...I am willing to travel within an approximate 25 mile radius of Northampton, MA.20+ years tutoring for the SAT with multiple well known test prep companies and on my own I worked at Sylvan Learning Center for 15 years early in my career and learned a great deal during this time about assessing an... (read more)
...With those qualifications I am highly skilled in the content knowledge of English. I have been an English Teacher in grades 5-12 and an Assistant Professor of Creative Writing and Literature. I have a B.A. in English Literature and an MFA in Poetry. (read more)
...I like to have students work through problems while I guide them and make suggestions, so that I can get a sense of what they understand and what they don't. Then we can build on their knowledge and break down the challenging parts of the problem into smaller, more manageable chunks. Algebra, geometry, and trigonometry are fundamental to more advanced topics in math, so I use them every day. (read more)
...As a requirement during grad school toward getting my MA, I had to take the math Praxis and passed it the first time I took it and scored fairly well without ever cracking open a book. I have an extensive background in mathematics and am proficient in test taking strategies of government tests s... (read more)
...I have been a private tutor for a high schooler (ages 15-18) in a one-on-one setting for 3 years and do my best to push the student to grow in their learning while also managing their overwhelm. I show the student how to approach an example, then encourage them to do it on their own while being ... (read more)