Award-Winning ACT English Tutors in Philadelphia, PA

...the chance to participate in a number of community service organizations, including ProjectEDU and Temple's Pan-African Studies Community Education Program providing individualized instruction as well as classes for adult learners. This, along with my four years as a GED tutor, has allowed me to gain valuable experience in community-based education. I hold certificates from the Pennsylvania Department of Education in Social Studies (Grades 7-12) and English (Grades 7-12). I am able to tutor in any...

...the United States. I am also still a language student as I am teaching myself medically-based Spanish vocabulary. I understand learning a new language is difficult and requires a different style of instruction, which is why I utilize a lot of interactive activities, conversationally-based classes, and a lot of positive reinforcement. Outside of teaching, I enjoy traveling, science fiction movies and books, yoga, and spending time with my Philadelphia friends and family.

...humanities to a science student, I feel passionately that the sciences can be learned by any student, even those for whom it might feel a little more challenging. Working as a tutor for biology, organic chemistry, general chemistry, and neuroscience, I actively implemented this philosophy, finding creative ways to approach complex concepts. For example, I might steer a writing student studying organic chemistry to explain a reaction as a narrative of molecular interactions, rather than...

...college at University of Chicago, where I graduated top of my class in philosophy, I tutored math, and I spearheaded a program that taught philosophy to middle and high schoolers. Also in college I took coursesand received top marksin creative writing, argumentative writing, and speech writing. After graduating, I spent a year teaching high school English and test prep in Colorado. I have a deep passion for teaching and subsequently seeing my students light up...

...in Religion at Yale and I am now working towards a degree in Bioethics at UPenn. I also completed the premedical requirements during this time. In Connecticut, I worked as a chaplain in a community hospital. Upon moving to Philadelphia, I found a position at CHOP as a research assistant and then transitioned to a job as an OB/GYN research coordinator at HUP. Outside of academia, I work as a barista and I skate on...

...at thrift stores, visit the art museum on Wednesday nights, watch sci-fi and comedy TV, drink coffee, and try to pet every dog I see. I can't wait to get to know you and help you succeed in English, writing, history, and ACT/SAT reading and writing. Words and stories are all around us, and I want to help you tap into their incredible potential. Bonus: I have a really cute cat named Lola who you...

I'm currently an attorney practicing criminal law in Philadelphia. I've always loved helping others learn! I grew up in Philadelphia, attended Catholic University in Washington, DC for college, and came back to the area to attend law school at Drexel University. In college, I majored in Spanish Language and Literature.... I've always found a Socratic approach to work best - that is, letting someone reach an answer by simply guiding them through what they already know (versus telling them information). Even though this process can be time-consuming and even frustrating, the end result is always the same: people are amazed that they knew more than they thought they did, and they feel accomplished by having reached a result by using their own brain.