Jessica R.
Private tutor in Montréal, Canada
Education
I am currently pursuing a doctoral degree in History and Classical Studies from McGill University. I have an MA in South Asian Studies from Columbia University, certificates in Labour Studies, the Hindi language, and the Marathi language, and a BA in History from the New College of Florida.
Experience
I have many years of experience as both a tutor and a teacher, which includes working with students with disabilities, behavioural issues, language barriers, or students who are just in need of targeted attention and encouragement. As a PhD student, I currently do broadly comparative work in addition to my focus on the history of modern and colonial India. This means that I have a strong foundation in many areas of the humanities and social sciences. Tutoring and teaching outside of my research area has kept me sharp on other subjects as well, and I have successfully tutored students in math and science up to an 8th-grade level. Working as an assistant instructor at elite universities has given me the perspective of someone who evaluates college-level work and I am ideally suited to prepare students for college entrance exams, application essays, and college coursework. I aspire to be a university professor with a compassionate approach to higher education, which I believe starts with an understanding of educational benchmarks at all levels. My approach to my students strives to balance their potential and interest to learn more with the practical goals of a given assignment, course, or degree. My question is always, "how can I help my students attain the passion for knowledge that they want while keeping in mind the benchmarks and qualifications that they need?"
Subject Expertise
10th Grade10th Grade Reading10th Grade Writing11th Grade11th Grade Reading11th Grade Writing12th Grade12th Grade Reading12th Grade Writing1st Grade1st Grade math1st Grade Reading1st Grade Writing2nd Grade2nd Grade math2nd Grade Reading2nd Grade Writing3rd Grade3rd Grade math3rd Grade Reading3rd Grade Science3rd Grade Writing4th Grade4th Grade math4th Grade Reading4th Grade Science4th Grade Writing5th Grade5th Grade math5th Grade Reading5th Grade Science5th Grade Writing6th Grade6th Grade math6th Grade Reading6th Grade Science6th Grade Writing7th Grade7th Grade math7th Grade Reading7th Grade Science7th Grade Writing8th Grade8th Grade Reading8th Grade Science8th Grade Writing9th Grade9th Grade Reading9th Grade WritingACTACT EnglishACT ReadingAdvanced PlacementAmerican HistoryAmerican LiteratureAP BiologyAP English Language and CompositionAP English Literature and CompositionAP Environmental ScienceAP European HistoryAP United States HistoryAP US GovernmentAP US HistoryAP World HistoryAP MacroeconomicsAP MicroeconomicsASPIRE EnglishACCUPLACER Reading ComprehensionACCUPLACER Elementary AlgebraACT WritingAP U.S. Government & PoliticsAPASPIRE ReadingBritish LiteratureCLEPCLEP American GovernmentCLEP American LiteratureCLEP Analyzing and Interpreting LiteratureCLEP BiologyCLEP College CompositionCLEP College Composition ModularCLEP English LiteratureCLEP Principles of MicroeconomicsCLEP Social Sciences and HistoryCLEP Principles of MacroeconomicsClassicsCLEP History of the United States ICLEP History of the United States II: 1865 to the PresentCLEP HumanitiesCAHSEE EnglishCLEP Western Civilization I: Ancient Near East to 1648CLEP Western Civilization II: 1648 to the PresentCollege EssaysElementary AlgebraElementary MathEnglishEssay EditingEthicsEuropean HistoryFCAT 2.0Foreign LanguageGeographyGovernmentGraduate Test PrepGrammar and MechanicsHistoryIB Economics HLIB Economics SLIB Environmental Systems and Societies SLIB Extended EssayIB Geography HLIB Geography SLIB Global Politics HLIB Global Politics SLIB History HLIB History SL
Availability
Any day at any time
Can Meet
Up to 30 minutes away at my regular hourly rate
Hobbies
I love to travel and my favourite places in the world are the College Street book market in Calcutta, Chowpatty Beach in Mumbai, New York's Lower East Side, and the Mojave Desert. I grew up in the northeastern United States and moved to Florida when I was a teenager. I spent my college years working for artists in Sarasota and working for museums and I have a sustained interest in art and public education. I currently freelance as a figure model for the Montreal Art Centre in Griffintown. I moved to New York City in 2012, where I worked for the labour movement and I am currently a labour union activist at McGill. I try to balance my work on South Asian history and languages with my earnest desire to learn more about Francophone culture and history in Quebec. I love yoga and winter hiking with my dog, Bailey. I can usually be found riding my bike, shopping for used books, and trying to learn three languages at once!
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