Award-Winning ACT English Tutors serving Lockport, IL

...style, was something I admired, and I used that memory as a guide, as I strived to develop my style. However, where he was strict, I am not. I believe in relaxing some restrictions to meet the needs of my students, so long as I maintain fairness. And, where he was stern and stoic, I...

...stories, plays and poetry in the absurdist, humorist, surrealist and fantastic traditions. As an educator I have worked with adults with learning disabilities. I have taught science, english, and history courses for K-8. I was a teaching assistant for Drawing for Animation at the college level. And I've homeschooled an 8 year old in the...

...of educational possibilities, and while they are not an absolute metric, students must be able to demonstrate their mastery of these puzzles. Whether in the ordinary academic curriculum, or in preparation for a larger evaluation, I have found that making learning not about rote memorization, but about seeing patterns and asking questions, results in students'...

...Writing with a minor in Biology. While attending, I spent over a year tutoring students at Columbia's Career Center, and I've recently completed an internship at the Field Museum's Learning Center, where I assisted in the creation of new teaching resources for Chicago Public Schools. I have a boundless curiosity and excitement about learning, and...

...2015 with a B.B.A. in Legal Studies with a minor in Accounting. I graduated in 2019 from San Francisco State University with an M.F.A. in Creative Writing. Presently, I am a doctoral student at Indiana University-Bloomington. I have extensive writing and editing experience with 100+ published articles, seven years of writing experience, and four years...

...of Science and Engineering pursuing a degree in Biomedical Engineering on the pre-med track. I have been online tutoring a variety of subjects and age groups since the start of the pandemic (about 2.5 years) but I especially enjoy working with high school students in math and physics classes as well as ACT math and...

...mastered, and the third step is the teaching and learning process, the tutoring, to achieve the learning target set at the beginning of the session. We will end the session with checking if we hit the set learning target. This model works at every level, from a 3rd grader building reading skills or improving computation...

...background of educators, I understand the necessity of teaching and tutoring. Seeing the position of where the value of education has been placed on the spectrum, it is imperative for us to communally bring the joy of education back to the forefront. And I believe here at Varsity Tutors is the best way to bridge...

...where I helped high school students not only understand the test, but most importantly, develop skills to master the test. I've also conducted ACT and SAT tutoring sessions at the school that I teach, where I had a greater focus on the science portion and test-taking strategies. Students have reported that they not only felt...

...teaching and mentoring and have done so in multiple capacities over the last four years, including a fellowship during which I taught pre-algebraic math to a group of middle school students from traditionally underserved backgrounds in Saint Paul, MN. I love interacting with students and seeing them grow over the course of their studies. I'm...

I firmly believe in the idea of a growth mindset and that anyone has the capacity to reach their academic goals, especially in the context of standardized testing.

...located in east Los Angeles. At Pomona I studied Cognitive Science and Psychology, played varsity basketball, and worked as a Teacher's Assistant in the Linguistics and Cognitive Science department. I've worked for Varsity Tutors since moving back to Seattle last September, and love my job. As a tutor, I specialize in teaching SAT/ACT/GRE/ISEE prep, writing,...

Throughout my life, I have been thankful for the quality of education I have received. As a tutor, I plan to continue this tradition of excellence in instruction, working diligently to provide my students the best opportunity to succeed in their coursework.

...goal in tutoring is to assist students to eventually be able to problem solve independently, thus gaining confidence as well as academic and leadership capabilities. The homework for subjects I am most confident tutoring include writing, grammar, Chinese to English and vice versa, as well as math up to pre-calculus/trig. **Please note: I do not...

I am a recent College grad with a passion for reading and the production and interrogation of knowledge.

...our daily lives. I believe that a key to a student's success is the belief that they are capable of doing the task set before them. Confidence and self-assuredness are some of the best motivators. Apart from tutoring, I am working to publish both creative and critical work, and I hope to one day become...

...a student-run organization that tutored at a local high school. I helped students with their algebra, trigonometry, and pre-calculus coursework. I particularly love tutoring math and physics because there are many different approaches to solving one problem. If one way does not make sense to the student, we can try another method that may click...

...high school peers, I have also enjoyed teaching private piano and violin lessons for elementary students. Helping people knock down their roadblocks is a passion of mine. Standardized tests and basic education may feel removed from our passions, but developing those foundations are essential for opening up opportunities and becoming capable of taking on our...

...than a bunch of numbers on a paper. Being able to connect math to the real world and visualize it gives the subject a sense of purpose, instead of making it seem like nothing more than inapplicable knowledge. Outside of tutoring and school, I spend most of my free time producing music. What once started...

...and during my time as an undergraduate, I have traveled extensively, tutoring children in underprivileged communities in my local city for a nonprofit Chicago Hopes for Kids program and also privately for students in public schools. While I tutor a broad range of subjects, I am most passionate about English, Literature, Biological Sciences and History....