Award-Winning Tutors serving Old Saybrook, CT

...an unprecedented time for all, especially for those students and parents trying to adapt to a new way of education. I am happy to help you navigate and adapt, whether that's through providing supplementary material for a student who misses the challenge of school or providing tailored support for a student who is experiencing difficulty...

...as a tutor is to use my skills to aid students on their personal journey to success. I like to make my sessions as individualized as possible. I ask a lot of questions to find the best course of action. It's important to me to know my student's strengths, goals, and context. I'm excited to...

...track in Spanish. I also have a minor in linguistics. As an undergrad student I worked as a Spanish tutor for the tutorials services on campus as well as a Conversational Partner for the department of Languages and Cultures. As a Spanish tutor for the university, I tutor all the Spanish levels from Spanish 1...

I am a highly-motivated fourth-year Computer Engineering student at Rutgers University. I enjoy what I study and specialize in most math and science classes, and I love to mentor as much as I love to learn. ... Understand what the student knows by evaluating comprehension, speed, and accuracy. Ask the student for any techniques he/she has been using for the particular material. Gracefully introduce new techniques that work off of the student's pre-existing techniques.

...reading skills and gain confidence. I've also spent summers as a camp counselor at a tech-free camp in New Hampshire, and more recently, I helped international students in NYC learn English through immersive cultural experiences. As a Political Science and Spanish double major, I look forward to helping students struggling in those subjects, but I...

...say, "There are many ways to explain the same point, you just have to find the one that you understand." I believe that it is our responsibility to pass our knowledge on to the next generation. In my spare time, I enjoy reading, writing, going to the theater, and exploring new ideas in science.

...of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prison, MCC, NY as a Correctional Officer, with Peace Officer Status, with Firearm Training. I tutored students and adults at the Valley Inc. NY with different exam strategies and techniques to encourage passing with confidence instead of failing because of insecurities. I trained new Welfare Fraud Investigators introducing Investigations Procedures...

I'm an academic in the research fields of mathematics and computer science. I'm a strong believer in the benefits of well-guided mentorship in learning a new topic and have a long history of effective tutoring. I will do everything I can to make sure my students understand concepts thoroughly in an environment that's pleasant and...

...them grow as students and as people throughout my four years of being there. I wanted to continue tutoring in college which lead me to join a club at Villanova called RUIBAL. Through RUIBAL I was able to again help younger children with their homework, specifically with their reading. Through zoom, I would sit and...

...physics for the last seven years and have a lot of experience working with many types of students of varying ages. I attempt to make the subject matter more interesting for the student by relating it to the student's own interests. In addition to having the student master the subject matter, I always try to...

...3-11 but specialized in preparing seventh grade students for the SHSAT. I also spent my junior and senior year working at Stuyvesant's Writing Center and edited everything from college essays to history research papers. Since then, I have been privately tutoring seventh and eighth grade students for the SHSAT and helping seniors write their college...

I have a bachelor's degree in Mathematics. I have always had a passion for Mathematics and helping others. My enthusiasm for my subject area is contagious. My method of tutoring is to focus on concepts rather than the repetition of problems. This way you are able to understand concepts rather than memorize specific problems. I...

...political science. I worked in the college's writing center throughout all four years of my undergrad and eventually worked as a teaching assistant during my last two years. One of my favorite teaching experiences was at Girls Inc., where I tutored girls k-12 in a variety of subjects but mainly taught creative writing classes. I...

It's fulfilling to build rapport and help others grasp concepts. I did my BS Computer Science at Ashesi University Ghana. I did my MS Computer Science at New York Institute of Technology. I tutor algorithms, data structures, programming (Java, C#, VB, python), databases, discrete maths, and many others in the Computer Science curriculum.

...teach others. While finding the right answer is important, I also want my students to develop critical thinking skills that can be transferred to many realms of life. "Bring a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime."... Bring a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.

...putting together an essay that is meaningful and persuasive. I love to help others improve their writing and believe that there is no way to do that other than over-the-shoulder working together. Many of my students would tell you that they have never had a teacher/counselor who cared about them more than I did. I...

...the most fun (with remarkable advancements) prepping for the critical quantitative and writing portions of the exams. 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 baking,...

...as a boring, mind-numbing process of blindly memorizing formulas and then forgetting them after the test, but a series of wonderful teachers showed me the truth. I had thought that everything in math was invented arbitrarily just to torture students, but actually it all made sense in a deep way. When I caught a glimpse...

...to me are language studies, language acquisition, and the anthropological and sociopolitical threads that are so beautifully interwoven through the use of words and expression. Besides English, I speak (to varying conversational degrees) Spanish, German, and Japanese. Living in New York City, however, provides an amazing cornucopia of so many of the world's languages and...

I have been a special education teacher in Somerset County for the last 5 years. I have worked in self-contained classrooms and am currently working as a 4th grade resource room Reading and Math teacher. Next spring, I will graduate from Rutgers University's Graduate School of Education with an Ed.M in Reading Education. I will...