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William A.

• Johnstown, NY 12095 ( 5.7 mi )
• Chess Tutor

• Male
• Member Since: 07/2010
• Will travel up to 15 miles
• Rates from $49.00 to $60.00 /hr
• Also Tutors: Writing Skills, Study Skills, Homework Help, Continuing Education

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Tutoring is one of my best skills, its just something I do well. I’ve tutored k-12 for Amsterdam, Gloversville and Johnstown in almost any subject, I have a strong math background particularly in algebra. I’m a good writer and do some freelance writing online at times. I have some experience with computer applications such as Photoshop, MS Publisher and PowerPoint. My BA. degree is in economics with a minor in business, I’ve completed some courses in graphic communications and have taken psychology on a graduate level. I’ve also homeschooled my own son for a year. He recently posted a 4.0 GPA at FMCC.
I enjoy tutoring enough to do it for free, which I have done for my friends from time to time. I’m a friendly laid back person who loves to learn and help others learn, particularly in a one on one setting. I’m quite good at breaking a subject down into an understandable step by step ... read more

Jarrett R.

• Central Bridige, NY 12035 ( 13.3 mi )
• Chess Tutor

• Male
• Member Since: 12/2010
• Will travel up to 20 miles
• Rates from $49.00 to $53.00 /hr
• Also Tutors: Study Skills, Homework Help

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I enjoy demonstrating skills and processes and then as a coach/guide in helping students develop and apply these skills and knowledge. I show the students how to properly do a task or work through a problem and then I'll help them master the task or problem solution. It's important that the students can independently solve similar problems by using and adapting demonstrated methods. I encourage student participation. As we work together I’ll learn what best works for them and adjust to their personal learning styles.
Most of my work experience was gain as a teacher’s aide.I work in a self contained classroom.I worked with students in small groups or individually.I would grade and enter grades for the teacher.I took students to Physical Education by myself.I organize and prepare the learning material for the week.I taught science and computer skills portion of the classroom.Each stu ... read more

Morgan K.

• Sharon Springs, NY 13459 ( 16.9 mi )
• Chess Tutor

• Male
• Member Since: 01/2011
• Will travel up to 30 miles
• Rates from $49.00 to $60.00 /hr
• Also Tutors: Study Skills, Homework Help

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Over the years I have found math and reading/writing to be important skills and they were amongst the most useful tools I had ever learned. Over the years it has served we well and I enjoy teaching the material to younger people while explaining to them its benefits, but also allowing them to have a skill that will serve them well. I have a great deal of patience, compassion and understanding with younger people because I realize that everyone learns at different rates. My other goal is to relate math to everyday examples in life to indicate how useful they can be. Also, I am considering this route because several people have recommended it because they believe I would make a good teacher. Thanks for your consideration.
While I am not a teacher by profession, I spent much time in the academic support center at SUNY Cobleskill as a freshman tutoring students in different kinds of ma ... read more

Matthew B.

• Scotia, NY 12302 ( 19.3 mi )
• Chess Tutor

• Male
• Member Since: 06/2011
• Will travel up to 20 miles
• Rates from $54.00 to $62.00 /hr
• Also Tutors: Study Skills, Homework Help

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I think it is more important to understand the student than to understand the material. Don't get me wrong - as a teacher I always re-educate myself to the material if need be - but I feel my real strength as an educator lies in finding a new way to teach the same concept. If a student is failing to learn, it is less often the material itself and more often the way it is being presented. Finding a new way is something I have practiced in school and at BOCES, and is my greatest strength as a teacher.
I hold an English degree from a program that largely overlapped with Education - basically, I have studied teaching as a student at college. On the other end of the spectrum, I have been a substitute educator for Capital Region BOCES for 3 years, working with teaching professionals on short-term assignments. Through this experience I believe I have gathered a good deal of craft in the a ... read more

Stephen R.

• Niskayuna, NY 12309 ( 20.1 mi )
• Chess Tutor

• Male
• Member Since: 02/2009
• Will travel up to 20 miles
• Rates from $49.00 to $57.00 /hr
• Also Tutors: Study Skills, Homework Help

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I am a graduate of the State University at Oneonta, and hold a BS in Secondary Education, with an emphasis in Social Studies. I have taught Summer school Math, Civics and U.S. History, as well as Pre-Employment Training classes at Job Corps. I have tutored in Math, English and History in grades that range from 4th to 10th.
I believe in adapting the teaching style to the pupil and selecting the correct materials to convey the necessary concepts. I have great patience, empathy and dedication. I enjoy helping students succeed at a personal level.

AliciA H.

