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Jessie

Bachelors, Economics, Asian Studies

Cornell University

About Me

My teaching experience began in high school, when my dad was a teacher at a weekend Chinese school in Westchester County, New York. I substituted for him while he went to China for a few weeks. The students loved me even though I wasn't that much older than them (they were middle school students). After college I spent a year in Beijing and tutored adults in English and Chinese. In 2007 I taught a GRE class at Baruch College in Manhattan. In 2007 I began working on Wall Street while volunteering after work. Most recently from 2012-2014 I was a volunteer tutor at the Fresh Air Fund in midtown Manhattan, where I worked with inner city middle school students after school on a one-on-one basis (two hour sessions once to twice a week).I love tutoring and I am comfortable tutoring all subjects ranging from Math, English, Foreign Languages (beginner to advanced Mandarin or French, beginner Spanish), Social Studies, History, Science and test-preparation.

Education & Certifications

Cornell University

Bachelors, Economics, Asian Studies

Q&A with Jessie

I believe in tailoring each lesson to the student. For me, making a personal connection to the student is very important. Everyone learns in a different way. If I can explain a difficult concept in a way that the student can connect with and retain, that would really make the lesson a successful one. I am results-oriented. Going into each tutoring session, my goal is to find out what knowledge must be learned and retained (for the class, or maybe an exam/quiz), and where is the student having trouble. Then, I work with the student through these difficult areas until he/she can fully understand the concept, retain it, and be able to repeat it on their own. I always have the student try to answer the question first, if he/she is having trouble, I try to give hints and guide them until they can arrive at the answer on their own. I believe this builds confidence, and also shows them that they will be able to do it on an exam or in class, when I am not there.