Susan V.
- Providence, RI 02908 ( 36 mi )
- Marine Biology Tutor
- Female
- Member Since: 12/2010
- Will travel up to 10 miles
- Rates from $45.00 to $48.00 /hr
- Also Tutors: Sociology, Psychology, Life Science, Earth Science, Biology, Anatomy
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My tutoring practice employs the Socratic method to help students help themselves become better writers, self-editors, and critical thinkers. I do not take a red pencil to their work and "fix it" for them. I do not put words into their mouths to then put into their pens. Their voices remain their own. A strong tutor welcomes and encourages this ownership and self-expression while teaching at the same time.
A strong tutor also provides steady, patient guidance and gentle correction, but true learning takes place when students "see the light" for themselves -- a direct result of the collaborative effort involved in the tutoring experience.
I discovered the reward of helping others learn as a high school tutor. Later, as an English major, I tutored in our university's Writing Center.
After graduation, I was asked to continue as a tutor/writing consultant for eleven more ... read more