Testing Strategies Tutors & Teachers for Lessons, Instruction or Help in San Jose, CA

Hello! My name is Mihir Kumar, and I recently graduated from USC under the full-tuition Trustee Scholarship with dual degrees in Human Biology and Economics, and a minor in Mathematical Finance. I’ve been tutoring since 2016 and am currently saving up for medical school, so I'm really looking forward to working with new students! Over the past few years, I have tutored over 75 K-12 students in standardized testing (primarily ACT/SAT/PSAT), math (from elementary operations through Calculus), the basic sciences, English, reading, writing, and more totaling over 2500 total hours (both online and in-person). Many of my students have improved their SAT and ACT scores by 250-350+ points and 5-8+ points, respectively, too. Having experience with the internal workings of the USC admissions process, I also provide college admissions assistance and have assisted many students in earning adm

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I have taught Social Studies and Language Arts at the middle school and high school levels in Missouri for three years. I have worked with students that are considered at-risk, ELD, and students with special needs (including Autism, remedial studies, learning disabilities, and emotional disturbance disorders). I hold current and valid teaching credentials in both California and Missouri. I am in the last eight months of my Masters Degree at National University for teaching students with special needs. I also hold a Masters in Education in Best Teaching Practices, and Bachelors of Science in Social Studies Education. I utilize a variety of instructional techniques to help each diverse learner succeed and excel. I believe the most imperative part of teaching is to facilitate a positive rapport with my students and have clear structure for them to work with.

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760/800 in GMAT, 99.9th percentile. High IQ society member. MBA from a prestigious US university. Conducts regular coaching classes for GRE/GMAT/SAT/TOEFL, etc. Over 10 years experience. 760/800 in GMAT, 99.9th percentile. High IQ society member. MBA from a prestigious US university. Conducts regular coaching classes for GRE/GMAT/SAT/TOEFL, etc. Over 10 years experience coaching students and delivering excellent scores and results. Fun and interesting methods of teaching, flexible schedules. Online and classroom teaching offered. Interactive, very fun and interesting with multiple assignments, flexible schedules.

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I present concepts in a variety of ways, such as: "hands on," visually, problem-solving, and inquiry-based. I reinforce the concepts each time we have a session. I tutor with a style that is accepting, positive, and where my student's feel comfortable enough to ask questions and become actively involved. All my students are successful learners who have fun learning! My passion in life is teaching, where I can tutor students on a 1:1 basis! My teaching / tutoring experience includes classroom high school teaching, where my specialties were Math, Science, and English. Also, I tutored middle-schoolers in ESL, Social Studies, and Literature. I enjoy tutoring adukt learners on English and Citizenship. And finally, I have taught private piano lessons and music reading.

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Not all students are successful and the trick is to identify the reasons behind the lack of success. The issues that students have with school are diverse; procrastination, lack of organization, failure to plan, lack of awareness, ineffective habits, learning disabilities, and differences are all possible explanations for school failure. I work with students one on one to help them pinpoint where things break down for them and then work with them to find strategies to help them manage the skills and material they are asked to learn and master. I am there to guide, not just instruct. I have been in education for 16 years. I specialize in working with students with ADD/ADHD, specific learning disabilities as well as students who underachieve. I have a Master's Degree in Special Education and have successfully worked with students all over the Bay Area to help them realize their full p

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Whatever style my individual student needs: visual, auditory, kinesthetic, use of media/technology, learning games/activities, etc. I provide a quiet, organized, well-planned, structured, standards-based lesson plans. I use positive feedback and reinforcement of desired behaviors and performance. I am firm, but gentle when discipline is required. I have a sense of humor and use encouragement frequently. Gr.3 Classroom Teacher for 5 years-all subjects in a class of 40 students Gr.5 Classroom Teacher for 9 Years-all subjects in a class of 40 students snd a Mentor teacher for Student Teachers Gr. 6,7,8 Math and English Teacher for 3 years Resource/Individual Needs Teacher for 21 years at a private school School Counseling Internship 1998-2000

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My teaching style depends upon the individual learning preferences of my students. I also provide additional supplemental information, practice problems and fun home activities. I believe the learning process is more successful when students learn concepts of a subject through real world applications. I have over 15 years of experience as a substitute Elementary School Teacher and Preschool Teacher in private and public schools. I tutor on the computer using the internet. I tutor grades K-5th, adult education and provide homework help. The K-5th tutoring includes Elementary Math and Pre-Algebra. I also tutor Reading, Reading Comprehension and Spelling. The adult education tutoring includes GED Math. I also provide tutoring assistance for people with diverse learning styles and special education needs including ADD/ADHD. I have a BA Degree Human Development and I am currently completing m

