...In addition to my teaching experience, I also have worked as a writer and editor for a variety of publications. As a specialist in English composition and developmental English, I favor a linear approach to teaching writing. Students must have a strong grasp of the basic concepts of paragraph structure before they can begin to understand the more complex aspects of academic writing. (read more)
I'm a Princeton (BA) and Harvard (PhD) educated tutor and published author with 15 years of teaching experience--including at Harvard, Boston College, and Brandeis--and 5 years experience tutoring test prep (SAT, ACT, SSAT, ISEE, GRE), writing (including college application essays), and music theory... (read more)
...For over 20 years, I worked as the Director of GRE Curriculum for a popular test prep company, where I authored The GRE Verbal Reasoning Bible and The GRE Quantitative Reasoning Bible. I also created three GRE courses, ultimately helping thousands of students improve their test scores. While de... (read more)
...I am new to the tutoring world, but I feel if given the chance I could truly be a positive influence over a child's learning. I enjoy working with children and watching them succeed. Seeing the pride in their faces when they accomplish something new and challenging is so rewarding. (read more)
Learning is something we do throughout our entire life. I think it’s important to capture the excitement that children naturally have to learn. So often that gets overshadowed by a child’s inability to grasp a concept which then turns their scholastic career into not one of growth but something that’s more of a chore for the child and parent. (read more)