...I taught small groups of students (3 - 10), or provided tutoring to individual students. Topics covered included Logic, Geometric proofs, Geometry of the plane, 3-D Geometry. These are some of the topics that are covered in the Common Core, or in honors Geometry. (read more)
I'm Olena, and I'm passionate about teaching math! I have rare qualifications: not only do I have a math PhD from Stanford, but I am also one of the small number of women with an IMO (International Math Olympiad) gold medal. I have a record of exceptional achievement on math competitions: I did extremely well on the AMC contests, qualifying for the AIME and then the USAMO multiple times. (read more)
...I specialize in painting and multi-media. In addition, while at Harvard, I worked as a studio assistant for an artist who mentored me in sculpture and drawing. In recent years, I’ve helped clients gain acceptance to top-tier universities, including Cornell, NYU, Brown, UChicago, UPenn, Harvard Business, Claremont McKenna, Amherst, Tufts, Middlebury, Bard, and others. (read more)
...I specialize in writing support: assistance with outlining and researching, proofreading, copyediting, and raw encouragement. As skilled as you need your tutor to be, you also need your tutor to be humane and caring. I have had some practice at that.I've taught middle school and high school language arts, in New York City and in Los Angeles. (read more)
...When I see they've mastered a skill, I make up purposely complicated problems (17.9x-19,034 = -.039-98x), because they prove - to themselves - 'I can do anything thrown at me. I've got it.'
I love the subject, I enjoy teaching, and work to make the lessons enjoyable - which I think they should be. I'm considered a wordsmith, with a poem of mine published in a respected collection. (read more)