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Sunny: Port Chester tutor
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...magna cum laude from Columbia University. I earned a B.A. in Biology and Economics. I'm currently working as a Research Associate during my gap year before medical school. During my free time, I enjoy staying active, playing golf, swimming, running, and playing tennis. I love exploring new activities and neighborhoods in the NYC area.
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Columbia University in the City of New York - Bachelors, Biology / Economics
Leela: Port Chester tutor
Certified Tutor in Port Chester, NY
...taking ownership of the material. To me this means that the student is learning the material in a way that is the most optimal for them, and in a way that ensures that they can apply their knowledge meaningfully. Outside of the classroom I love to go on long runs in central park, read, cook...
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Carnegie Mellon University - Bachelor of Science, Chemistry
Diptesh: Port Chester tutor
Certified Tutor in Port Chester, NY
...standardized exam preparation. In the past, I have helped students achieve significant improvements and success on the SAT, SHSAT, Regents and other exams! I truly believe education is a mutual learning and teaching opportunity and enjoy helping my students achieve a thorough understanding (those "Aha!" moments) and appreciation of whatever they choose to study! In...
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New York University - Bachelor of Science, Global Public Health & Chemistry
Margarita: Port Chester tutor
Certified Tutor in Port Chester, NY
...for math with my students. I also enjoy tutoring test prep, especially since I know how stressful the process of applying to colleges (and later graduate schools) is! With every student, I aim to find an individualized approach that makes our time together productive, helpful, and enjoyable. In my spare time, I enjoy reading, making...
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Daniel: Port Chester tutor
Certified Tutor in Port Chester, NY
...to one day specialize in geriatrics. I have taught chess and English to young children and tutored children from foster care for two years to improve their literacy skills. I plan to work as a Teacher's Assistant for Physics at SUNY Purchase this upcoming Fall, but I am happy to work flexible hours.
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Boston College - Bachelor in Arts, Psychology
Benjamin: Port Chester tutor
Certified Tutor in Port Chester, NY
...as well and am extremely excited to be returning to Madrid in September on a Fulbright grant to be an English Teaching Assistant at the high school level! My approach to tutoring has always been about understanding each student's individual style as a learner to create lessons best-tailored to his or her specific needs. I...
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Tufts University - Bachelor of Science, Economics & Biopsychology
Brandon: Port Chester tutor
Certified Tutor in Port Chester, NY
...and making them accessible, especially with visual aids and diagrams. I also have an ability to motivate students to think for themselves by asking stimulating questions ("Okay, we know Mt. Everest is closer to the equator than Rome, yet it's still colder than Rome. But what else is different about the two that could explain...
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Princeton University - Bachelors, Politics
Alexander: Port Chester tutor
Certified Tutor in Port Chester, NY
...I especially enjoy helping students with their writing. Whether it's creative writing, a college essay, or a book report, I like engaging with my students' work and helping them use language powerfully. I am also passionate about musical theater and classical music. In my spare time, I sing, play bassoon, conduct, and compose.
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Stanford University - Bachelor in Arts, Music
Joey: Port Chester tutor
Certified Tutor in Port Chester, NY
...the Math section and subject tests. I believe in supporting and encouraging my students and making material as accessible as possible, breaking down what may be difficult subject matter into terms and concepts that they already understand. I firmly believe in the potential of every student to grasp material that they may think is out...
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Columbia University in the City of New York - Bachelor in Arts, Theater Arts
Bing: Port Chester tutor
Certified Tutor in Port Chester, NY
...engaging students intellectual curiosity on subject matter to reach these goals. I believe in breaking down the subject into concepts and creating a base of understanding to build upon in grasping the concepts. I have extensive experience with test-prep and how to break-down a standardized test into lesson plans to make target scores attainable.
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SUNY at Binghamton - Bachelors, Accounting
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About Port Chester
Port Chester is a village located in Westchester County, New York. It is home to about 29,000 residents, and was once home to the earliest inhabitants of Mohegan Indians. Port Chester is commonly referred to as "The Restaurant and Entertainment Capital of Westchester County." It is located less than ten minutes away from Westchester County Airport, and many famous and recognized people were born and raised and/or currently live in this river front area. Some of them include: actor Lex Barker, journalist Arnold Diaz, NHL player Andre Roy, and celebrity wedding planner and reality show guru David Tutera.