• Schenectady, NY 12309 ( 20.4 mi )
• Chess Tutor

• Female
• Member Since: 07/2010
• Will travel up to 25 miles
• Rates from $48.00 to $54.00 /hr
• Also Tutors: Writing Skills, Typing Skills, Study Skills, Homework Help, Continuing Education

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I began teaching as a college sophomore at MIT. For 9 years, I taught primarily Multivariable Calculus, but also single-variable Calculus, Linear Algebra, and several writing courses. Since graduating, I have been involved in various volunteer tutoring efforts. My minors are in Math, German, and Writing. I happen to be a black female, the first to earn bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees in Mechanical Engineering at MIT. I am happy to work with anyone, but I might be a particularly meaningful match for a minority or female student. In addition to tutoring, I would hope to serve as a "can-do" example for someone who might not have dared to dream big enough.
I believe in the "practice makes perfect" approach, especially when it comes to math, science, and language study. That said, I also believe that practice can be interesting, fun, encouraging and reinforcing. I would hop ... read more

Connie S.

• Middleburgh, NY 12122 ( 20.7 mi )
• Chess Tutor

• Female
• Member Since: 07/2011
• Will travel up to 25 miles
• Rates from $51.00 to $62.00 /hr
• Also Tutors: Writing Skills, Typing Skills, Study Skills, Homework Help, Continuing Education

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I teach the way I counsel--by expecting self-responsibility. I use humor to enhance one's motivation to seek out and focus on one's strengths. I am not a coddler--I believe that higher expectations result in higher performance. When coupled with empathy, faith in the individual and strong foundations of skills, success is inevitable.
I have been supervising other counselors since 1997 in their report-writing. I take pride in my writing skills in the face of a field riddled with nurses who prefer abbreviations to beautifully executed coherent sentences. The sheer eloquence of being able to deliver a report allowing the reader to infer the true meaning of your words, while not providing any statements that will give fuel to a legal representative is a time-earned skill. In addition to my writing skills, I have 14 years of business skills, extensive analytical skills, which t ... read more

Vincent I.

• Schenectady, NY 12304 ( 20.9 mi )
• Chess Tutor

• Male
• Member Since: 12/2010
• Will travel up to 30 miles
• Rates from $49.00 to $62.00 /hr
• I am a Certified Teacher
• Also Tutors: Study Skills, Homework Help

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As a graduate from SUNY Albany with a Masters in Literacy I take education in reading very seriously. I have been tutoring local students for the past three years. I have also substituted in the Capital Region for the past four years at various grade levels. In 2008, I taught 6th grade English Language Arts at Hoosic Valley Elementary school. I believe that literacy can be inetegrated within any subject and can be made accessible for any student regardless what there strengths or weaknesses may be.
I enjoy teaching children of all ages. I believe that a good teacher is one that can reach any child regardless of how that specific student learns best. One thing that I have found that works best is finding out the many interests of a student and then using those interests to engage the child. Once a child is engaged in the material, teaching is the easy part. I believe modelin ... read more

John H.

• Niskayuna, NY 12309 ( 22.6 mi )
• Chess Tutor

• Male
• Member Since: 05/2009
• Will travel up to 20 miles
• Rates from $48.00 to $55.00 /hr
• Also Tutors: Study Skills, Homework Help

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I believe in challenging a student to do more than they were aware they could do - I have consistently found that individuals give themselves less credit than they deserve. I believe in making a lesson relevant to a student - keep it abstract and it will remain difficult, but bring it home and they will own it. I am excellent at distilling the basic lessons within a topic into take-home messages that give the student more than merely a list to memorize; they get actual working knowledge that will not erode so quickly from memory. I can communicate at many different levels, and am sincere about sharing my love of learning. I believe in the scientific method as a key to intellectual and technological progress, and in the inherent robustness of truth. But the foundation of my philosophy is that each individual, as well as his or her community, is improved through learning. Each individual i ... read more

William D.

• Schenectady, NY 12303 ( 23 mi )
• Chess Tutor

• Male
• Member Since: 02/2010
• Will travel up to 20 miles
• Rates from $49.00 to $56.00 /hr
• Also Tutors: Homework Help

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I obtained a B.S. in engineering from Webb Institute in 1968, entered the U.S. Coast Guard and thereafter obtained a JD in Law from SUNY, Buffalo. I tutored underclassmen in calculus while at Webb and taught seventh and eighth grade math and science in a small catholic school, part time, while in law school. Following law school I was a prosecutor for six years after which I became a hearing officer for NYS OCFS. I retired from state service about one year ago, at age sixty-two. In addition to helping my two sons, as needed, in science and math (both became engineers), I have recently tutored my step son in physics and calculus, tutored a high school student for his SATs, and tutored a college student in intermediate algebra.
My approach to teaching/tutoring is simple. 1) Make an assessment of the student’s needs. This is a critical part of the methodology. The assessment ... read more

Sanat B.

