...ultimate goal as a tutor is not to teach someone how to solve a problem or pass a test, but to teach the essential knowledge needed to succeed in a course beyond the raw grade. I believe that through a holistic assessment of a subject, it will be easier for someone to learn how to accomplish tasks related to that subject in the future. I hope to get students to a point where they are...
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...an attorney to a high school social studies teacher. I plan to start teaching in the fall. I have a rich background in a rigorous liberal arts education that would enable me to tutor in a diverse range of subjects, as well as guide students to think more critically, read more closely, and write more crisply and powerfully. My legal education and experience have further enhanced these skills. Most importantly, I love learning and have...
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...FL, with an IB Diploma. I completed a dual-degree program at the University of Florida in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation as well as Zoology, with a minor in Chemistry. In college, I worked for a radioactive chemistry lab, working with isotopes in analyzing chemical levels in crop plants as well as research in fire ecology and native bird survivability. Briefly after college I worked for a state crime lab analyzing samples from performance animals, looking...
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I have more than five years of tutoring and teaching experience, from elementary school to high school to adult learners, having taught English, English as a Second Language, Geography, Social Studies, General Educational Development classes and SAT prep. I have experience working with students for whom English is not their first language or who have non-traditional educational backgrounds, as well as advanced students and students in the creative field.
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...M.A. in Classics from the University of Arizona. I am currently working on completing my Ph.D. in Classics at the University of California, Irvine. I have tutored a variety of students, ranging from the elementary to the college level, for the past four years. I primarily tutor subjects relating to the Humanities, such as Ancient Languages, History, and English Composition. My favorite subject to tutor is Latin, since I regard Latin as the most beautiful...
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...minor from The University of Georgia in May 2012. After graduation, I moved to Thailand, completed my TESOL certification, and spent a year teaching English as a foreign language to Thai students ages 3-4 and 10-11. Working in the classroom was both fun and exhausting, but I especially enjoy one-on-one or small group learning situations because it allows for the opportunity to target individual weaknesses and turn them into strengths. I am especially interested in...
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...I received my Bachelor of Science in Secondary Social Studies Education. I have my Massachusetts teaching license for History, grades 5-12. For my student teaching practicum, I taught American History and US Government at a high school just south of Boston. I also spent four years working at the Boston University Undergraduate Admissions Office and therefore am well versed in the college application admissions process. While I tutor a broad range of subjects, I am...
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...to the song "Thrift Shop" in front of a class of seven adult Muscovites struggling to learn English. The book we were using was dry and the vocabulary boring. All of the students were young and liked American music. So I decided to bring in a song they all liked. We spent the rest of the class discussing that one song. The next class I was presented with a host of requests that ranged from...
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...the University of California, Santa Cruz. I also hold a certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) from the University of California, Santa Barbara. I have experience tutoring ESL privately in Brazil and through Skype. I also have experience tutoring Spanish and the clarinet. I tutor many aspects of English including reading, writing, test prep, literature, grammar, and essay editing. I also tutor any level of Spanish, including test prep for SAT...
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...with degrees in Biology and Global Studies. I have been holding private tutoring sessions for students between the ages 5 and 18 for the past six years. In addition, I was an Anatomy and Physiology teaching assistant in college. While in college, I also taught English to students in Ecuador and Nicaragua. I have experience in tutoring English (reading and writing), math (elementary school level, pre-algebra, algebra, and statistics), science (biology, chemistry, and environmental science),...
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...Maryland, College Park pursuing a double degree in Civil Engineering and Geography. I have plenty of experience tutoring other college students in a wide range of academic disciplines, and have also helped assist students of varying ages in their preparations for standardized tests such as the SAT, ACT, and GMAT. I know that standardized tests can be a source of anxiety for many, but I believe that with appropriate preparation and study techniques anyone can...
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...and Mary. I received my Bachelor of Arts in English, with a concentration in film studies and a minor in anthropology. My passion for literature brought me to New York--specifically to the New York publishing world, where I worked as an assistant to a literary agent for two years. It's probably become clear at this point that the subject I am most passionate about is writing. In college, I worked as a consultant at my...
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...University, and my Master's in Education from Lesley University. I have been teaching and tutoring for the past four years in the greater Boston area. I am a certified teacher for history grades 8-12 and have teaching experience in both middle schools and high schools. I have tutored all ages and love working with many subjects such as History, ELA, Writing and developing Math skills with younger students! I have worked with many students on...
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...when I was younger and I still do today. Math will only get more important as life goes on and I would like to prepare you for that. I don't want you hating math, because once you get through the initial bumps it becomes more familiar and eventually habitual. Next thing you know, you'll be doing everything in your head. I've been around those that started liking math, but later despise it, so I understand...
