Peter B.

Millstone Township, USA

Top Results-oriented English Tutor in Monmouth County NJ

Bio

In the 10 years I've been Tutoring English I've been able to use my educational background in English Literature and Psychology for the enrichment of my students in central New Jer... Read more

In the 10 years I've been Tutoring English I've been able to use my educational background in English Literature and Psychology for the enrichment of my students in central New Jersey and metro Philadelphia.

I consider it an on-going goal to help my students achieve the ability to communicate in a clear concise way. After all, the way you write is the way you think.

I agree with Issac Asimov who once implied that the best writers are always reading. Listening, reading, the use of vocabulary and sentence structure and, most of all, imagination are part of the wondrous chain of Learning.

I want to encourage your voice. The ability to find your special "take" on a subject and then have the confidence to put it on display. Like so many things in life, confidence can help one experience their world to the fullest.

My students have taken subjects that range from Revenge: Pre and Post-Hamlet to Into the Wild and come up with mature and insightful essays. Frankly, they have confirmed to me that you really ARE never too old to see things a fresh perspective.

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Teaching methodology

General Principles: * Identify your source material * Look for the connections between what your assigment is and what material you want to use * Check the proper use an... Read more

General Principles: * Identify your source material * Look for the connections between what your assigment is and what material you want to use * Check the proper use and definitions of your vocabulary * Supportive not judgemental criticism * Refine, refine and then refine some more I am super-responsive. I believe that if we can be engaged by looking at things from a different perspective, we can reciprocate and enhance the knowledge flow between us. Read less

• $40

  Hourly rate