Award-Winning College Essays Tutors serving Rochester, NY

I am dedicated to creating an exciting, student-centered learning environment for students. I believe that my ability to motivate and inspire my students will allow them to understand and appreciate their academic studies. My goal is to make learning an enjoyable experience by actively engaging students and stimulating their intellectual curiosity.

...a minor in computer science. My teaching experience includes tutoring for Economics 108: Principles of Economics and CSC 161: The Art of Programming. My teaching philosophy involves structuring lessons to optimize my student's problem solving abilities, allowing them to overcome the material they are struggling with while providing them with the support and guidance they...

...their educational pursuits. I enjoy establishing lasting rapport with students by exploring their strengths, talents,and interests. I also enjoy learning how a student responds to a particular style of instruction: visually, audibly and/or experientially. My interests include Hiking, Outdoor Photography, Street Art, and Hip-Hop culture. I went to college in Upstate New York, and attained...

...year of high school, I've worked as a Private Tutor. I have worked with students ranging from ages 10-16. I have private tutored students in Middle School Math and Science, AP English, AP Physics, AP Chemistry, AP Calculus. I am experienced in teaching a wide variety of subjects but, I love teaching Math classes the...

...to work with students to identify their goals, and help them make a plan to get there with my support; I strive to tailor my tutorage to each student, their strengths, and weaknesses. In my life outside of school and academics, I sing competitively, video-game with friends and work on my own creative writing.... In the first session with a student, I would ask them about their goals for school and for tutoring. I would work...

...academic advising and mentorship to undergraduates as a non-residential tutor at Harvard and to psychology majors at Florida State University. As a graduate student, I have had the pleasure to teach undergraduate courses in psychology and supervise undergraduate honors theses. These experiences (as well as my training in clinical psychology) have taught me how to...

...coach for beginning to intermediate girls soccer and basketball and taught individual skills, team skills, and strategic understanding of the games. I like to break problems into simple parts and focus on individual pieces before applying a group of skills to a more complex problems. I have always tried to combine concrete scientific education with...

...a number of years. Since then, I've tutored Earth Science, taught Sunday School, tutored my peers through college, and am currently completing my student teaching at Rye Neck Middle School. At Rye Neck, I am teaching five sections of 6th Grade ELA Skills to children with a wide range of skills. I have also taught...

...high school, an advanced magnet school for math and science, a close-knit liberal arts college, and a huge, research-focused university. I am currently serving with the Community HealthCorps and applying to medical school. No matter what you are struggling with, I would love to meet you and help you achieve that next step.... I believe the best learning happens not by telling a student the answer, but by guiding the student to discover the answer herself.

I am an English teacher in Rochester, NY. I have experience tutoring at the middle school, high school, and college level. For me, the goal of tutoring is to teach you the skills you need in order to become a stronger reader, writer, or test taker! I look forward to working with you! ... My philosophy of teaching is student-centered, hands-on work. Students must take ownership of their work in order to learn best. I believe...

...fellow students in writing, English, history, philosophy, and occasionally other areas. My favorite subjects to tutor are ESL and writing, because I love helping people communicate better. Everyone has a voice and a message, but sometimes that message gets stuckeither because of language barriers or the ability to put the right words to thoughts. I...

...of the Batch Foundation. Her work focuses on culturally responsive multi-cultural education, language teaching, and program development. At the Carnegie Library, she created World Family Day, an event where volunteers read children's stories in their native language, donated food from around the world, and shared cultural crafts with 90 kids and parents. During 2014-15, Ruth...

...in working with teens and young adults, having spent six years as an educational assistant, or what most would call a "tutor." I have worked with undergrad and graduate students, ELs, and elementary students. In fact, my experience working with adolescents, teens, and adults has greatly influenced my interest in pursuing a career in teaching....

...ACT test-prep focuses just as much on "learning the test" as it does learning the material, which gives students a sense of confidence and courage on test day. My expertise in "big test" prep translates to the regular school environment as well, whether it be building better study habits, better relationships to class material, or...

...In my experience, students first approach tests in an ad hoc fashion, and often with a fair bit of trepidation and hesitancy. I find it tremendously satisfying to help students conquer those initial hurdles and gain a feeling of mastery and confidence. I am patient, and I encourage my students to be patient as well....

...school, its just a matter of finding the style of learning that is most effective for them. What works or makes sense for one student will not necessarily work for the next student, and so it is essential as a tutor to be able to explain the same concept in a variety of different ways...

...I started tutoring during my junior year of high school, finding that I had an aptitude for analogies that helped students learn the material. I tutor a large variety of subjects, including LSAT, SAT, and ACT. I also tutor various academic subjects, primarily in the fields of math and science. My favorite subject to tutor...

...abilities. I enjoy soccer, basketball, football, tennis, biking, board riding, exploring nature, cooking, eating, dancing, playing music, reading, and solving puzzles and problems. I try to have fun and be grateful every day. I enjoy my day job as an IT Specialist with Peace Corps, a federal agency whose values I share and whose work...

...and high school students with any area of English they need - grammar, vocabulary, writing, reading, analysis, etc. - in addition to helping them stay organized with school work. I have taught and tutored many ages in many places - all the way from elementary students in rural China to college students in a university...

...I like to present material in an engaging and relevant manner so that we can all learn and achieve success. One-on-one tutoring is an effective technique, particularly for explaining and modeling math, and I enjoy seeing students attitudes toward school brighten when they see immediate progress in their work. As a writing tutor, I like...