Port Chester is served by the Port Chester-Rye Union Free School District. The top rated high school in Port Chester is Port Chester High School (PCHS). PCHS is a wonderful school. If you're currently attending this facility and find yourself confused in your classes or needing help preparing for big tests, expert online tutoring from Port Chester tutors will work to try to help you succeed in your test prep and coursework. Online or in-home tutoring in Port Chester might benefit anyone who wishes to have private one-on-one instruction for their test prep or school work. While there are no colleges or universities located directly in Port Chester, Purchase College at State University, Manhattanville College, and Fordham University are all located within miles from the center of Port Chester. These top schools might be a possibility if you reach out to private tutors in Port Chester, NY, for tutoring either in-home or online, to receive subject instruction or test prep.
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We covered: 1) explaining and calculating the average rate of change; 2) finding the equations of the tangent line and the normal line at a given point; and 3) calculating velocity and acceleration as rates of change.
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The student and I worked on collecting like terms. She understood the basics, but needed to gain confidence collecting when there were integers and powers involved. She also began keeping a math notebook to help her process the learning. I taught her how to make vocabulary foldables so she can quiz herself. Her vocabulary includes examples as well as non-examples. We also talked about the best way for her to take notes from a math text - she included step-by-step problems with the rationale written out for each step.
I graded her preassessment that she had finished for the day. She has already mastered decimals, adding and subtracting integers, writing equations from statements, basic percent problems, prime factorization, graphing coordinate pairs, and finding the area of triangles/quadrilaterals/complex shapes. She has minimal misconceptions with graphing inequalities, base 10 form, rates, and simplifying expressions. She will receive support around fractions, unit rates, unit conversions, and statistics.
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We worked on SAT math. The student had a good attitude. We went over geometry strategies about drawing pictures and determining geometric quantities in diagrams. We also worked on translating word problems to equations. The student is improving and has now seen most question types. Extra practice is a math and verbal section.
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I continued to work on concepts from algebra with Student A. I started by having her do a few more problems dealing with fractions and the distributive property, and after that she worked through her nightly homework. By now the rust is gone, and she shows impressive early mastery of the material. She could solve the homework problems on her own, with many of her questions having the form "Am I doing this right?" I am very happy to see that she has gotten good grades on homework so far. She struggles a bit with the tougher problems that I give her; at this point she only sees about two 'moves' ahead, easily handling a problem that asks e.g. given two fractions to find a common denominator and then add, but getting stuck if she is given two mixed numbers and asked to convert them into fractions, and then find a common denominator and add (even though she understands each step taken individually). This does not worry me one bit, and I expect that she will be able to solve more complex problems in good time. I want to encourage this development by giving her a few tougher (multi-step) problems during each session, especially since I get the impression that she has not been hugely challenged by the problems assigned so far, although she seems not always to realize this (hence "Am I doing this right?"--the answer almost always being "Yes!"). Building her confidence will be a point of focus moving forward.
With Student C I started by having him do a few more problems that require him, in effect, to convert a geometry problem into an algebra problem he can solve, and I am happy to see he is picking up what I am putting down. Like his sister, he has been able to handle assigned problems with relative ease, and I plan to take a similar approach to his development, having him do a few tougher problems during our sessions to supplement less challenging assigned material. He is very capable and rarely makes the same mistake twice. I would not be surprised if he wound up being one of the strongest students in his class. However, most of this session was devoted rather to a paper he had been given by his geometry teacher. The paper was a fairly difficult, even unorthodox assignment, which asked students to read the first three sections of Euclid's Elements (definitions, postulates and common notions) and assess whether they form a suitable foundation for modern mathematics. I was delighted to see this sort of thing in a high school math class, since the latter are generally not known for encouraging students to ask such deep questions about mathematics. I hope he got something out of writing this paper together and I look forward to working further on these important skills. It is not so simple to have him do a 'problem' in this area (compared to geometry), in particular one which is not too time consuming, so I will have to see if I can come up with bite size exercises that emphasize skills like organizing paragraphs, making arguments and using evidence.
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Today we started a world history project on the economic history of Mexico. We started by going over US-Mexican history, from the Mexican American War and land acquisition to NAFTA. We listed exports and imports and talked about the maquiladora system and how it contributed to US wealth in manufacturing sectors.
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The student and I began by reviewing his notes and filling in the missing summary from today's notes. Then we went over the difference between lateral and total surface area; what the area equations are for rectangles, triangles, and circles; and how to find the lateral and total surface area of a rectangular prism. I also taught him the material he will be using later this week on how to do the lateral and total surface area of triangular prisms and cylinders. I was very adamant about him showing all of his work so that as he progresses from 7th grade into his private school, he will be used to the large amount of writing required.
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