Hello! I'm Benjamin, an experienced English educator with two decades of teaching "under my belt"! I graduated magna cum laude in 2001 from Emerson College in Boston, where I earned a degree in Writing, Literature, and Publishing. (read more)
...You have an A. Your job is to keep it." That gave them a sense that I I was routing for them to do well. For many reasons, I've been working as a tutor and loving the one-on-one format for the last five years or so. (read more)
I am a semi-retired attorney and skilled one-on-one tutor. I bring patience, creativity and a sense of humor to my lessons, working both to build a strong foundation of substantive knowledge and to pass along useful shortcuts and strategies for breaking down difficult problems into manageable piece... (read more)
...More recently, the CEO of Wyzant recognized me as being in top 99% of all tutors ever on Wyzant. Wow! The following vignette tells you almost everything you need to know about me and my methods and my success rate - While helping a student with calculus, she spontaneously exclaimed, "This is th... (read more)
...I have covered persuasive, research, narrative, and many more forms of writing. I have helped students from K-12, but more recently, I have helped high school seniors with their college essays. I have helped them brainstorm ideas, edit their content, correct their grammatical errors, etc. (read more)