Hello! I'm a part-time college student, majoring in Classics, who graduated high school with National Merit and the International Baccalaureate Diploma. I thoroughly enjoy tutoring and have plenty of experience in variety of contexts, working both independently and with teachers and counselors. In high school, I was asked by my teacher to tutor a student outside of class, and I quickly found that I was a good educator, and that it was incredibly fulfilling. I began tutoring high school...
Hello! I'm a part-time college student, majoring in Classics, who graduated high school with National Merit and the International Baccalaureate Diploma. I thoroughly enjoy tutoring and have plenty of experience in variety of contexts, working both independently and with teachers and counselors. In high school, I was asked by my teacher to tutor a student outside of class, and I quickly found that I was a good educator, and that it was incredibly fulfilling. I began tutoring high school students in many subjects, mainly focusing on passing standardized tests. My senior year, I also began teaching chess to elementary students on a volunteer basis, organizing five chess clubs at local elementary schools with the help of friends, as well as tutoring more serious players one-on-one. In short, I love tutoring, and I love when a student I tutor is successful. I have helped high school students improve ACT scores by 10 or more points, pass rigorous classes, win chess tournaments, and learn to write without relying on generative AI.
I believe a personalized education is the best education, and the strength of a tutor is, in large part, defined by their ability to understand those they work with. As such, I prioritize getting to know a student's specific learning habits, their areas of strength or weakness, and, most importantly, their general personality. Being effective requires being sociable; our best teachers are the people we want to listen to, not the people who bore us. After getting to know each other, I focus on practice and discussion. In most cases, simply lecturing students again on the content they covered with their teachers or professors isn't very useful, especially when a student struggles with the pace of a class being too fast or too slow, an all too-common occurrence in school settings. Moreover, the best way of knowing what skills and concepts to focus on is just to see for yourself through conversation and testing. Of course, I am also always happy to cater to specific needs and requests.
