Ellis
Certified Tutor

9+ years of tutoring

Ellis

Bachelors, Modern Languages Trinity College Hartford CT
PHD, Law University of Pennsylvania School of Law
  • SAT and PSAT tutees have consistently achieved 150 200 point gains.

About Me

I encourage you to take a moment to view my personal website www.eratnertutor.comI have been a successful tutor for over ten years specializing in SAT and PSAT preparation including reading comprehension, grammar, and essay and term paper writing. Libraries throughout CT (including New Haven, Wallingford, East Haven, Cheshire, Bethany, Woodridge, and Madison) have acknowledged these successes by repeatedly selecting me as presenter of library sponsored SAT preparation seminars. (The seminars have garnered substantial positive online and print publicity).These successes as well as extraordinarily positive references from parents, students, teachers, and school principals are set forth in my website: www.eratnertutor.com . I urge the reader to check them out. I am hugely proud of them. They present a more complete and personal description than I could possibly present in a Personal Statement. My expertise also extends to the law. I am a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania Law School (widely recognized as one of the premier law schools in the United States) and a former practicing attorney and law professor. I have helped students to prepare for the LSAT and to draft the Personal Statement required by law schools. I was a Modern Languages major in college which has proved invaluable in tutoring ESL which I have done for several years as a volunteer for several CT libraries. And, finally, I am the author of several books published by prestigious companies, including Commerce Clearing House and Simon & Schuster. This experience, including working with professional editors, has informed my tutoring in all aspects of SAT Reading Comprehension, Writing and Grammar, and essay and term paper writing. I pride myself in bringing out the best in my tutees, in making them feel valued and respected. They reciprocate those feelings and become both challenged and motivated. The results show it. My education speaks for itself: Trinity College (B.A., CUM LAUDE), University of Pennsylvania Law School (JURIS DOCTOR). Education and the success of my tutees means everything to me. Our work together becomes a successful collaboration. I look forward to meeting you and working with you!

Hobbies & Interests

psychology, philosophy, writing non - fiction, sports as participant and spectator, community service, in particular, animal rescue.

Education

Bachelors, Modern Languages - Trinity College Hartford CT
PHD, Law - University of Pennsylvania School of Law

Q&A with Ellis

My philosophy is that the teacher should make the student feel recognized understood and appreciated. Also, that the teacher should effectively gauge a student’s capability so that work will be challenging but not overwhelming. Genuine caring and concern and effective evaluation of capability can make teaching and learning a joyous collaboration.
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