Tamar H.
- Lincoln, NE 68507 ( 33.8 mi )
- Expert Chinese Tutor
- Female Age 37
- Member since: 05/2012
- Will travel up to 20 miles
- Rates from $10 to $30 /hr
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On-line
In-Home
In-Group
- Also Tutors: Elementary Math, TOEFL, SAT - Verbal, Chinese, Algebra I
My comments on tutoring Chinese : I'm a native English speaker, but I studied Chinese throughout college and have lived in China for two years, partly as a student and partly working as a translator in a food company. My Chinese (Mandarin) is very fluent, and I can read and write proficiently. (I'm more used to using simplified characters, but can recognize Traditional characters as well.)I'm qualified as a Chinese mentor with Lincoln Public Schools, though it hasn't worked out for me to work with students in Chinese yet.
I try to find out what a student is interested in and incorporate that. In my work with Lincoln Public Schools I often have extra time with students since we complete the required material more quickly than the general class, and I often use that for special projects that apply the concepts we're learning to fields like computer science, architecture, and art.
I've been a Mentor with Lincoln Public Schools for over a year. Mentors function as one-on-one teachers for gifted students in an area of their strength. I've taught math to elementary school students (many of whom were in middle-school level math) and am also qualified as a Chinese mentor for all levels and a Social Studies mentor. I also work at the Kumon Math and Reading Center and primarily assist young students who are learning to read. In the past I have assisted Chinese students preparing for the SAT and TOEFL, and als ... read more
