My Tutoring Experience Essay

"Let us remember: One book, one pen, one child, and one teacher can change the world."

--Malala Yousafzai

I entered the tutoring profession inspired by the light of that quote. That light, led me through five years of tutoring high school students in San Francisco, CA and Atlanta, GA. I teach the English, Reading, and Writing on the SAT/ACT and high school literature. I am passionate about the written word.

THE RAW FACTS:

I graduated from The American University with a Bachelor degree in Literature. I spent years as a journalist in newsrooms across the country before putting aside that writing career to teach. I’m also an acting graduate of The National Shakespeare Academy, which renders me an exceptional Shakespeare tutor. I have taught with

I’ve taught over one hundred students in SAT/ACT testing and Literature. All of my students have increased their scores by using my methods. My SAT students saw an average increase of 100-300 points. My ACT students saw an average increase of 5-10 points. I have received overwhelmingly positive feedback from students who believe that my passion and progressive reinforcement had a ubiquitously positive effect on their lives. You can read student testimonials on my website.

Some students come to my classes with a dejected attitude toward English. They may love math and science, but English eludes them. They already feel they’ve failed by the time they meet me. To counter that, I try to reward mistakes as well as correct answers. Each mistake is a lesson to conquer. If you’re not making a mistake you’re not learning. I also tutor advanced students who just need an edge over their peers on the test. I take them from “so-so” to “great!”

Each student comes with a different set of challenges and I adapt my teaching style to the student.

· For Visual Learners: I teach using pictures, images, and spatial