...I have a very high success rate of improving student performance in school and increasing their study skills so they may continue to improve without assistance. My ultimate goal of tutoring is to teach the skills necessary to learn the subject so that students may become independent learners.Algebra is one of my strongest subjects. Anything from grade school algebra to college algebra. (read more)
...I was tested advanced high during my Peace Corps service. What attracts me about tutoring is being able to simplify the problem and stimulate student's thinking. I am a visual learner so when I am tutoring, I like to employ theater, drawing anything that will help the student internalize the subject. (read more)
...I have also spent time volunteering in my public library, which also helped in my love of books. I am also knowledgeable in various literary elements (e.g. setting, themes, symbols, motifs, etc.), and some of my favorite authors are J.K. Rowling, Edgar Allen Poe, George Orwell, and H.G. (read more)
...They come from other
countries, where they speak Spanish, Portuguese, French, Farsi, or Hebrew. I have taken courses from Walden in my master's program for teaching ELL students. Most of my teaching career so far, I have had several ELL students in my class. (read more)
...The Secondary School Admission Test (SSAT) is a multiple-choice aptitude test, in English, for students in grades 5-11 who are seeking admission to private school. The test consists of verbal, math (arithmetic, basic algebra and geometry) and reading comprehension sections. There is also an essay section of the test. (read more)