...I am an English native speaker, conversationally fluent in Japanese, and a lifelong language nerd. For more details about my experience, please don't hesitate to ask me for a copy of my full teaching resume! My teaching philosophy is simple: learning should be both fun and practical, no matter your age! (read more)
...I've had the unfortunate experience of some parents telling me at the door that they're canceling sessions or book sessions with me "just in case" and canceling last minute. I do understand that on occasion a student is ill or has a special event to attend, no homework due to testing at school, ... (read more)
...I was able to figure out how to explain the concepts or problems in a way that made sense to them. Later, I used those same skills in a math tutoring program I helped set up at my high school through our school's chapter of the National Honor Society. I eventually majored in mathematics at Rice... (read more)
...Using the method that I developed helped me to increase my own score over 400 points (back when it was on the old scale), and helped many of my students achieve similar results. Scores:
Verbal 168/170 (98th percentile)
Writing 5/6 (93rd percentile)
1. I helped increase students' SAT scores an average of 237 points for the Reading/Writing portions of the SAT.
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...I excelled in humanities classes through high school and college, and I’d like to help other students do the same by teaching them about reading comprehension, proofreading, and essay structure. Writing composition doesn’t come easily to everyone, but there are simple skills and steps that make ... (read more)