...Writing/English/Literature qualifications: honors in English from Ivy League school, 60 page undergrad thesis, received monetary prizes over the course of my college career for recognized English expertise
SAT Reading and Writing qualifications: total score of 2290 on the SATs, 740 in reading an... (read more)
...Having grown up overseas amid languages that were not my own, I was tutored quite a bit myself, and prize the value of one-on-one instruction. As a tutor, I specialize in English Literature, Writing, Reading Comprehension, and French. Although the bulk of my experience has been in high schools, I work with individuals at any skill level, from elementary through graduate school and beyond. (read more)
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...Test-taking skills in which we'll train include math puzzle-solving, reading/writing answer justification, time management, and test anxiety amelioration. Together we will monitor your progress, diagnose areas of weakness, and use our analysis to hone and modify our practice and study program an... (read more)
...Via my school-age son, I have recently gained a lot of experience in some wonderful interactive math-teaching software and websites, such as Desmos, Geogebra and Mathigon. I don't think that schools have started using these much yet, but they have great potential for helping a tutor to make math more tangible, interactive and engaging. I have 20+ years in math and scientific programming. (read more)