Award-Winning Writing Tutors serving Massachusetts

...quilling (creating jewelry from paper!), reading memoirs and a variety of fiction, spending time with my little sister and brother, journaling, conducting clinical cardiovascular research, and long nature walks outside. Gathered beneath the same constellation of scientific wonder, let us learn together. Grow together. And most importantly, have fun along the way. After all, as John Corsby famously said, "mentoring is a brain to pick, an ear to listen, and a push in the right...

...OK to make mistakes. I do not demand perfection: I ask for evolution. Students will work harder if they realize why they are in the class. It is the teachers responsibility to remind them. For instance, what is the greater goal? What do they hope to achieve? How can we make the present moments count towards a larger vision? The test is just a piece of paper unless they realize it means a lot more...

...college). I am most passionate about English, Reading and Writing. In my experience helping struggling students prepare their college essay or write a paper for class, I find joy whenever students make breakthroughs in their papers and can successfully identify areas of improvement (e.g. grammatical errors or areas where their paper needs to be strengthened). I am a firm proponent of meeting students where they are at and adapting my tutoring style to meet students...

...in Early Childhood Education and Elementary Education. My teaching experience includes 7 years teaching in brick and mortar schools, 4 years teaching homeschool, and 4 years teaching on-line. I enjoy teaching early childhood and elementary aged students in any subject area, but my favorites are math and grammar. I also enjoy ESL. When teaching, I usually follow the "I do, we do, you do" approach (I show student how to use concept, we work on...

...the following fall. Here, I taught English to a wide variety of students, including English language learners and students with learning disabilities. I quickly realized that to have a lasting impact on my students, my lessons needed to be engaging! This is a fundamental part of my teaching philosophy. I have experience working with students from elementary school through adulthood, and I've also worked in the editorial departments of various publishing organizations, including WW Norton...

...the top 5 scores for reading growth in the Kipp Charter School Network. I have received teacher training with Kipp, Teach for America, Skillful Teacher specifically centered on Teaching Reading. I have taught 5th and 6th Grade for three years, I have a teaching certificate in Elementary Education and Early Childhood Education where I scored in the top 10% of all students to take the exam. I majored in Ancient Greek history at Columbia University...

...world. My favorite topics to tutor include the wonderful subjects of English and Social Studies! My teaching philosophy is relaxed and laid back- I believe that in order to learn, the student must be comfortable with the teacher and that there must be a strong relationship between the two in order for there to be success. I am also a strong proponent to the philosophy of instilling self-confidence in students, and believe strongly in positive...

...and Visualize and Verbalize trainer and trained in Fountas and Pinnell, and Just Words. So I am fully qualified to teach reading to students through all the elementary years and above. I also am trained in teaching Math and love how sequential and logical it is since that is me all the way. I am also trained in Lucy Calkins writing and other writing programs. This makes me your go to for elementary education.

...strategies and content skills. Applying for college in general is a game. You must build a profile similarly to how you build your Facebook profile. Your college application "profile" is your opportunity to show colleges how awesome you are with the aim of compelling them to send you a friend request. It would be my pleasure to work with you on test prep; including SAT, SAT II Latin, SAT II German, AP English, ACT, ISEE,...

I am a mechanical engineer working in the medical device manufacturing industry. I am interested in assisting young learners with their STEM courses.

...BU. I currently teaching writing - creative and academic- at Boston University and at Summer Ink, a Simmons University program. During my time at BU, I taught creative writing courses at both the undergraduate and pre-college level. For my undergraduate degree, I studied both English and Education, earning my English Secondary Teaching Certificate in Pennsylvania. After graduating, I moved to Budapest to teach history, art, writing, and music for three years. During my fourth year...

...graduated with a B.S. in Management and Philosophy with academic and military honors from the United States Air Force Academy in 2024. I have been a private and volunteer tutor since 2017. I worked for a nonprofit tutoring and daycare center from 2017-2020, and since then I have continued tutoring in various disciplines. I am very passionate about helping children and young adults learn foundational knowledge and develop study habits that will set them up...

...receiving an MA and several awards from Columbia University. I earned a PhD from Bristol University in England, attended Harvard and Oxford universities, and authored and edited acclaimed books that are available in renowned libraries around the world. For over a decade I mentored hundreds of academics and writers at Central European University, where I established a fellowship program before returning home to Boston. SAMPLE REVIEW "Can't speak highly enough for Pamela. She is an...

...in 2018 with a B.S. in Human Physiology and a minor in Spanish. I have spent the last several years working in healthcare and preparing for medical school, which I will be attending this fall! I am a lifelong learner and aim to work with you to find the techniques and approaches that will make a topic "click" for you! I am most passionate about the life sciences (Anatomy, Biology, etc) and English. I can't...

...value of hard work and dedication, especially when it comes to standardized tests. I have grown tremendously through the help of tutors and mentors, and I credit much of my success to their guidance and strategies. When I'm not working on my course work or my research projects, I enjoy biking, hiking, and reading! I look forward to passing on my tips and strategies for how to succeed in the classroom, on the SAT, and...

...Harvard University studying government and economics. I'm very excited to be tutoring for Varsity Tutors because I received tutoring for standardized tests on the website when I was applying to colleges a few years ago, and I'm excited to continue the tradition of excellence and to help everyone do well and achieve what they are aiming to do! I am the oldest of four children so my tutoring experience started by helping my siblings with...

Hi! I have a personal passion for tutoring and teaching, and specifically am good at helping in the sciences (biology, chemistry) and also other subjects like math, English, and history. I graduated from UCONN a few months ago and can...

...Stage, an award-winning regional theater in DC, and I currently work for the WGBH Educational Foundation as a host on WCRB Classical Radio Boston. Given my wide range of subjects tutored, I am particularly passionate about tutoring English, college writing, and essay writing, for I believe that solid skills in writing composition and reading comprehension are the strongest tools a student can have in school and beyond. In my spare time, I enjoy artistic pursuits:...

I hope to help students reach their fullest academic potential through collaborative tutoring.