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I began my teaching career even before graduating High School. I started volunteering my time with homework help and study skills at the local Boys and Girls Club when I was 16 followed by teaching Remedial English to a small group of ELL students at a partnering elementary school. During college, I continued my passion by joining an organization that teaches life and social skills to developmentally delayed young adults. After graduating from SFSU, I persued my TEFL certification which allowed me to live and teach in China for 6 months, while developing fun an innovative curriculum that allowed young students to start acquiring English skills from scratchet. Since then, I have continued designing hands-on curriculum for English, Literature, Science, Math, Dance, Visual Arts, Life Skills, and College Prep. I have also been a manager, coordinator, coach, and director at several after

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I believe learning should always be engaging and meaningful. It is critical to address individual student learning modalities and needs so the student can experience great success. I have always been a teacher of best practices, meaning incorporating those strategies and methodologies which are the most effective. They work because they promote high student investment and engagement. I have been a dynamic, successful elementary, middle and high school teacher as well as college instructor of Art, English, French and History for many years. I also taught in a two way language immersion school ( English and Spanish) for six years so I can teach Beginning and Intermediate levels of Spanish. While teaching, I have always taken courses in the best practices of teaching as well as courses in subject matter content. I have tutored people of all ages, learning styles and needs in a range of subj

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Have been in the education feild for nine yrs. Spent most of those years in special education. Throughout the years I have learned and implemented many intervention strategies, and unique powerful ways to keep students engaged and eager to learn. All children can benefit from one on one teaching sessions to help them feel confident in retaining and reusing their newly mastered skills. I spent many years working in reading and comprehession and vaovicabulary intervention with students 1st-3rd. Have been trained in DI instruction which is an effective teaching strategy for all types of students. Have helped students who have individualized goals. Have a tremendous amount of experience helping students with mainstreaming and becoming successful students eventually having no aide and remain successful . My experience in teaching many types of students has made me more aware of the need to

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Fun but structured. Understanding but responsible. Culturally sensitive. I have taught college-level English as a second language both in China and in the USA. I have also tutored English & Chinese at high-school level, both in groups and on one-to-one basis. I have a wide variety of work experience including business consulting, executive searching, charity, translating and interpreting.

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Whatever it takes. I am a certified paraprofessional. I have enjoyed a part-time position as such for the San Joaquin County Office of Education working in a K-4 Special Education, Severely Handicapped class. I have also worked in an adult class, ages 18-22. I have volunteer experience with students who have behavioral health issues.I have attended Modesto Junior College as well as Sacramento City College. Mainly I have taken a lot of English classes (101, 102,and 103) and a lot of General Education Courses.

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I am a parent to a four year old and a twenty year old stepson, so my teaching and parenting is one filled with patience, toughness but fairness, and lots of humor. I believe that children should talk respectfully, grammatically correct [Student: “Can I go to the bathroom?” Myself: “Well, I don’t know. Do you know how to?’ Student: “I mean, may I go to the bathroom?” Myself: “Yes, of course you may go the bathroom”], and should treat each other with respect too. It’s not easy, and it’s more of a battle some days than others. I have students who feel that they can do whatever they want to, on their own time. I teach that with the privileges comes the work, there is no easy way around it [I work with high 6th graders and 7th graders]. I have worked for over five years with elementary and middle school-aged students; I have also worked with People with Disabilities. I love working with chil

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I graduated from Desmaissieres High School in La Paz Bolivia and went to Normal Superior Simone Bolivar and earned a teacher BS Degree in Science and Biology.I also went to graduate school for the study of medicine at the University of San Andres in La Paz Bolivia and finished four years of intense study towards my doctorate degree before I had to leave school. I left school to go to work as a High School teacher in my field of Science and Biology to help put my brother and sisters through college.I worked for 20 years in the private and public school system.Iam currently working as a in house caretaker in Danville CA where I take care of 3 boys ages 4, 10,and 12 and I'am also involved in helping them with their school homework. I teach with love and patience I seek to recognize in each student their level of academic achievement and challege them to excel to the next level while at the

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