Award-Winning Writing Tutors serving Clarkstown, NY

...love working with students. I'm a NYU Tisch Grad with a degree in drama and a minor in business; I graduated with high honors from Tisch with a final GPA of 3. 7. I'm currently pursuing a career in acting and screenwriting, while also working as a producer on a live monthly comedy show. In...

...a B.A. in Psychology and minor in Marketing. I have always excelled in math and science courses, and in college, I tutored students in statistics and was a Teaching Assistant for Intro to Cognitive Science. I've also had many years of experience helping kids from elementary school to high school with their homework. When tutoring,...

...League college graduate who started her degree at only 16 years old, I too, encountered a lot of problems. But I came to learn, fortunately early, that the lack of an effective learning strategy is typically 80% of your problem. Getting to this strategy, however, is different for every individual-- it is not something you...

...knowing what interests them. When I have a gauge on what type of learner the student is, it allows me to create my initial baseline assessments and start from there. From there I establish goals and set the foundation to improve the skills that are in need of improvement. When we reach goals, we continue...

...with kids of all ages. Before joining Varsity Tutors, I began tutoring middle and high-school level Math, French and English to students throughout the city, and while I am comfortable tutoring in a broad range of subjects, I am most passionate about these three. I believe organization and proper study skills are essential for learning,...

...patience, humility, grace, passion, and accuracy. I mainly tutor courses at the collegiate level; though, I also tutor elementary and high school level courses. The topics I cover in Mathematics are Algebra I-II, Geometry, Precalculus, Calculus I-III, Linear Algebra, Abstract Mathematics, Statistics, Probability, Number Theory, Combinatorics, Differential Equations, Complex Analysis, Real Analysis, and Abstract Algebra....

What a magnanimous thing is education for the more we learn, the more we crave to know. It is an infinite experience. It is further so rewarding to teach individuals how to think and then witness the results of this gift.

...the first time, I took seriously all of the pressures on this position--out of school political fighting, in school political fighting, funding shortages, etc. It was not clear to me at the time, but teachers do one of the most difficult jobs and receive the least amount of respect for it--not to mention a salary...

...post-revolutionary Cuba. I love learning about the past so I read a lot of history and look for hands on experience like participating in an archaeological dig in my native Bulgaria or doing archival research for my thesis. I am fascinated by languages, and I recently started studying German and Russian in addition to practicing...

...methods are informed by my research background in the problem-solving literature, my familiarity with recent developments in cognitive sociology, and my training as an expert chess player and coach. Using these methods, I have assisted hundreds of students improve their writing and critical thinking skills. But, those achievements are not as important as what I...

...teacher I want to fill my students with creativity and the ability to decide for themselves and become their own agents. I hope that the children that I tutor will feel the need and responsibility to come together and make plans together as a partnership, obey those plans, and work hard to achieve goals.

...from The Bronx High School of Science and am now studying to becoming a software engineer. During my high school years, I have taught elementary school students basic math and reading. I have also taught students Arabic in my local mosque for several weeks. While I am most interested in teaching literature and writing, I...

...graduate level. Additionally, as a Peer Coach, I was recognized as Peer Coach of the Month for my dedication to helping students refine their writing and presentation abilities, contributing to an average 15% GPA increase among my mentees. Beyond tutoring, I am also a published and award-winning writer. My prose and poetry have been recognized...

...for meteorology. I am committed to excellence in everything I do. I am extremely passionate about music. In fact, one of my favorite things to do in life is write/play/listen to music. I spend much of my free time doing these things. I also enjoy playing sports such as soccer and basketball.

...and executing lesson plans, which I strive to make as engaging and effective as possible. Prior to teaching English I was a journalist and writer for seven years, contributing to publications such as The Village Voice, LA Weekly, and Minneapolis City Pages. These experiences honed my writing and grammar skills to the highest level in...

...private college, for undergrad, and Oregon State, a large public university, for my graduate work. Taken together, this has given me a healthy appreciation for the variety of student experiences in the education system. I feel that tutoring can address some of the difficulty that arises when a student's needs are not being met by...

...high levels of success. I make learning fun and work with many different styles of teaching to integrate and reiterate the information being taught. I am here to help you in any way possible my goal is to successfully get your child to where they need to be by starting where they are at.

I would love to help out any student who believes they need assistance. I recently graduated college and went through the struggles of high school and entrance exams not too long ago. Feel free to reach out with any questions or inquiries!

...organization at New York University. I instructed Italian foreign exchange students in ESL at the advanced and intermediate level at Manhattan College, New York City. Post 2021, I instructed and taught middle and high school English. In addition, I privately tutored bilingual elementary literacy-interventionist curriculum and high school humanities in the Denver and Aurora, Colorado...

...to be your tutor. I have been working with Varsity for the last 4 years and have watched and learned how the standardized tests have changed. I'm extremely passionate about learning to work the convoluted system that makes up college applications and teaching others what I've learned. I love learning and school and I hope...