Award-Winning ACT English Tutors in DeSoto, TX

...brought me the greatest joy in life. Through my years working as a tutor, I have found that "all work and no play" makes students tired and yields to difficulty with focus. I overcome this by rewarding positive progress with fun sessions, game days, trivia, or a reward to encourage determination and reinforce students' resolve....

...the best assessment of and intervention support for students with unique academic and social needs. I am aware of how important test preparation, study skills and academic abilities are for students as they head towards the next steps in their education, and I am more than willing to provide guidance and support to those students...

...school teacher for the past 13 years. I bring vast experience from teaching overseas in private, public, and international schools in 4 of the 7 continents of the world. I love adventure and am a thrill seeker - of sorts. My hobbies include anything sports related. I love volleyball, hiking, a GREAT cup of coffee,...

...depth and breadth of my knowledge expanded exponentially. Learning anatomy from a human body donor was a life changing experience. It filled me with a deep respect for the knowledge I was gaining, and I spent months learning everything possible from my donor. It took a great deal of time and dedication to reach proficiency...

...Texas at Austin in May 2013. I am currently a first-year J.D. student at SMU Dedman School of Law. My greatest instructional strengths include SAT/ACT, critical reading, writing, essay editing, and Spanish language/literature. I look forward to developing a customized study plan with your student in order to achieve his/her educational goals.

...recently returned from South Korea, where I taught ESL classes to a wide range of students, elementary-aged to adult. I have experience teaching in both classroom and private settings, and I delight in helping students reach their goals and find their voices in order to better express themselves in both speaking and writing.... A good teacher should first be able to foster a desire for knowledge, then facilitate the acquisition of that knowledge, and lastly, equip a student with the necessary skills to build upon the student's foundation so that the student can meet his or her goals.

...city's lowest achieving schools. During the school day I served as a Literacy Tutor for students in Kindergarten through 3rd grade. I also provided homework help and math and literacy tutoring for K-8 students in an after-school program. At the conclusion of the school year, I was part of a team of two tutors whose...

I assume responsibility that my student is learning and that my student is learning at higher and higher levels, in accordance with Bloom's Taxonomy. Knowledge, Comprehension, Application, Evaluation, Synthesis, Analysis are higher levels of learning that give the student tools to apply lessons into maturity. I have been very successful in tutoring ACT, SAT, ISEE,...

...strive to help students understand the material so that they can call upon it again if they need to. I am interested in not only teaching the information, but also good study habits and routines. I have benefitted from having excellent teachers all of my life and I believe that I can help others just...

...minor in Philosophy from University of St Thomas. While an undergraduate student, I enjoyed leading fellow pre-health professional classmates as campus President of HOSA-Future Health Professionals. One of my most unforgettable health care experiences was a two-week medical missions trip which involved extensive teamwork for fundraising and bringing medical supplies to serve a remote and...