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Ema: Upland tutor
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...because of its usefulness in solving real-world word problems. In addition to mathematics, I find joy in teaching/elucidating Shakespeare to high-school students. As a classically trained actor, I find it fun to tackle Shakespeare’s dense texts from a performance and character-driven perspective. In my spare time, I enjoy vegan baking and roller-blading.
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Harvard University - Bachelors, English
Naama: Upland tutor
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...as well as prep for other standardized tests such as the ISEE, SSAT, and HSPT. I also teach a bi-weekly SAT Prep course in Glendale, and an advanced Competition Math class for two age groups (6-8 and 9-12). It's a lot of fun! I've always found math pretty neat and like to get students interested...
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New York University - Bachelor in Arts, Psychology
Steven : Upland tutor
Certified Tutor in Upland, CA
...as a Spanish teaching assistant, leading language and culture lessons with beginning-level students three times per week. I spent my junior year abroad in Santiago, Chile at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. As a language-learner and teacher, I'm aware of what areas of the Spanish language are most difficult for English speakers and how...
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Kenyon College - Bachelor in Arts, Spanish, International Studies
University of California-Irvine - PHD, Sociology
Rebecca: Upland tutor
Certified Tutor in Upland, CA
...stopped feeling incapable and inept. This experience is the foundation of my tutoring philosophy. I believe education increases one's own sense of ability and self-worth. Because of this, I aim to inspire interest and excitement in my students, not simply teach them effect ways to memorize a textbook. In this way, I agree with William...
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Occidental College - Bachelor in Arts, English
Cameron: Upland tutor
Certified Tutor in Upland, CA
...time, I learned how to be a very patient instructor and an effective communicator. As my dad was a high school math teacher, I also learned a few things from him about how to teach difficult subjects to students. Since I am in medical school, I obviously love science involving anything that has to do...
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University of Southern California - Bachelor in Arts, Biological Sciences
University of Southern California - Doctor of Medicine, Medicine
Jennifer: Upland tutor
Certified Tutor in Upland, CA
I am committed to providing my students with the best learning experience achievable. I strive to cater to their needs and challenge them to achieve their academic goals. ... I believe that every student can reach their personal potential. In order to do so, both student and educator must communicate with each other to use the student's strengths to overcome any challenges the student may face.
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University of Chicago - Bachelors, Public Policy
University of Southern California - Masters, Teaching
Alan: Upland tutor
Certified Tutor in Upland, CA
...E/M exam. I am also able to tutor the Math and Science portions of the SAT. My favorite subjects to teach would be the ACT science portion, as well as US History. My tutoring style involves a lot of preparation work as well as review. I believe that the best way for students to learn,...
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University of California-Santa Barbara - Bachelor of Science, Pre-Biology
Chandler: Upland tutor
Certified Tutor in Upland, CA
...have a passion for teaching and engaging students with their education. There is little that is more rewarding than aiding a struggling student successfully. In high school, I was a member of the National Honors Society and relished the opportunities that organization provided me to tutor others. I love learning, and I love sharing that...
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Occidental College - Current Undergrad, Chemistry
Vishnu: Upland tutor
Certified Tutor in Upland, CA
...amateur writer, English has long been a favorite subject and I enjoy discussing alternative viewpoints and thoughts on contemporary and classic literature. Outside of the classroom and the board room, my favorite hobbies involve sports, movies, and my friends and family. Football, basketball, tennis and soccer are my favorite sports, both to play and watch....
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West Virginia University - Unknown, Finance
Claremont McKenna - Master of Arts, Finance
Phelan: Upland tutor
Certified Tutor in Upland, CA
...adaptable to best serve each student's unique needs. I encourage students to ask questions, and see wrong answers as an opportunity for constructive feedback. Ultimately, I want tutoring to be something exciting and engaging for students instead of a chore. In my free time I love drawing, painting, and spending time in nature.
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University of California-Santa Barbara - Bachelor in Arts, Physics
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Upland, California, is located in San Bernardino County. The city has a population of approximately 74,000. Upland is positioned at the base of the highest portion of the San Gabriel Mountains. Just 40 miles from Los Angeles, the city is part of the Inland Empire region.
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The student is being introduced to the fundamental counting theorem as part of his final unit, which is on basic probability statistics. He has no trouble applying the fundamental counting theorem. I practiced a variety of applications with him, and he didn't really struggle with any of them - the idea is pretty straightforward. You figure out how many possibilities might come together, and how much variability there is in each possibility, and you multiply them all together in order to find the number of uniquely combined possibilities. This shows itself in a variety of ways in word problems - but, abstractly, that's the whole process. He is definitely up-to-speed on this material.
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The student and I met for the first time today, and she was great at jumping right in and had a prior math test for us to review. She is an incredibly bright student who was really receptive to prompts. The concepts that she seemed to struggle with the most in math were geometry and word problems. She never at all seemed defeated when struggling and was also eager to respond. Her enthusiasm is really promising for the future of our sessions.
She has yet to take a reading section, so I asked her to take one before our next session. I also left her with some verbal practice because that seems to be the section that she struggles with the most. I will send tests for analogy practice online, and I encouraged her to make some flashcards on her own in addition to practicing with the ones her sister passed along to her.
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We practiced using the completing the square method for rewriting a quadratic function from the standard form into the vertex form. We also reviewed how to sketch a parabola from the vertex form. We then reviewed square roots and complex numbers, including simplifying expressions with i or square roots in the denominator of a fraction. Lastly, we looked at quadratic inequalities. The student is doing well with simplifying square roots and complex numbers, and she is doing better solving quadratics using square roots and remembering that there are two solutions. She is also getting better working with the vertex form of a quadratic function to determine the vertex of the parabola and sketch the graph.
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This session, we started to prepare for a test on manipulating integers. We reviewed the student's homework, discussing the different processes and talking about what she felt comfortable with. She is still working on adding/subtracting integers. We went over different ways to look at the problems, using our rules we talked about as well as a number line to check the answers. We did extra problems working integers. I left an additional practice sheet with her. I asked her to try to do at least half of the problems to see how she does on her own since I will not be sitting next to her during the test. She is starting to feel more comfortable with the process; however, I did tell her that the only way to really get strong with the concepts is to do as many practice problems as possible. We will continue to review for the test next session.
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Topics covered were solving systems of equations by substitution and by elimination, graphing linear equations using slope-intercept and point-slope forms, applications of systems of equations, and solving linear equations. The student was good with the concepts of each topic and each mistake was either sign related or writing something down wrong. The student was enthusiastic about all the topics covered. I advised her to try and do more and more problems to get formulas into her long-term memory through repetition (the more you write something, the more likely you are to remember it).
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Today, we worked on using context clues to learn and understand vocabulary words, as the student asked to work on this last week. I came with several worksheets to practice this skill, and I chose more difficult vocabulary words that he most likely didn't know so that he had to focus on using the context clues to define the words. In each sentence, he had to identify the words that helped him with the vocabulary word and then write a definition for the word. He seemed really interested in the exercises and was very excited about learning these new vocabulary words. I think this was a very helpful exercise, and we will continue with this next week.
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