My First Employment Experience: Tutoring An Eighth Grade Student

The summer before my junior year in college and for the next three years, I was a part-time nanny for a 10-year-old girl who was diagnosed with ADHD. I did this on a full-time basis during the summers. This job gave me an understanding of the effects of medication (Ritalin) on behavior. These experiences gave me a strong background in working with a diverse group of children.

Private tutoring contrasted highly from my previous experience at WUYC because rather than watching these students grow from an obstacle, I was watching them continuously grow without a non-distorting perspective. However, it was phenomenal watching two different sets of groups under different circumstances grow . I feel ecstatic to have worked with Mario at WUYC and currently as a private tutor since these are both once in a lifetime opportunities and they helped me understand those around me better from different backgrounds and let me spread knowledge and enrich the lives of

During my sophomore year of high school, one of my teachers approached me and asked if I was interested in a job for the summer at the country of a local country club. While I was nervous at first, I accepted the job, and have now completed two successful summers there. The experience of having a summer job taught me many things; and as I continued to take on more and more responsibilities over the summer, I learned even more about how to be responsible at all times and to empathize with someone in order to understand their perspective and to help improve their experience.

In my junior of high school I volunteered, through the educational program Scholars, at a middle school called Tomas Rivera Middle School. As I already had experience tutoring students because of my position as a certified avid tutor in my middle school, I quickly became involved. I worked with students falling in mathematics and English learners. I was in charge of 2 distinct groups. The first, were 7th grade students in advanced algebra 1 and my second group was composed of 8th grade students in regular algebra 1. I worked with these dedicated students for a semester, almost every wednesday before I would go to school, for about an hour and 30 minutes.

Through National Honor Society, I was connected with the Literacy Network and was given the opportunity to tutor students at Carson Elementary, a local inner city school. Tutoring at Carson is the most gratifying moment of my week and I always leave feeling that I've made an impact on a child's life.

I tutor other students in math in the morning before school begins. This can be challenging at times because math comes easily to me; instead, I need to show them how to do problems in a method they can understand and can then apply on their own. Tutoring other students is extremely rewarding, especially when they come back with smiles on their faces, saying they did well on their tests! This exemplifies dependability because I have to show up on time every day. This also shows service because we volunteer our time in order to help fellow students succeed in math.

When I completed high school, I started a tutoring class in which my friend joined me. There are many children from poor background in the slum near where I live who could not afford holiday tutoring offered in other places. As we were just out of high school our memories and knowledge was still fresh. We initially had a class of just five students but the number grew to over twenty in one and a half weeks. We teach them Math, Physics, Biology and Chemistry. I take Physics and Chemistry. This was a success and it gave me inspiration and motivation. I felt happy knowing I was changing someone’s life directly by helping them improve their grades. It inspired me and made me want to help as much people as I could. It also helped me in gaining confidence

So, when I was at my tutoring job the other day, one of the teachers came up to me offering me a really great job opportunity in following her to a private school to become the teachers assistant. Due to the fact, I need healthcare benefits since I will soon be off my parents, I cannot let this opportunity go. Thus, I feel it is a time to accept a new challenge and is a great shot to pursue my career goals. Indeed, working at your home with your children was an educational experience and the affiliation I have made with your children will be memorable for years to come. That being the case, this is my two week notice, but during the next two weeks I am willing to help you in any way to make the transition as smooth as possible. As a result,

My elementary school in Boston, the Beethoven, gave me afternoon tutoring responsibilities, because I was doing so well in school that I could support my peers in reading, writing, and math. I was in 2nd grade, and everything was finally beginning to go well. I started feeling good about myself and my

While in college, I served as the Assistant Director for the Tutoring and Mentoring Committee. This allowed me to volunteer in

Eventually, after over a week of training, I began to tutor students. While the first student I tutored seemed quiet and nervous initially, I told the student I once related to their struggles of being confused and not knowing where to begin. When the student began to see me as simply another student and not someone who thought they knew it all, the student began to enjoy tutoring sessions with me and look forward to

I have been a Teacher’s Aid for Mrs. Crane an 8th grade teacher for two years now. She is an amazing math teacher and an amazing person in general. I know she can get busy preparing all those kids for High School so I volunteer to tutor some of the kids struggling in math. I came in sometimes after school to help them. I really loved working with those kids and I am also bilingual so I helped the kids that didn't understand. I feel like I made a huge impact on those

Tutoring taught me a lot about how to teach in the most effective way for that particular students, how to gauge when to listen to the ideas of others and when to provide my own, and how to make ideas more understandable and relatable. All of these skills are essential to being a mentor and would aid in creating the ELI experience for the future

Aside from dancing at charity shows, I never had any hands-on experiences in community service in upper elementary or middle school. Upon entering high school, I found the perfect opportunity to give back to the community with many extracurriculars at my high school, West-Windsor Plainsboro North. From 2 years with UNICEF to 4 years with Tutoring Society, I have realized that the best way I contributed to society was through tutoring. Tutoring has given me instant satisfaction when I saw the students I tutored come back and tell me that they aced a difficult test. It has been great being able to connect with the students and learn more about them, and the subject being taught. My experiences as a tutor have expanded my horizons and taught

This last year, my weekends have been busy with tutoring sessions with two young boys. With one in third grade, and the other in second, it was rather difficult at first convincing them that I was their teacher, and not some babbling pre-teen. Since then, I have successfully been able to help them grow in areas such as english, math, and science. Teaching and tutoring came natural, as I come from a long line of educators and professors. I now look forward to my sessions with my boys, because I don't just notice their adorable giggles, or sinister smirks, but the potential each one of them holds. Needless to say, I have grown to love working with children, and hope it does not end there.