Molly
Certified Tutor
...trained me in the critical thinking skills necessary for teaching Grammar, Foreign Languages, ESL, Math, and standardized test prep. I started tutoring when I was 15, and I was trained as a Student Teaching Intern with Breakthrough in 2010. I've tutored students ranging in age from 8 to 88. I love working with students individually...
Education & Certification
Bachelor in Arts, Linguistics
ACT Composite: 31
ACT English: 32
ACT Reading: 32
Maya
Certified Tutor
...physics and engineering students, both individually and in large groups. I am a great tutor because I am extremely patient. I believe that the best way to teach is to first listen carefully to how a student is approaching a problem. Rather than jumping in with my own favorite tricks, I help students understand which...
Education & Certification
Bachelor in Arts, Physics
SAT Composite (1600 scale): 1540
SAT Math: 800
SAT Verbal: 780
Margaret
Certified Tutor
...need to succeed in college and the workplace, including study skills, note-taking skills, research skills, writing skills,and critical thinking skills, especially about current events. I agree with Jefferson on the necessity of well-informed voters to a functioning democracy. I also believe that learning should be fun, whenever possible, while admitting that, particularly in high school,...
Education & Certification
Bachelor in Arts, Biology, General
History
Master of Arts, Teaching
State Certified Teacher
Jennifer
Certified Tutor
...heads. I enjoy tutoring one-on-one since I have found that engaging a student directly in the learning process helps him/her to understand (and remember) the topic more fully, rather than letting them get by on just rote memorization that is forgotten once the test is over. One of my favorite things to tutor is for...
Education & Certification
Bachelor in Arts, Classical Studies
SAT Composite (1600 scale): 1590
SAT Math: 800
SAT Verbal: 800
Karen
Certified Tutor
...2018. While at Smith I competed for high grades, and wrote and cartooned for the college newspaper. I worked in banking and insurance for a taste of the business world before returning to the University of Massachusetts in Amherst for my master's and doctoral degrees. After defending my dissertation, I went to work for the...
Education & Certification
Bachelor in Arts, English
PHD, English
Kate
Certified Tutor
...to grasp and I’ve come up with many tools to conceptualize the subject matter and piece it together. Biology is like a storybook of the world; you just need to learn its language. As a tutor I am creative, organized, and energetic. I recognize that every person studies differently and I always look for the...
Education & Certification
Bachelor in Arts, Biology, General
Karessa
Certified Tutor
...is by Frederick Douglass and it sums up my beliefs on education: "Once you learn to read, you will be forever free." I believe that education has the power to liberate people and from my personal experiences, I have experienced it as a transformational process. In my spare time, I like writing poetry and attending...
Education & Certification
Bachelor in Arts, African,African-American,and Diaspora Studies
Master of Social Work, Social Work
Kori
Certified Tutor
...mastered the material. I have been involved with education and outreach activities for over 15 years. Throughout high school I tutored and taught middle school students through a program that aimed to prepare these potential first generation college students to succeed in their high schools' college prep coursework. I continued teaching during college and graduate...
Education & Certification
Bachelor in Arts, Geology and Physics
Master of Arts, Earth & Environmental Sciences (Geophysics)
Andrew
Certified Tutor
...the best of teaching. I like to present any given material in two ways, such as aurally and visually, so that various learners can access the depth of the content. An example might be to have them select quotations from Civil Disobedience, put them in their own words, write whether they agree with them or...
Education & Certification
Bachelor in Arts, English
Master of Arts Teaching, Education/English
Mary-Barrett
Certified Tutor
...Smith College with a degree in French and studied at L'Universite de Paris, Sorbonne et Clignancourt through the Smith junior year abroad program. I also hold a Masters degree in Education with a concentration in Curriculum & Instruction. I am a lifelong learner believing that it is critical to impart an ongoing passion for learning...
Education & Certification
Bachelor in Arts, French
Masters, Education
Alexa
Certified Tutor
...advised students on how to search for employment and internship opportunities. I am passionate about Writing and English as I have dedicated a great deal of my life to reading, researching, and writing, whether it was academic or for my own personal blog. I enjoy teaching the importance of word choice and clarity in successful...