• Halfmoon, NY 12118 ( 27.4 mi )
• Chess Tutor

• Male
• Member Since: 01/2010
• Will travel up to 50 miles
• Rates from $51.00 to $57.00 /hr
• Also Tutors: Writing Skills, Typing Skills, Homework Help

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I love teaching, coaching and mentoring children. My pleasure derives from your child’s success at school or in their lives. I have tutored children at several levels, with varying degrees of leaning capacities. I teach them techniques to learn, remember, apply the knowledge and take different types of tests/quizzes. I spend considerable amount of time in learning students’ educational background and preparing myself to teach such that tutoring does not feel a burden to a kid, and kids show more interest in learning and absorbing relative subject matters. I take pride and strive to make a significant contribution to building career of their choices to all of students I teach.
· Well Experienced Tutor, over 25 years, for Mathematics and Sciences · Expert tutoring for SAT, ACT, GRE, GMAT · Expert in Algebra, Calculus, Geometry, Trigonometry, Statistics - all levels starting with ... read more

Martin G.

• Albany, NY 12208 ( 28.5 mi )
• Chess Tutor

• Male
• Member Since: 02/2010
• Will travel up to 10 miles
• Rates from $47.00 to $56.00 /hr
• Also Tutors: Writing Skills, Study Skills, Homework Help

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My teaching style is engaging since I like to get the student or students involved in learning and practicing the material as much as possible. I am animated and enthusiastic when I present and I think that is important in gaining and keeping students' attention focused to get the maximum learning benefit possible. Boring instruction benefits nobody and frequently is counterproductive. I also give frequent positive and supportive feedback to motivate students and let them know they can succeed and I will help them to achieve success.
Besides having a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mathematics, I have a strong analytical/technical background that enabled me to succeed in physics, civil engineering, and electrical engineering electives that I took as part of my undergraduate studies. During a ten-year period during my professional career in the telecom industry, I trained managers and ... read more

Patrick G.

• Stillwater, NY 12170 ( 29.6 mi )
• Chess Tutor

• Male
• Member Since: 10/2010
• Will travel up to 30 miles
• Rates from $49.00 to $55.00 /hr
• Also Tutors: Writing Skills, Typing Skills, Study Skills, Homework Help, Continuing Education

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Practiced for years as an attorney for NYS. Semi-retired now. I have also been a tutor with the Literacy Volunteers of America (LVA) in Albany, NY. I met with a Korean graduate student at U. Albany and helped him learn English. I am also able to help in foreign language tutoring with German and French.
I was trained well by the Literacy volunteers of America. I believe that my style is to help the student with repetition, while still making learning fun, via conversation and connecting the importance of what is being learned to every day life.

Brynne G.

• Latham, NY 12110 ( 29.8 mi )
• Chess Tutor

• Female
• Member Since: 10/2010
• Will travel up to 20 miles
• Rates from $47.00 to $58.00 /hr
• Also Tutors: Homework Help

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I hated science and math when I was in junior high and high school. When I asked my teachers questions, they didn't give me the answers I was looking for. Luckily, I got into a great university and found out, after taking a few core classes, that I actually love science. Once I really understood some of the key concepts, I found it to be fun and interesting. I have taught several sections of undergraduate geology labs while attaining my BA in geological sciences and have enjoyed being the one who gets to answer the questions.
I teach others by learning and adapting myself. I love finding new and creative ways to explain familiar concepts. For my degree I had to take a year of chemistry, which I immediately fell in love with, even though I had hated it in high school. I found myself tutoring the other students in my class for fun and even took two organic chemistry classes as elec ... read more

Scott V.

• Albany, NY 12208 ( 30.1 mi )
• Chess Tutor

• Male
• Member Since: 04/2009
• Will travel up to 20 miles
• Rates from $45.00 to $61.00 /hr
• Also Tutors: Study Skills, Homework Help

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My teaching style is fueled by my personal enthusiasm for academics. For instance, my passion for math and science embodies how I approach the world. I think of life on a molecular level. In other words, where many get frustrated with complex theories as they become increasingly abstract, I can easily visualize the intangible and relay concepts in more graspable terms that most teachers and textbooks cannot provide. I bring humor and light-heartedness to abstract subject matter, thus making critical-thinking less critical and just thought. Having conversations about how science informs the world is an important part of my livelihood. Furthermore, rather than conversing with colleagues, sharing my knowledge with those who have difficulty understanding subjects where I excel, brings me such gratification. Knowing that I have helped someone else understand an aspect of the world even just a ... read more