...I’m Sophie. I am currently a second-year student at Gettysburg College majoring in Environmental Studies, Public Policy, and Spanish. I have always had a passion for the English language! (read more)
...When I do private tutoring, I want to find out the student's interests, and shape the on-going tutoring time around those interests. So if your child is into baking but needs some help with grammar, you can bet that some of the practice sentences in the tutoring session will be about chocolate c... (read more)
...I work from an asset-based framework as I believe that every student has their own unique strengths and skills they bring to the table. I subscribe to Paolo Freire's Pedagogy of the Oppressed: education is not neutral and must be used to liberate the oppressed and make a more just society. I have 12 years of experience teaching students effective study strategies that work for them. (read more)
...I understand that students' realities and understandings of themselves continuously evolve. My student-centered tutoring approach encourages students to reflect on their goals before, during, and after college and use their "why" to guide our work together. I also aim to leverage each student's lived experiences and identities to achieve their dreams. (read more)
...Don't hesitate to contact me for help!I have taught English in the public school system as well as in home school settings. Vocabulary building is always an important part of a reading system. I taught high school English for 2 years and currently teaching the beginnings of Grammar to 1st and 2nd graders. (read more)
25 Subjects: includingWriting,Public Speaking,Study Skills,World History