Henry
Certified Tutor
I'm an Economics major at Vassar College who has tutored peers and children for four years, and have learned as much from teaching as those I've taught. In my experience it is easiest for a student to learn when their teacher engages with them directly and adapts their way of teaching to the learning style and interests of the student. This has always been how I have learned most effectively as a student, and is how I attempt to instill knowledge as a teacher.
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Undergraduate Degree:Vassar College- Current Undergrad Student, Mathematics
- ACT Composite: 34
- ACT English: 35
- ACT Math: 31
- ACT Reading: 35
- ACT Science: 36
- SAT Math: 710
- SAT Verbal: 800
Acting
- 10th Grade Reading
- 11th Grade Math
- 12th Grade Math
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- 三年级阅读
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- 6th Grade Math
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- 7th Grade Math
- 7th Grade Reading
- 8th Grade Math
- 8th Grade Reading
- 9th Grade Math
- 9th Grade Reading
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- ACT English
- ACT Math
- ACT Reading
- ACT Science
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- Algebra
- Algebra 2
- Algebra 3/4
- AP World History
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- Calculus
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- SAT Subject Test in Mathematics Level 1
- SAT Subject Test in Mathematics Level 2
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- Science
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What is your teaching philosophy?
I think teaching is not just about passing information from one person to another. I believe that in order to truly succeed as a teacher, your student must make the discoveries themselves. Instead of just telling the answer, it is better to nudge and encourage them in such a way that they learn how to find the answer themselves.
What might you do in a typical first session with a student?
In a first session with a student, I try to really connect with my student. It is important that I understand not only where the student is excelling and struggling, but that I know how the student thinks and what style of tutoring they are most receptive to. There is no one strategy that works for every student, so on the first session I work with the student using multiple strategies across as broad a section of the material as possible. After we have done this, I talk to my student about what we felt worked and what didn't so we can know how to move forward on future sessions.