...May from the University of Virginia 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....
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...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 self-sustaining.
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...full time professional in education, as a middle school teacher and a coordinator for an afterschool program. I tutored students throughout high school and college, in volunteer and private settings. I am a graduate of Duke University with a Bachelor of Arts in Latin American History. I recently received my Juris Doctor degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and began my career as an attorney. I am passionate about continuing my...
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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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...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 come realize that it is my vocation to share and impart that love of learning in others. As beautifully put by Roman Stoic philosopher Seneca in his moral epistles: "[P]art of the joy in learning is that it puts me in...
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...in these exams. With my education in business, I can also tutor in statistics, business analytics, and most healthcare management related topics. I believe that my main strength is being able to break complex ideas down into their constituent parts, and I like to plan sessions ahead of time so that our sessions can be as organized and rewarding as possible. I believe in making tests feel more like games than like exams, and to...
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...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 school's Writing Resources Center, assisting students with their academic papers. In this position, I helped our clients improve the overall structure of their papers, strengthen their research, cite their sources, and correct their spelling and mechanics. I feel confident that I...
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...teacher and a tutor for years, and I haven't yet come close to settling on a subject. I've taught everything from graduate level economics to elementary school reading to test prep to music composition. I've taught businessmen, teenagers, and a classroom full of 10 year olds. And I've gotten results every time. I strongly believe in the power of personalized education, tailored for the individual student and human being. When I'm not tutoring, I spend...
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...variety of subjects from English to Math to Social Studies. This upcoming school year I will be tackling a new challenge--teaching Jr. High Spanish. I am currently Highly Qualified in Spanish and looking forward to helping others become bilingual. I have had the privilege of teaching at public, private and charter schools, including a two-year stint in the Dominican Republic. Because I have seen so many different educational strategies and philosophies at work, I am...
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...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 tutoring writing and study skills/techniques, or in working with any IB Diploma or Certificate candidates on IB subjects. I myself am extremely passionate about learning and plan to return to school to further my burgeoning career in social marketing through public...
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...terms of my experience tutoring Mandarin, I am particulalry experienced in helping students work on fundamental pronunciation and speaking skills. As a classical musician, I have had the opportunity to perform in fifteen countries. I am currently working as a political professional in New York City, and have experience working on a variety of political campaigns and in the government offices of U.S. Senator Tom Harkin and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio. I...
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...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 and intricate of the human languages. When tutoring I first ask for a copy of the course syllabus/schedule, assess the needs, goals, and expectations of the student in the course, and then set up a tutoring system that serves each student's...
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...I was good at this, and became a prominent voice online instructing other colleges in running the event. This skill translated well into the classroom, I found, as I student-taught during the MAE. Teachers need to keep cool under pressure, need to manage a large class of students, and need to hold their interests through a lesson. They need good planning and organizational skills. They need to have a love of their subjects. Between my...
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...at a private tutoring center. My primary interests are History, English, and Writing, and I enjoy watching students learn to love and appreciate these subjects. It is often difficult for students to see the importance and relevance of History. I make it my mission to impress upon them just how significant History is and their place in it. I also understand what SAT and college level writing looks like. I also have experience with Algebra,...
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...the key to learning. When students are happy, safe, and enjoying their tasks, they acquire new information much more quickly and easily. It is my mission to always create this environment with my students and those I tutor. I have experience tutoring both elementary and middle school students in all subjects and have done this privately for many years. When I am not teaching you can find me reading, hiking, running, or playing with my...
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...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 subject tests or Spanish Language AP tests. I also tutor Japanese, clarinet, and public speaking. My favorite subjects to tutor are any involving ESL or foreign language as I have a passion for language learning and teaching. I speak English, Spanish,...
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...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. In these roles I have seen amazing results from both children and adult learners while also having fun. While I tutor and teach a broad range of subjects, I am most passionate about American History. I am a firm proponent of...
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...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), social studies, SAT prep, and ACT prep. While I tutor a wide range of subjects, my favorite subject to tutor is science because this subject is constantly evolving and there is always more to learn! I strongly believe that the ability...
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...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 most passionate about History, Government, and college prep. I thoroughly enjoy working with students and feel that good learning only happens through a solid foundation of understanding if you don't understand Algebra 2, then you can't learn Calculus. Similarly, if you...
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...can map where each student needs to go. This approach results in a plan that caters to each student's distinctive learning style. When not teaching, I love to get out of the city and into the outdoors. You can often find me camping in the mountains, fishing the lakes of the central Oregon Cascades or hiking the trails of the Columbia River Gorge. The city dweller in me does like the occasional day in town,...
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Recent IB Geography HL Tutoring Session Notes
This evening, the student and I worked on her social studies homework on "The Growth of Western Democracies". She is getting ready for a test this week, so we went over the critical thinking questions, at the end of each section of her textbook. We also reviewed her vocabulary, and the key ideas/concepts of the chapter. She plans to review the information with her instructor, to make sure she is on the right track for the test.
We also discussed "To Kill a Mockingbird" and her upcoming project on the book. She has a lot of good ideas for the project (a newspaper) and she is looking forward to completing it.
1) Social Studies: GC, Writing about Greek Government. This lesson was about the Greek City-States. We read about each of 5 city-states. Then the student was to write a journal entry as a citizen of one of them and discuss her own and the others. She chose Athens, and wrote entries that include the types of government and culture of each. She finished the assignment and submitted it.
We reviewed the two ACT vocab sheets I left with the student earlier this week. We then dissected the written piece from the novel she is reading. We covered the remaining parts of American history she needs to complete the 8th grade curriculum, up through Reconstruction. This included the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments, sharecropping, and the Freedman's Bureau. During our next session, the student will write a culminating essay for 8th grade Social Studies concepts after several review activities about the people, legislation, and geography relevant to the course. She will then complete a MAP-style test online (may take us through the next two sessions) and will then have completed her course requirements for this subject.
The student and I studied for her history test tomorrow. We went over the fall of the Roman Empire. Her test is in an essay format, so we went over the history together and then I had her tell me what she learned in her own words. We then went over certain aspects in more detail. Overall, she has a good working knowledge of the topic. I left her with an outline of what we went over for her to use for independent practice tonight and tomorrow morning.
The student has been working hard on her essay about Roman sports, especially since her teacher helped her changed the focus this week. I am impressed by the amount of research she has done and the number of sources she is using. We spent time polishing what she has written and expanding on her ideas to fill the space left when changing the focus. We will work a bit more on self-editing/proofreading, although she catches the errors quickly enough when I read the sentences to her.
