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Melissa tutors in Farmingdale, NY

Melissa G.

Private tutor in Farmingdale, NY

Education

Hofstra University Honors College Criminology/Rhetoric Major 3.88 GPA Friends Academy High School Class of 2013 4.0 GPA

Experience

AP Biology- 5 AP Spanish Language-5 AP US History-5 Spanish SAT Subject test-790 Editing experience from being the editor-in-chief of High School newspaper. Experience in tutoring writing at the high school level. Tutoring should be something that students look forward to; they get the specialized attention that is impossible to receive in a classroom with anywhere from 20 to 30 students. I like to use humor to keep students engaged, and also to make new material less intimidating. A student that is comfortable with both the material and the tutor, as well as mentally engaged and eager to learn, will perform much better than a student who feels like they are just having information thrown at them. Learning is an individual process, and as such, each student learns differently. As a tutor, is it important to recognize this early on so that all teaching is catered to the student's unique way of processing and analyzing new information.

Subject Expertise

English1st Grade math2nd Grade math3rd Grade math4th Grade math5th Grade math6th Grade math7th Grade math8th Grade math9th Grade mathAlgebra 13rd Grade Science4th Grade Science5th Grade Science6th Grade Science7th Grade Science8th Grade ScienceAP BiologyBiologyGeneral BiologyAP Spanish LanguageAP Spanish Literature and CultureSpanishSpanish 1Spanish 2Spanish 3Spanish 4SAT Subject TestsAmerican HistoryAP US HistoryHonors

Availability

Sunday after 2PM, Saturday at any time, Weekdays in the afternoon

Can Meet

Up to 30 minutes away for no additional charge

Hobbies

I LOVE reading; fiction, non-fiction, biography, sci-fi, you name it. I'm a CrossFit Coach, and love any kind of physical or mental challenge. I also do Krav Maga, and love discussing any form of martial arts. I also love humor and memes (a popular form of internet humor) and find that they are excellent teaching tools.

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