Award-Winning SSAT Tutors serving Mount Vernon, NY

...naught if you don't have the confidence to apply it. I build up my student's confidence, not with platitudes or empty praise, but by having them practice and learn to believe in themselves. Too often, people are derailed by factors that have nothing to do with their intelligence or their ability. I am well aware of that, and as a tutor, I consider it my job to give my students the confidence to apply the...

...children and working with them. I like to keep up with my own reading and writing when I can, and I also volunteer to teach SAT mathematics (a subject in which I have a geeks need to study and learn more about all the time!). I have a new-found interest in art after teaching "Learning to Look" for my son's class. I've been known to race my students to finish math puzzles, I read whenever...

...a medical journalist with two years of tutoring experience in the city. A native New Yorker, I graduated from Hunter College High School and went to Williams College, where I majored in biology and Spanish. Afterwards, I got a Master's in science journalism from NYU. I have published science articles in The Atlantic, Popular Science, Audubon Magazine, Vice, and more. My goal is to make learning as highly efficient and fun as possible. Good communication...

...into manageable steps, helping students build confidence and realize that they can excel in math. My teaching philosophy is centered around empathy, patience, and adaptability. I believe that every student has a unique learning style, and my job as a tutor is to identify and support that style. I strive to create a positive and encouraging learning environment, where students feel comfortable asking questions and making mistakes, knowing that it's all part of the learning...

Columbia university graduate and doctoral student in mathematics education. I have three years teaching experience and six year tutoring experience. Below are the courses that I have taught: University: Finite Mathematics, Mathematics for life, Algebra, fundamental of Mathematics. Community College: Introduction to Statistics, Algebra and trigonometry, Algebra, Pre-Algebra. Test Prep: GED, SHSAT, SAT, ACT, GRE, GMAT, Math Regents NYC High school: Algebra, Trigonometry and geometry. Middle school: Algebra

...fortunate to earn money from my writing. Throughout 30 years I've written: journalism pieces, essays, business proposals, speeches, public relations materials as well as short stories, poems, lyrics, and fiction. I bring a wealth of real-world experience to the classroom, emphasizing the origin of creation, using many sources of knowledge. Everyone has a story to tell from rapper or spray paint artist to parent or child. Each person has a unique voice to share with...

...priority to always explain as thoroughly as possible, what practical benefits are, of learning the lesson that I'm teaching. If the students can connect the lessons with their interests, desires and motivations; the students will be fully ready, willing and able to learn and retain the information from the lessons on a consistent basis. I've spent most of my teaching career in the New York City Department of Education as a History and Math teacher,...

...I possess is that I know how to listen to my students. In addition, I am compassionate, patient and I realize that each student is an individual with different learning styles. I actively consider my students' needs when planning lessons to ensure that their goals are met. I believe that regular assessments are integral for monitoring progress. Assessments can be formal or informal, but they are necessary to check for understanding as well as to...

...well structured learning hour. A lesson will consist of modeling for the student, student practice by motivating students and focusing on their strengths while gently helping them with their academic weaknesses. In the last five minutes of each session, I incorporate writing in a journal, so students can write down goals and ideas about their school day or even one new concept they have learned and mastered. Later on in time, students can read their...

...be a little scary and intimidating, but it's my job to help you master the material and boost your confidence. Aside from tutoring, I love to read and cook; I am also an endurance athlete -- I hung up my basketball shoes once I realized there was no hope for me in the WNBA, and instead focused my energy on training and competing in marathons and yes, even the occasional ultramarathon! I love the mental...

...American literature (Faulkner, Ellison, and Garcia Marquez are some of my favorites) and also love hip-hop that reaches a high literary/artistic level. I'm experienced in helping students with anything from AP US Government to the SAT Critical Reading portion to Modernist poetry. In the past, I've tutored all kinds of students; from fifth graders to college freshman. Besides books and music, I'm also a huge soccer fan, and will debate the top 10 lists at...

...understand my innate passion for teaching. While taking College Calculus freshman year, many of my friends were struggling and were often asking me for help. As I helped my friends that were on the brink of failing to pass calculus, I felt a sense of euphoria because I had the ability to help someone learn and become more knowledgable. My love for teaching stems from my willingness to help others, desire to impart my knowledge...

The world is not going to end if you do not get a perfect score. A perfect score should simply be a goal to strive towards. I believe in making mistakes. The best way to learn is to correct and review mistakes. This ensures that fewer and fewer errors are made in subsequent performances. Practice and discipline will lead to perfection. Those who do not learn from their mistakes are destined to repeat them.... It's okay...

...focus on first understanding why a student is having difficulty, rather than just drilling them. Sometimes this is a matter of the student's learning style, in which case I adapt my teaching style to that and help them develop studying habits suited to their way of learning. Sometimes it's a matter of having trouble with a particular concept, in which case I'll work with the student to rethink and re-articulate the problem in terms that...

I am dedicated to infusing choice into student learning. I specialize in early childhood special education, unschooling, building communities, and bicycle travel. I currently work with organizations that intersect education, the arts, and the environment to bring student-led learning into the public education sector. ... I believe that everyone can learn. The trick is to find out the best ways for each person. They can include a combination of visual, auditory, kinesthetic, and oral. I also...

My goal is to help every student to the best of my ability.

...with kids so teaching and tutoring is really the culmination of my passions :) In my spare time I like to cook, go for bike rides, rock climb, knit, and go for runs in the park. I believe that learning should be fun so I always try to let my personality shine through when working with kids so that they feel comfortable and that they can be themselves while they are learning.

...got a perfect verbal score on my own SAT and consistently scored in the 99th percentile on the verbal section of every standardized test I ever took without resorting to any kind of special technique. However, as I've worked as a tutor, I've come to realize just how *many* of those tests I took for practice before I took the real thing. By the time I sat down to the real SAT, I'd been steeped...

...in language, literacy skills, and social-emotional competencies. While I have experience in a broad range of subjects, my favorite subject to tutor is math because of the systematic methods involved. My job as a tutor is to provide resources for my students and to guide them when they need help. I believe that the best kind of student is one who wants to improve as much as I want to help them. There must be...

I have been teaching for over 3 years. That is something I love to do and it is what I see myself doing for the rest of my life.