TUTOR MAMA IS
AUTHOR - JOURNALIST - LINGUIST - STORYTELLER
SUSAN M. KIRSCHBAUM
Writing Coach & Editor
New York Times Contributor & published Author
Proficiencies in French & Italian
Personalized sessions for your needs and goals
Testimonials
Dear Susan,
Thank you so much! You are an amazing teacher! I learned so much French from you. I would like to save our extra session for an exam review. Thanks, Indira
(**Entering sixth grade at Spence School. Had no knowledge of French. During COVID lockdowns (two hour-and- a half sessions/week) Indira advanced to second level French when back in the classroom.)
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Susan teaches with care, intelligence and patience. She is always encouraging and engaging her students who strive to learn and grow.
— Marcia Mohiuddin (mother of seven-year-old Elora, who needed help with Phonics. We read Willy Wonka; James and the Giant Peach/Roald Dahl)
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Susan enforces the lessons taught by my kids teachers at school. As their French and English tutor, Susan is thorough, comes prepared and is both motivating & sensitive to the needs of my kids and very helpful in managing my twins who are in the same class. Susan enforces the lessons taught by teachers at school, as well as reviewing and drilling.
Susan is very kind and patient with my kids and is also quite intuitive when it comes to their learning.
—Michael Farkas, father of fifth grade twins, NYC
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Working diligently toward really conversational French. Big learning curve but enjoying the process. Looking forward to the final session where we put it all together.
—Choreographer, UWS/NYC headed for holiday in France
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Thank you so much for working with Kaitlyn today! She said that she enjoyed working with you more than anyone ever! She followed the plan you set out for her and is looking forward to meeting again on Thursday
—Mother of boarding school student, Kaitlyn, who needed English literature analysis and writing. We started with Lord of the Flies, William Golding)
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Susan completely understands our language goals and caters each lesson to helping us achieve them. She moves quickly, covering several topics and gives us plenty of time to practice conversation and pronunciation. As a bonus, she is also very funny, warm, and encouraging, making it a fun and comfortable learning environment. We look forward to each week. We can't wait to continue our lessons with Susan and watch her efforts pay off the next time we are in Paris!
—Adult Learners, Intermediate French