...The bulk of my work over the last two and a half decades has been as an educator: as a classroom teacher (high school mathematics and middle school and high school French), as a tutor (with Colgate’s Math Clinic, with Sylvan Learning, and privately), as a test prep teacher and instructor trainer... (read more)
...For the essay, the key skill has now become the ability to carefully analyze a document and show how different rhetorical elements interact to achieve (or fail to achieve) the author's intent. I've been tutoring student individually to help prepare for the SSAT (and ISEE) for the past 4 years. In addition, I've taught classroom programs in SSAT preparation at various independent schools. (read more)
...I have had classroom experience at the elementary level for over ten years. Moreover, I have had experience working in specialized settings as Children's Hospital (Boston). I am a certified teacher with over 30 years of teaching experience. I have taught at the primary, elementary and middle school levels, instructing in reading, phonics, spelling. and language arts. (read more)
...Through my classroom teaching, I have seen that tutoring can be an aide for students but also a crutch. I work to make sure the students I tutor do not become overly reliant on me by working with them to develop their mathematical habits of mind, as well as effective study skills. When presente... (read more)
...I was previously a Mathematics Instructor at a learning center, and have volunteered as a tutor in various subjects in Mathematics and Physics. I want to introduce new ways to think about these disciplines, as well as tricks and routines to tackle challenging problems. I am currently taking college courses geared towards providing better K-12 education as well. (read more)