...I find there's usually just a little piece missing in the student's picture of the subject matter, and not that the student can't understand at all what is going on. I am very good at actively encouraging and motivating the student to push through being "stuck". In terms of my own education, I've been through a lot of school! (read more)
...As a college professor, I helped my students to develop their own study skills; and I continue to do this with my own children so that they, too, may be successful in their academic careers. As an instructor in a wraparound program for at-risk and emotionally disturbed children and as a college ... (read more)
...I have experience tutoring dozens of students in History, including AP-level courses. My students regularly see their grades raise by a full letter grade. A Yale graduate, I have a BA and an MA in History. (read more)
...The average student can understand, process, and answer the questions, but it takes practice to handle dense scientific writing and answer 40 questions in only 35 minute. As an experienced ACT tutor, I strive to teach the strategies necessary to navigate this section successfully. As an experie... (read more)
...Research supports the active teaching of handwriting. Recent findings demonstrate that writing by hand improves creative writing skills and fine motor skills. In fact, elementary students have been found to write more and faster by hand than when keyboarding. (read more)