Emily L.

Experience Summary

A well-rounded education is fundamental to succeeding in today's society, and it is what sets job applicants apart from their lesser-qualified peers. The most basic tools to getting a good education, I believe, are having a firm mastery of reading and writing. Throughout my education, I have always excelled in all aspects of reading and writing, and I believe I have done so because I genuinely enjoy reading and writing. These skills have played an indispensable part in every class I ever took in college and even outside of school. Today, reading and writing are the most fundamental tools I use in my job as a judicial clerk. I took many grammar and proofreading classes in college because I believe that having a mastery of the English language is fundamental to succeeding as a student and in the working world. There is no quicker way move your resume to the bottom of the list of job applicants than to have a grammatical error in the text of your resume. Likewise, every attorney who submits a document to a court risks appearing careless and inattentive to detail by filing a document with errors. A supervisor might get a similar impression as a result of receiving an imperfect document from one of his or her subordinates. Reading and writing are skills that permeate every aspect of our lives, and, as such, their importance cannot be overstated. While I was in college, I made a little extra money proofreading my fellow students' papers, and I tutored in several different areas, including English, Philosophy, and French. I was also an assistant yoga teacher and spent a large portion of my life very involved in ballet. I also know my way around a computer and know about fitting study time into a busy schedule.

Teaching Style

There is little that is more gratifying than seeing a lesson you have been trying to teach someone hit home, especially when it has taken a lot of hard work on both the part of the tutor and the student to get to that point. I am a very hard worker and I am determined to succeed in every task I undertake. I believe that students who are willing to work hard enough are capable of excelling in just about anything. Accordingly, I ask my students to work hard, but I try not to overwork them. When I am tutoring, I am willing to put in the time and effort necessary to help the student succeed. Their goals become mine, and I will do whatever I can to see that they meet or surpass those goals. I try to take time to celebrate even small successes and not dwell on incidents where the student falls short of his or her goal because allowing a student to get too discouraged or frustrated is a sure way to ruin a tutoring session.

All Subjects I Tutor

• Composition
• Computer
• Elementary Phonics
• French

• Grammar
• Homework Help
• Jazz Dancing
• Law

• Literature
• Microsoft Office
• Political Science
• Reading

• Spelling
• Study Skills
• Writing