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Introduction: Firstly, I absolutely love what I do! It's my vocation. I've been teaching and tutoring over 10 years in educational institutions both in the U.S. and South America, specifically in Lima, Peru at the early-childhood, elementary and secondary school level as well as the university level. These past 3 years, I've worked at an International Private School in East Midtown. I'm a native bilingual (English-Spanish) with an intermediate-high level of French.
Over the years, I've worked with various student populations. This as a result has taught me to consider their different and unique academic needs & personalities. Also, I take a personal interest in ensuring that my students are learning the concepts they need to work on for life and not just for a season. I make sure they learn in a fun, creative and engaging manner.
Regardless of ability or learning level, I always seek to challenge my students to give it their all and to become the best they can be for themselves and for the betterment of this world. There's no giving up with me. As their teacher, I love to learn who my students are as people, what they enjoy and how they work. This way, I can tailor the work I give to fit the interests and experiences of my students. This is what I mean by a memorable teaching experience! I know that is what I always sought at school and seldomly got it. This is my chance to make a difference.
For these reasons, my service stands out. Try me out and see. I'd be more than happy to work with you. Looking forward! :-)
This may sound clichéd and cheesy, but I truly enjoy working with people of ALL ages. I take great delight in walking with them as they learn, have fun, blossom and grow in confidence and get ahead in life. It's truly rewarding to help someone or a group of students learn and/or hone a needed skill or set of skills at a crucial time in their lives. This undoubtedly keeps my job, one of my life's purposes super exciting!
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Franchesca M.
Jan 6, 2016
She is simply excellent at what she does. She was born to teach.
Tim M.
Aug 9, 2016
Erika teaches my 4 year old son and she is amazing!!
He's been in her class for a year and his English has blossomed. I hihgly recommend her.
Naoko C.
Aug 30, 2016
Erika has made our kids' learning experience rewarding and easy. The kids look forward to their classes and come home with new ideas, new words and continued enthusiasm; excellence in teaching!
Melissa L.
Sep 28, 2016
Ms. Lugo tutored my daughter in Spanish every weekday for 3 weeks this summer, and we couldn't be happier. She creatively devised both structured and play-based ways to help our rising third grader expand her Spanish vocabulary, speak more fluently, and express herself much more comfortably than ever before. The improvement at the end of the three weeks was dramatic and impressive. I can't recommend Ms. Lugo highly enough, and I'd encourage any family to consider her to help with tutoring, babysitting, and any homework help for young children.
FERNANDO P.
Feb 16, 2016
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Hired on Thumbtack
Hired on Thumbtack
Ms. Erika Lugo taught 2 children of mine (11 and 7 years old) for 3 weeks, as they were here for a short vacation from Brazil. My husband and I are professors at a Brazilian university and I came here for a sabbatic period of 6 months. Meanwhile, my husband and children came to visit me and so we decide to arrange English classes for the kids only for this short period. Our bet on Ms. Erika resume at Thumbtack was a real success! She is a very kind person, very thoughtful and helpful about students. As they used to have classes 3 times a week, she always prepared some homework to be done in between classes day. And those homework were amazing! Dynamic and funny as children are: musics, tongue twisters, games. They loved it! Every class, she used to please them with something, a sticker, a pencil, and so. Her methods are really efficiency. When my children came back home, after just 3 weeks learning from her, they could tell the difference. It was funny when my older daughter told me her school teaches English to her as she was a baby ('How old are you' and things like that). Not as Ms. Erika used to at all! Ms. Erika's secret, I guess, is to work hard with mouth movements and sounds, not only with words. This makes all difference. In a nutshell, Ms. Erika class is an experience I really recommend.
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Erika Lugo