Education & Certification
Bachelor in Arts, Government
Kat
Certified Tutor
...as an independent ESL tutor. From March 2012 to May 2012 I volunteered to teach English as a Second Language to Spanish-speaking immigrants with a local NGO in Cordoba, Spain. I am fluent in Spanish, have an intermediate knowledge of Mandarin Chinese and have studied Portuguese, Romanian, French, Arabic and Korean. Teaching in foreign countries...
Education & Certification
Bachelor in Arts, English Language and Literature/Spanish
Lila Ann
Certified Tutor
...Studies, 2014), and my B.A. magna cum laude from Smith College (American Studies & Dance, 2009). During college, I studied in Paris, France for a full year, and successfully applied for a Fulbright Grant that allowed me to do ten months of research on contemporary dance in Burkina Faso (in francophone West Africa) after graduating....
Education & Certification
Bachelor in Arts, American Studies; Dance
Tegan
Certified Tutor
...Last fall, I was a lecturer at Johns Hopkins University, teaching the freshman only seminar "The Human Microbiome". This course was a modified version of the course I taught as a Dean's Teaching Fellow. I have also been a teaching assistant for various other courses, including Biochemistry, the freshman only lab course Phage Hunters, and...
Education & Certification
Bachelor in Arts, Biochemistry
PHD, Biology, General
Carolyn
Certified Tutor
I have been working with children in schools, daycares, summer programs, and afterschool programs for 13 years. I hope to use my diverse experiences to foster communities of joyful and eager learners.... I believe that each student travels on their own unique path to knowledge. I believe that a teacher is a guide along these paths, walking alongside each student, supporting them where they struggle and guiding them when there is a fork in the road.
Education & Certification
Bachelor in Arts, Education and Child Study/German Studies
SAT Math: 710
Jennifer
Certified Tutor
...tutor, I try really hard to help students connect the material they are studying inside the classroom to their passions outside the classroom. Sometimes all that's needed to make the material "click" is seeing how it is relevant to their own lives. My personal interests include theatre (especially Shakespeare), reading and writing, arts and crafts,...
Education & Certification
Current Undergrad, Education and Child Studies and Theatre
SAT Composite (1600 scale): 1550
SAT Math: 720
SAT Verbal: 760
Rachel
Certified Tutor
...like I have, and being able to apply it to their schoolwork and any other ways they need to succeed. For learning to be most successful, I believe in a collaborative, student-centered approach to tutoring, that is, to always keep in mind both what the student wants to learn and what they need to learn....
Education & Certification
Bachelors, Sociology
SAT Composite (1600 scale): 1530
SAT Verbal: 800
SAT Writing: 760
Ruth
Certified Tutor
...and Best of the Batch Foundation. Her work focuses on culturally responsive multi-cultural education, language teaching, and program development. At the Carnegie Library, she created World Family Day, an event where volunteers read children's stories in their native language, donated food from around the world, and shared cultural crafts with 90 kids and parents. During...
Education & Certification
Bachelors, Comparative Literature / Russian Civilization
SAT Composite (1600 scale): 1540
SAT Math: 700
SAT Verbal: 760
Sarah
Certified Tutor
...is critical for students trying to master difficult content. Equally important is for students to gain the confidence necessary to tackle and conquer challenges in situations where they are required to work independently. It is important that tutors give students the tools to solve these problems without actually completing the work for them.
Education & Certification
Bachelors, Chemistry
Masters, Chemistry
Kathrine
Certified Tutor
...favorite subjects are History, Geography, English, Government, Civics, and Critical Reasoning. I believe that everyone can excel with enough dedication and the right guidance. Whether it's drilling critical reading skills for the SAT or GRE, developing writing strategies for AP classes, or helping to give context to a World History class so that the student...
Education & Certification
Bachelors, American Studies
Current Grad Student, International Studies
GRE Verbal: 166
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