Kim S.
Private tutor in Sacramento, CA
Education
I attend Stanford University and am majoring in Linguistics (specifically syntax and sentence modeling) and German Studies. Previously, I was a Symbolic Systems major. I have experience in various areas of computer science, linguistics, and philosophy. I graduated from my high school as valedictorian. I was in the Education Leadership Academy in high school, so some of our courses concentrated on education and leadership.
Experience
Teaching: -- worked as a Calculus tutor while in high school (2 years) -- interned as a student teacher apprentice for Algebra 1 while in high school (6 months) -- taught English in South Korea for an English camp (1 month) -- recently took a course on Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language (TESL/TEFL) German: I am more comfortable tutoring clients who need assistance in first or second year beginner's German. -- lived and worked abroad in Berlin (6 months) -- have taken 3 years of college-level German language courses Essay writing/English/College Prep: I am also happy to work with potential clients on their essay writing and general English literature skills. This includes essay editing for college essays. :) -- worked as a writing tutor for the humanities program SLE at Stanford (6 months) NOTE: I offer a $10 30-min trial session. Moreover, my hourly rate may be negotiable, depending on your needs. I am always open to talk with you about your situation before being hired!
Subject Expertise
8th Grade mathSummer TutoringReadingPublic SpeakingLiteratureStudy SkillsStudy Skills And OrganizationCollege EssaysGrammar and MechanicsLinguisticsEssay EditingEnglishAlgebra 17th Grade math7th Grade Reading7th Grade Writing12th Grade math8th Grade Reading8th Grade Writing9th Grade math9th Grade Reading9th Grade Writing12th Grade Writing12th Grade ReadingWritingPre-Algebra10th Grade math10th Grade Reading10th Grade Writing11th Grade math11th Grade Reading11th Grade Writing
Availability
Weekends at any time, Weekdays after 1PM
Can Meet
Up to 15 minutes away for no additional charge
Hobbies
First and foremost, I absolutely love dogs! My face just lights up whenever I see one! :D I love to exercise! I used to play tennis and wrestle in high school. I am currently devoting myself to kickboxing. I loved my experience abroad, and I would love to engage in conversation about that at any time!
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