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Patricia S.
Private tutor in New York, NY
Education
Masters of Science in Teaching (MST) in Curriculum, Fordham University Graduate School of Education, June 2014 - 3.973/4.0 BA in History and Communication Studies (double major), Montclair State University, Jan 1996 - Summa Cum Laude NYS Dept of Ed Teaching License Writers Guild of America (East) Series 7, 63, 52, 53
Experience
My background in finance fell to the wayside when I realized I was born to be a teacher. Currently, I am a Middle and High School Social Studies teacher of Grade 7 American History and Grade 9 Global History in Manhattan. My first interest is in helping kids, followed by a deep passion for learning and writing. I am able to transfer this love of learning to young people, by rendering fun and interesting lessons, while developing a basis of trust with my students. My areas of expertise are social studies (cause and effect, compare and contrast, connections to the present), and writing (both academic and creative construction). My ten years in Italy have given me a broader knowledge base than most schools I've attended, and I wish to share this worldliness and culture with the children and teens I tutor and teach. My mission is to encourage students to understand that all that they need to be successful is already inside of them, and that our lessons are ways in which we can collaboratively help him or her reach optimum success. Raising self-awareness and confidence is part of my vocation, and I hope to usher this into the lives of any students who need this boost. Encouraging students to work hard, go further and to challenge themselves to do their best are things I do best. I look forward to making connections with you and your student.
Subject Expertise
Social Studies, Writing, Italian, ACCUPLACER Reading Comprehension, ACCUPLACER Sentence Skills, ACCUPLACER WritePlacer , ACT with Writing, SAT Subject Tests, SAT, Regents, Series 7, American History, Ancient and Medieval Heritage, European History, History, Classics, IB Global Politics HL, Religious Studies, US History, World Civilization, World History, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade, Gifted, Homeschool, Honors, Middle School, Anthropology