achieve your dream, and I will accomplish that by customizing your study plan based on your needs. I am fluent in English, Urdu and Hindi, and my...

...love photography. With my interest in piano, I tutor students of all ages. Starting from pressing the keyboard to playing a piece. I've also been a math tutor, helping students achieve their academic goals in algebra, geometry, calculus, and more! Throughout my journey of tutoring, I know to make the environment comfortable and enjoyable while...

...understand these concepts. Additionally, I have a career as a stage actor in musical theatre, so I have great energy and love working with people! As I have cultivated my career in the arts, I have found that I want to pass on what I have learned in the world of STEM onto younger students....

...family. All of these experiences have been contributed to my teaching style. My philosophy for tackling challenging academic subjects is also an outgrowth of my own personal study habits. I believe that organization is key. I have found that a certain combination of systematic organization and simplification of every detail helps to illuminate the solution....

...successful teaching Historical Writing, both argumentative and explanatory to a wide range of students with vastly different abilities. I am a firm proponent of education, believing it to be absolutely necessary for an improved quality of life, and I try to impart this appreciation to all of my students. In my spare time, I enjoy...

...sessions with countless students ranging in age from 5 to 20. I'd be delighted to help you reach your academic goals in a way that's custom tailored to fit your pedagogical preferences while still encouraging you to discover new material, as well as novel ways of learning it. I believe the study of the humanities,...

...ages. My specialty is English Language and Literature, and my background is in both English and Drama, which gives my approach to language and tutoring a dynamic edge. I'm passionate about finding creative problem solving methods and fresh, engaging ways of approaching grammar and technique. My favorite book is Virginia Woolf's The Waves; I can't...

...science classroom education. I am bilingual; I speak English and Spanish. I have a master's degree in secondary science education from Relay Graduate School of Education and I tutor grades 8-College. My teaching style is to use both student experience and relevant real world application to make the learning "stick". From the start I invite...

...health issues, classic cinema and parenting. I also taught for several years at the New School University in New York City. Subjects I taught included writing, book publishing, political activism and musical theatre. The principle I apply in tutoring and in teaching is one I learned as a parent: the importance of listening. My work...

...with elementary grades where I excel in stimulating and guiding children to master literacy. I also taught at a preschool called The Goddard School where I taught ages 2-4 years old. I created lesson plans to help develop their cognitive development/math skills, sensory/motor skills through creative art and language arts. They performed hands-on activities as...