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Stephen B.
Private tutor in New York, NY
Education
University of Chicago BA in Sociology 2011, GPA, 3.76. Honors Thesis: interactive effects between social and academic factors on college attainment, advised by Stephen Raudenbush. Graduate Coursework in hierarchical modeling, causal inference. Honors: University Marshall, Howell Murray Alumni Association Award WInner, 2011, Dean's List every term. Hunter College Masters in Special Education, 2013
Experience
SAT: 800M, 750CR, 740 W Currently mathematics faculty at Bard High School Early College, Newark Campus. I also tutor my students in SAT material and run training sessions for a local tutoring nonprofit, preparing their new tutors with effective strategies. What led me to my career in teaching was how much I loved tutoring in math and writing in high school and college; my motivation is seeing a student's spark of excitement when they make a breakthrough understanding. I teach common-core aligned curriculum and, while I understand how difficult it can seem to shift, I believe all students can rise to the new expectations, if the material is prepared the right way. What led me specifically to teaching math was the gap between the elegance - and even beauty - the subject has in my mind and the way so many people view it as simply a mindless hodgepodge of procedures to follow. I try to convey the meaning of what you are doing, not just the procedure. I have nine years experience tutoring all parts of the SAT, and I can help you see the structure of that test and the logic of that test. Students working with me on the SAT have regularly improved their scores by over a hundred points.
Subject Expertise
Algebra 1, Algebra 2, AP Calculus AB, Calculus 1, College Algebra, College Essays, Essay Editing, Math, PARCC, Pre-Algebra, Pre-Calculus, PSAT, PSAT Critical Reading, PSAT Mathematics, PSAT Writing Skills, Regents, SAT, SAT Critical Reading, SAT Math, SAT Mathematics, SAT Subject Test in Mathematics Level 1, SAT Subject Test in Mathematics Level 2, SAT Verbal, SAT Writing, Sociology, Statistics