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ROBERT B. for tutoring lessons in Alexandria VA Over 200 tutoring hours WyzAnt Tutoring Tutor Tutor United States

ROBERT B.

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Alexandria, VA (22301)

Travel Radius 40 miles
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I have been tutoring, teaching, and mentoring since 1984, and I have been highly successful. The relationship between student and teacher is one of Trust and Honor.

In the classroom or one-on-one, I feel it is the responsibility of both student and tutor alike to develop mutual trust and respect. Successful teaching requires great effort and devotion, but I am always up to the task. The very first thing I do is put the student(s) at ease, knowing how traumatic it can be working with a tutor for the first time. I want to set the stage for the student to discover what his/her inherent gifts are, as I feel every student is uniquely gifted in some way. A school is a competitive environment, so the advantage of the tutoring scenario is the opportunity for the student to re-examine his/her strengths and weaknesses, rather than concentrate exclusively on class standing. Whether the student experiences success, failure, good news, or bad news, I the tutor am the supportive listener needed on the journey to achievement.

I have a personal teaching code which I have never violated. I never reveal anything about the student, the student's family or situation, or anything the student has revealed to me unless I have the student's permission to disclose it. I call it "Student-Teacher Privilege." I never criticize or belittle a student in any way, and I set the teaching environment so that the student feels inspired to fully explore his/her capabilities and ambitions. Consequently, I have never had what I would call a "bad" teaching experience. Students enjoy my teaching and my company. During my career I have turned many frustrated students into happy achievers, ready to move forward into a fulfilling career. For example, during a four-year tutoring experience in Mount Vernon, VA, 100% of my SAT Prep students got into their top choice colleges. I have been teaching SAT prep for 28 years, so I know how to prepare a student for that critical test and milestone.

I am happy to provide references that include many satisfied students and their parents. I thank you for your consideration of my tutoring services.

Respectfully submitted,

Robert B.
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ROBERT's Subjects

Math:
Science:
English:
Test Preparation:
Computer:
  • Microsoft Excel,
  • Microsoft PowerPoint,
  • Microsoft Windows,
  • Microsoft Word
History:
Special Needs:
  • ADD/ADHD,
  • Aspergers,
  • autism,
  • dyslexia,
  • special needs
Elementary Education:
Business:
  • career development,
  • economics,
  • marketing,
  • Microsoft Excel,
  • Microsoft PowerPoint,
  • Microsoft Word,
  • public speaking,
  • tax preparation
Corporate Training:
  • career development,
  • economics,
  • grammar,
  • Microsoft Excel,
  • Microsoft Word,
  • public speaking,
  • statistics
Homeschool:

Algebra 1

I have been teaching, tutoring, and mentoring students since 1984; sometimes part time, sometimes full time. I have tutored and taught in schools in both Virginia and Maryland. I have also run evening math clinics for working adults.

I have taught more math than anything else. My most frequently taught math subject has been Algebra I. When I taught other subjects in schools, I would also initiate a Math after school seminar.

In 2002 I was teaching Electronics at a charter... Read More

Algebra 2

I have 28 years tutoring of experience. I have also taught school full time and I home taught students for four years. I enjoy teaching immensely.

I of course took Algebra II in high school -- as an Aerospace Engineering major at the Naval Academy I took math through Calculus III.

Algebra II these days is considerably more difficult than it was back in the day -- I found that out several years ago when I was obliged to tutor a Gonzaga student via the famous purple Algebra... Read More

Geometry

I have been teaching and tutoring in all middle and high school math courses, including Geometry, for over 28 years. None of my classroom students have ever failed my course, and none of my tutoring students have failed to thoroughly achieve their objectives. My father, who was a university professor and graduate school department chairman, taught me that if my student fails, I also fail.

For my initial Geometry session I typically explain that the word "geometry" consists of two parts:... Read More

Prealgebra

I have been teaching and tutoring for 28 years. The subject I have been called upon the most to teach has been math. Prealgebra and algebra have been the most frequently requested subjects over this period.

