Madeline B.
Private tutor in Dallas, TX
Education
The University of Chicago; Chicago, Illinois October, 2018-June, 2022 Master of Arts Divinity School: Philosophy of Religion The University of Chicago; Chicago, Illinois June, 2015 Bachelor of Arts Primary Major: Russian Studies [GPA: 3.65/4.00] Secondary major: Philosophy Merit Scholarship, The University of Chicago Part-time Graduate student at-large October-March, 2017 Bard-Smolny Summer Intensive; St. Petersburg, Russia June-August, 2013 Coursework: Russian Grammar and Conversation; History and Politics of Russia The Hockaday School; 2011 GRE (2018): 95th Percentile In the 2021 US News and World Report Ranking of US Universities, the University of Chicago was rated #6 in the nation. It is ranked #10 in the world by the QS Global World Rankings.
Experience
I have worked in a range of professional capacities from research specialist to elementary school teacher. As a graduate student at the University of Chicago, I have also worked as an assistant in the University's publishing arm, the largest extant University press in the nation, publishing academic books on of scholarly subjects. While I have tutored students ranging in age from 5 to 18 in a range of subjects, my own academic interests focus on Post-Shoah Jewish Ethics and the maturation of the French phenomenological tradition. I also have interests in both imperial and Soviet Russian literature and its expression of uniquely Russian religious concepts and mysticism. I hope to share my passion for learning with the students I tutor. I was able to succeed in school due to the tireless dedication of my teachers and the genuine excitement they brought to the classroom and thus hope to share that same experience with children and teens who may need an extra hand or who are looking to get ahead. Having struggled to ask for help as a kid, I understand more acutely than ever as a graduate student the absolute necessity of using all the tools at one's disposal, including tutors, peers and professors, in order to reach one's full potential. I look to meet my students where they are and to approach them as individuals with their own unique set of skills and challenges. In the first session I will get to know the student and complete an assessment based on the information I collect in the pre-screening process. From there, I will set out a plan and timeline in order to reach our mutual goals. Compassion and respect are the cornerstones of my teaching philosophy!
Subject Expertise
COMPASS ReadingISEE- Lower LevelISEEHistoryHandwritingEuropean HistoryEthicsEssay EditingEnglishElementary MathElementary AlgebraCOMPASS Writing SkillsISEE- Middle LevelCOMPASS MathematicsCollege EssaysBritish LiteratureAP World HistoryAP US HistoryAP United States HistoryAP European HistoryAmerican LiteratureAdvanced PlacementACT WritingPSAT Writing SkillsWritingVocabularyTOEFLSocial StudiesSAT MathematicsSAT MathSAT Critical ReadingSATReligious StudiesReadingACT with WritingPSAT MathematicsPSAT Critical ReadingPre-AlgebraPhilosophyPersuasive WritingMiddle School MathMiddle SchoolLiteratureKindergarten - 8th GradeISEE- Upper Level3rd Grade4th Grade Writing4th Grade Reading4th Grade math4th Grade3rd Grade Writing1st Grade Writing1st Grade Reading1st Grade math3rd Grade Reading3rd Grade math5th Grade2nd Grade Writing2nd Grade Reading2nd Grade math2nd Grade1st Grade12th Grade Writing12th Grade Reading11th Grade Writing11th Grade Reading10th Grade Writing7th Grade WritingACT ReadingACT English9th Grade Writing9th Grade Reading9th Grade math9th Grade8th Grade Writing8th Grade Reading8th Grade math8th Grade10th Grade Reading7th Grade Reading7th Grade math7th Grade6th Grade Writing6th Grade Reading6th Grade math6th Grade5th Grade Writing5th Grade Reading5th Grade math
Availability
Any day at any time
Can Meet
Up to 20 minutes away for no additional charge
Hobbies
In addition to my academic interests, I am an avid reader and am (finally) tackling Tolstoy's War and Peace. I also love to cook and bake. Though I have lived in Chicago for nearly a decade, I am back in Dallas while my University has moved to an online format for the 2020-2021 year. When I'm not baking, working or reading, you'll find me sifting through antique stores or watching a classic movie with my roommates, likely with my cat George at my feet.
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