...I know how to teach Reading Comprehension and how to improve it. I was a Writing Composition Tutor for 3 years as an undergraduate and have helped all my students advance in their Writing classes. Further, I have tutored in Math and Reading for a total of 2 years and have helped that students advance to the Honors classes at his school. (read more)
...Being trained in New York and working with students from states that use common core, I have gained the knowledge of how it is taught. Students are expected to complete more complex work and be able to explain why they choose a specific way to work on a problem. For example, using mental math and using number lines and number boxes is required for math problems. (read more)
...Wedgwood's history of the Thirty Years War or Robert Massie's histories of Peter the Great and the Dreadnought Project. At the same time, I know that these books are not always up to date, and I try to keep up online with the latest scholarship. Most of my tutoring has been on how to write a te... (read more)
...Throughout high school, I have been heavily involved with math. Part of my engagement has been with competitions, where I’ve selected, trained, and competed with teams for prestigious collegiate math tournaments, including PUMaC (Princeton), CMIMC (CMU), and HMMT (Harvard-MIT). Individually, I’v... (read more)
...By filling in gaps in their math knowledge, assisting with their math homework assignments, preparing for classroom and standardized math tests, practicing to the point of “over learning,” and doing some deep breathing and visualization exercises, I am usually able to help students remain calm du... (read more)