Certified Tutors From Boston University

...to watch a student grow in their understanding. From there, I continued to tutor privately. While in grad school, I also got the opportunity to be a teaching assistant. My approach to teaching is to work through examples with the student, guiding them along the way with questions meant to help them think about the...

...enjoyable part of my job. I strongly believe that, teaching a student the "why" of something is far more important than simple memorization; it is this understanding of the material that helps the student apply the theory to a completely different fact pattern. While I tutor students in a broad range of subjects, my passions...

...The student needs to see that he or she is progressing while the tutor offers personal guidance, pertinent exercises and audio visual material as well as websites that the student can practice at in their spare time. A successful tutoring experience is one in which the needs of the students are met and the expectations...

...managing and training staff- skills which help me prepare my students to succeed. My own passion for education enables me to inspire those I tutor. I utilize an in-depth approach that focuses on the big picture, not just rote memorization. My students will not only be better prepared for their classes and exams, but will...

I have taught intellectual property law for the past two years and SAT preparation for the past 10 years. I am a great tutor because not only are my fundamental verbal and quantitative skills strong, but I am able to communicate my reasoning and problem solving skills quickly and clearly.... My teaching philosophy is to help empower students to stay calm and use what information they know to arrive at the correct answers on tests through...

...pressures that contemporary political actors face. I also have specific expertise in the area of legal writing which has aided me in preparing students for writing focused portions of standardized exams as well as improving their essay writing skills for high school and college courses. In my spare time I enjoy reading, crossword puzzles, running,...

...helping students and seeing them succeed after their hard work is very rewarding for both myself, the student and the family. Not only do I seek to help students achieve academic and testing success , I also strive to foster students' capability to learn and problem solve independently, skills that will apply to any academic...

...laude, from Boston University. My educational experience includes freelance tutoring in the United States and in Italy, NSF-funded training programs to learn curriculum development and student assessment techniques, and eight semesters of teaching Principles of Immunology and Molecular and Cellular Biology at Boston College. I specialize in teaching math and science, with a focus on...

...teacher/tutor, as I have been tutoring or teaching in some capacity since August of 2010. I have always loved making personal connections with students and helping them make daunting studies (such as math or test preparation) more approachable. My favorite part of my job is empowering students to be more independent learners and helping them...

...leading volunteer groups of all ages. In my spare time, I enjoy hiking, yoga, reading, taking free online courses, and cooking. I tutor a wide range of subjects, but specialize in biology, math, and test prep. If a student is struggling with a particular problem, I work to understand what concepts they are struggling with,...

...five years at a local, prestigious independent school. Being a classroom teacher was extremely challenging and exciting, but I always wanted to have more time to work individually with students because they improve so much with that kind of personalized attention. I have lived and breathed improving students' reading, writing, and thinking for half of...

...to over one hundred students at a college in Taizhou, China prior to entering my graduate program in engineering, which helped me hone my teaching style in both ESL and Mathematics. I am a patient tutor who focuses on identifying the root causes of misunderstandings and correcting them so that the student can succeed in...

...Film Theory, and I have a Master's Degree from the California Institute of Integral Studies in Counseling Psychology and Drama Therapy. I believe in continuing to learn and be open to challenges at any age, and I bring a spirit of humor, realness, passion and humility to the tutoring experience. When I'm not tutoring, I'm...

...enjoy it too. I have experience tutoring at a Drop-In Math Center for undergraduate students. As for my teaching philosophy, I like to work with the student to help them through the material. Some think that math is scary and "not for them", but I try to help build their confidence and allow them to...

...and The Apple in the Monkey Tree (Codhill Press); chapbooks, Great Grandfather (Pudding House Press), Family Secret (Finishing Line Press), Hunting and Pecking (Ahadada Books), Rescue Lines (Right Hand Pointing), Phoems for Mobile Vices (BlazeVox) and Paideia (Aldrich Press). Recent prose scholarship has been published in Imaginary Syllabus, Anthology chapters, Palm Press, Journal of the...

...not tutoring I am writing, editing, singing and helping others achieve their goals. My favorite subjects to tutor are writing, reading, English and study skills/organization. I love to see the increased confidence that comes from working hard to achieve something. When I am not working I can be found doing yoga, reading, dancing, singing karaoke,...

...traveler and beach goer. My experience as a teacher spans from my responsibilities as a graduate teaching fellow in Instructional Biology at Boston University and my role as a research mentor of undergraduate students. I firmly believe that an effective tutor should be passionate, engaging and patient, as well as cognizant of the individual learning...

...students. Outside of the basic subjects I've tutored health subjects to inner-city high school students who lost their health program due to budget cuts. Throughout this, I really enjoy teaching math. Math was my favorite subject in school and it still makes me very excited to do math problems even now as an adult. With...

I love to teach, tutor and train people of all ages. I was a school social worker for 15 years and I worked with both elementary and high school students. My passion is to help people recognize their success as well as develop confidence in themselves. ... My philosophy in general is to build on success and focus on strengths, especially in learning new challenges.

...finding ways to communicate and work through these ideas and processes. I think that understanding subjects like math and science can help you open up new pathways of understanding in the world, as well as improving critical thinking and problem solving. In my spare time I like to go cycling, rock climbing, and play billiards....