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Andrea M.
Private tutor in Framingham, MA
Education
I graduated from the Cambridge School of Weston, class of 2014, with a senior year GPA of 3.85. My favorite subject was History - I managed to take 8 classes senior year! I am currently taking a gap year, but enrolled at George Washington University's Elliott School of International Affairs with a tentative International Affairs major. I am a recipient of their Presidential Academics scholarship.
Experience
I've sat for the SAT (I&II) more than 10 times in the past two years, and the ACT 5 times. I've attained a 740 on SAT Reading, 35 in ACT English, and 36 in ACT Reading. I also achieved a 740 on the SAT Literature Subject Test, as well as a 740 and 710 on the Spanish with Listening and French subject tests, respectively. After taking "Neurology of Teaching and Learning," I learned to identify the multiple ways a subject could be presented, which both enhanced my appreciation of complex ideas and helped me form a holistic approach to teaching. When I create teaching plans, I favor a dialogue approach - talking about the subject as an idea, rather than a strictly regimented set of rules to slap onto flash cards. This allows a student to create a personal bond with the idea, a way of connecting with the theme that perhaps doesn't take a traditional route, or even one that can be initially articulated - but one that works for them. I'm quite a fan of the uncommon, and I'm certainly not afraid to get my hands dirty wrangling with odd ways of formulating ideas, so teaching and collaborative generation of ideas are a natural fit for me. In the past, I've volunteered at a non-profit multi-service legal agency for the homeless, undocumented, and mentally/physically ill performing bilingual (Spanish/English) client intakes and assisting with grant writing and donor outreach. I've also worked with an organization aiding unaccompanied and undocumented minors seeking refugee or immigrant status, where I researched Spanish and English sources on the countries and conflicts that clients escaped from.