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...Diploma, I often found myself in the position of assisting my classmates with their work, particularly in the field of history. History had always been a passion of mine - ever since I was a boy and I was brought to the battlefield at Gettysburg I had deep thirst to know about the accomplishments and tragedies of the past - and I relished any chance I had to share that love with others. So, while...
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...heritage studies), both a BS & MSc from Western Oregon Univ. and a BA from Westmont College, Santa Barbara, CA. Subjects I have taught include history, Theory of Knowledge (IB), IB biology, earth sciences, IB environmental science, geography, religion, IB philosophy, literature, anthropology, archaeology, art, composition, literature, life skills, etc. Along with my varied education and degrees, I bring genuine, holistic life-experiences and diverse global perspectives to each field wherein I teach. My honors include...
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...I focused on dramatic literature. I also have an MA in history from Portland State University, which I used as a stepping stone into a PhD program at the University of Durham in the United Kingdom. A few years after I obtained my doctorate in early modern history, I went through the teacher training program at Lewis and Clark College and earned an MA in teaching. I am passionate about teaching the humanities, especially history,...
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...and The University of St. Thomas. I received my Bachelor of Science in Political Science and then my Masters in Education with a focus on teacher leadership. Upon graduation from UF, I joined Teach For America and began working here in Houston. I have taught American History to underprivileged 8th graders for five years now as well as worked with both the Houston Independent School District and Teach For America in training their newest educators....
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...am a teacher and tutor with over 16 years of experience in education. I have taught AP American Government, AP World History, AP Macro Economics, and most secondary Social Studies courses with great success. It is my pleasure to use my wealth of knowledge, patience and holistic teaching styles to help my students reach their highest potential. I look forward to exceeding all your tutoring needs and helping increase achievement in the areas you desire.
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...with degrees in both Government and History. I attended Robinson Secondary School, a primarily IB school, and took as many IB classes as I could in addition to AP Government. My tutoring experience is primarily with elementary school-age, but I have great rapport with kids K-12. I attended an IB high school (Robinson Secondary School) and took as many IB courses as possible in addition to some AP classes. I will work with students to...
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Today, the student and I worked on more assessment review. She took three review quizzes (Native Americans and European Exploration, Colonial Georgia, and the American Revolution) and then we discussed the questions that she missed. As we talked through the questions, we realized that she missed them due to not reading the questions carefully. Once we re-read the questions, she was able to identify the correct answer. There were also a few questions that she had not covered in class yet, but I explained to her that there will be some questions on the assessment that she will not know. She needs to be comfortable answering questions that she is unfamiliar with. I also spent time talking to the student and her mother about courses for next year.
Reviewed significant people from Colonial period through Reconstruction and categorized them by contribution. Began outline and pre-writing for final essay. Labeled significant geographical features of the continental United States.
Assigned two more ACT vocab sheets for next session. The student's mother would like copies or originals of pretests in both English and Social Studies to mark "home schooling" progress. We will finish up all Social Studies content in the next two sessions together. At that point, she will complete an online 8th grade Social Studies culminating final, and the remainder of our sessions will focus strictly on English.
The student completed 2/3 of the English homework, getting stuck on the 3rd part of the essay on Edgar Allen Poe. The third part asks her to discuss his poems and writing style. She had written on tone, so we added rhyme, symbols, theme, and repetition. Then she added a few favorite quotes (required), and concluded. The piece still remaining is for her to write a narrative poem on Jackie Robinson. For the remaining hour, we worked on postcards assignment in Ancient Civ. She was to write 5 postcards home from various ancient Roman ruins. We listened to audio lectures, took note, and wrote the postcards. As our time ended, she was ready to submit assignment.
The student and I finished his math and social studies homework. His math was about measuring and using appropriate units. It was a straightforward assignment and he completed it quickly and with very little difficulty. His social studies homework took much more time and effort because it required writing extended responses to some review questions for the chapter he has been working on, Ancient Greece. We worked together to write comprehensive and well-organized paragraphs, with introduction sentences, specific details, and a conclusion. He did fairly well with this more structured approach to writing, and we will try to do the same thing in the future.
I met with the student on May 1st. He had been sick the day before so we worked on the assignments he missed. After we completed the reading assignment he missed, I asked brief questions to check his comprehension and understanding of the chapter. We worked on an extra credit writing assignment on Pizarro. He did not do any reading journal entries and he will try to do at least two before our next meeting. I think the reading journal entries (just two to three sentences per entry) will really help him and I look forward to seeing what he writes next week.
We worked on his Social Studies assignment regarding the 1960s to 1970s, especially focusing on Vietnam.
He then had a couple of problems with his mathematics (geometry rotations, translation, and reflections).