In addition, for three years (of the 28), I taught Math Clinic I and Math Clinic II for adult education; prealgebra was part of both curricula (I wrote both curricula).

Also, when I was teaching Computer Modules Technology Education to the 8th grade class at Mattawoman... Read More

Reading

I was not a reader in high school. I did everything I could to avoid reading. I think I had what a lot of folks have -- fear of not understanding and a belief that complex reading would be difficult and unpleasant.

I got over this phobia by simply having to do a lot of reading in college then as an adult. Lo and behold I discovered I LIKED IT! I also once had NO desire to be a teacher -- I figured all teachers were nerds. Now reading and teaching are both my relaxation and my joy.... Read More

Writing

My name is Robert, tutor. I have 28 years of comprehensive tutoring, home teaching, and classroom teaching experience. I also have an equal number of years of professional writing/editing experience (I have two parallel careers -- teaching and government contracting.)

For four years I wrote and edited NASA technical manuals. For three years I was the editor and principal writer of a Navy monthly technical journal. I have been a proposal writer since 1993. I have written scores of successful... Read More

SAT Math

I have been a math teacher for 28 years. I developed my own comprehensive math tutoring program, and for four years 100% of my SAT Prep students were admitted to their top choice colleges.

World History

Ever since I was a child, I have been fascinated by History. I got deeply involved in historic preservation early in life, I have saved some important historic buildings, and I have also taught World and U.S. History.

Most important national/international affairs taking place now have happened in the past -- probably multiple times. For example, if we examine the reasons the Roman Empire fell, we will get a chilling hint of where America is currently headed. It is said, "he/she who... Read More

SAT Reading

Reading skills are probably the most elusive of all. Students without coaching typically lack the skills to quickly and completely go through a passage -- especially a long one -- and answer the questions correctly.

I have a fail-safe method. In fact, since I developed my new method in 2004, 100% of my SAT Prep students have been admitted to their top choice colleges.

I look forward to teaching you or your child these skills. They work.

SAT Writing

As a professional writer for the past 30 years, I have helped my clients significantly improve their writing test scores.

Elementary (K-6th)

My decision to start teaching long ago was based on what I learned watching relatives raise their pre-school and pre-adolescent children. I learned that early formative years are critical in developing learning patterns and regimens.

Later on, when I worked in an after-hours program at a private school, I mentored elementary students in starting a school newspaper and building radios from kits. The 4th and 5th graders took to me at least as well as the adolescents in middle and high... Read More

ADD/ADHD

I have taught and tutored for 28 years. Many of my students have had ADD and ADHD. The way I have handled their situations is rather uniquely. I helped out one Special Ed kid in my 8th grade classroom -- he then jettisoned SPED, outperformed the AP students, became popular, and moved to the regular classes. One ADHD student I tutored wound up working on Logarithms and Differential Equations; our sessions became an ongoing seminar in which we taught each other. When he needed a topic for a science... Read More

Social Studies

During my 28 years of classroom teaching and tutoring, I have taught class, substitute taught, tutored, and home taught students in Social Studies.

When I was in school, I took French for six years, so when I was in the U.S. Navy and my ship docked in Toulon, France, I was appointed ship's interpreter. I also made friends with French residents and learned a lot during the week. After witnessing the way some of my fellow American sailors treated the French in their own country, I gained... Read More

Electrical Engineering

I taught Microelectronic Devices at RETS Electronics School (1988) and Basic Electronics & Transistor Theory at TESST Electronics School (1989). I completed an Electrical Engineering course at the Naval Academy (1971) when I had an Aerospace Engineering major, and was an Electronics Technician in the Navy for six years (1975-1981), wherein I took over a year of electronics courses. For three years (1990-1993) I wrote an electronics monthly magazine for the Navy. In 1991 I predicted that within... Read More

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