Katie Patterson Tutoring

Interested in tutoring? Please reach out to me to hear about my special offer for the new year!

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Experienced, high-quality tutoring available for the ACT, SAT, ISEE, and SSAT. Serving in-person on the Upper West Side in my private outdoor space on W. 71st Street and West End Avenue!

I am also available for remote lessons!

Katie Patterson Tutoring Private tutoring offered in Manhattan, NY. Thoughtful tutoring offered to students of all ages and abilities, while catering more specifically to students with special needs and learning differences.

Please don't hesitate to reach out to me during this challenging time for tutoring support! I work with students virtually on all high school and college admissions tests, and provide homework help in the areas of Math, Science, and English Language Arts for grades 5-12!

Many times, when I start working on standardized test prep with a student, they voice their objection to being reduced to a number.

Who are “they” to sort people on the basis of a single performance? Why is this such a crucial benchmark for an individual’s worth? Burdened by the injustice of it, my students struggle to make time for the work that seems dehumanizing.

I think it’s important to remember that each and every one of us must try--in whatever way that we can--to connect with one another. These tests provide a mechanism for connection.

Students can develop insight into how they encounter challenges. What do you do when you cannot solve a problem? How do you react when you find yourself confounded by your own thoughts? What do you do when--in the midst of reading a passage--that all too familiar voice beckons: “I don’t know if I can do this.”

The beauty of these tests is that they illuminate how we navigate conflict. As we examine ourselves under the pressure of these tests, we can deepen our understanding of how we navigate interpersonal conflict or the anxiety of searching for the right career. For this reason, they have a far more significant and powerful role in a student’s life than college admissions. They are a tool through which one can deepen one’s awareness of oneself, and ultimately become a better person.