Hello everyone! I'm Sam. I have been a mathematics and standardized test tutor for 7 years formally--over 10 years total, including field work and student teaching. I have a BA in English and graduate degree in Mathematics Teaching. I have a logged countless hours of tutoring over the years, working with hundreds of clients. I enjoy the art of tutoring as a creative process that is geared towards the student's individual needs. It is to be a somewhat Socratic process of involving the students in their tutoring session, giving them the opportunity to ask questions to help build their understanding. If a more direct, compact teacher-centered ap

I currently teach 5th grade in a public school in the South Bronx. I am in my 10th year of teaching and I am NYC certified. I have taught grades 1-4. I am well versed in all content areas K-6. I have recently received my second masters as a Math Specialist. I love being able to help students but it also brings me so much joy when I am able to teach content in ways for students to understand. When the lightbulb goes off and I see students trying and using the strategies I taught them truly makes me a proud teacher....

I make it a point to make the students feel as comfortable as possible and hopefully get them to learn what they need to know and maybe even begin to like the subject. I love to see my students improve their skills while they are working with me. I did not like math very much and that changed because of a tutor, so that is what I strive to do.