Award-Winning ACT English Tutors in San Antonio, TX

I graduated in 2011 from Carleton College, a liberal arts school in Minnesota. After graduating, I moved to San Antonio, Texas to work with an educational non-profit that works in Title I schools. After two years with this organization, I have chosen to pursue graduate studies at the University of Texas-Austin. In my free time, I love biking, reading, and watching documentaries.

...with a wide variety of subjects and all grade levels from Pre-K to 8th grade. From my experience, I have realized that while I tutor in many subjects, I especially love tutoring students in mathematics, particularly Algebra I, standardized test prep, general Chemistry, and French. My goal is to find the best method of teaching that works for each individual student, and I am dedicated to putting in a lot of time and effort to...

...be available on Mondays and Wednesdays after 3:30 p.m. I am open the rest of the days of the week between 11:00 am to 9:00 pm. I do my best to ensure that I base my teaching strategies on the needs of the individual student. My experience in tutoring math has taught me where people commonly make mistakes. It has also taught me how to break problems down and teach it to someone struggling in...

...help anyone should be able to meet and hopefully even achieve their expectations. Because no two students are the same, I believe that it is important to evaluate what an individual's most effective learning style is. Ideally, this means that each student would come to me and tell me exactly what works for them and what doesn't. However, many students don't know exactly what works best for them, and may not even be aware that...

...are math and Mandarin. As a native Chinese speaker, I really enjoy sharing my talent with others. In addition, I am also experienced in SAT/ACT/STAAR/ISEE test prep as well as principal economics. In my spare time, I perform in the Trinity Symphony Orchestra as a first violinist. Violin has been a passion of mine since I was 5 years old; it has allowed me to grow both as a musician and a performer. I also...

...continuum of the past lesson providing them multiple strategies to approach the same problem showing that those same techniques can be applied to different problems. Seeing my student solve a pre-calculus problem based solely on his knowledge from a previous section provides me with the greatest satisfaction. In this period of technology, it is becoming increasingly important to train students to be independent creative thinkers who not only know the connections of current scientific knowledge,...

...with my B.A. in English I was a substitute teacher for Northside Independent School District for two years honing my classroom management skills and working with at-risk youth at Anson Jones Middle School. In my last three years of being a classroom teacher I gained an ample amount of experience. In 2008-2010 I managed and taught a population of at-risk foster children in a higher academic behavior unit. I have worked with a vast variety...

I have 18 years of experience in education including teaching and tutoring both online and traditional. In addition, I have 7 years of educational administrative experience. I am an expert in Standardized Testing such as STAAR, GRE, ACT, and SAT. I also tutor Mathematics, English, and German subject tutoring.... My philosophy of education involves preparing students through the use visual, auditory, and kinesthetic-tactile modalities. In addition, teachers need to take extra measures to maintain that students understand.

...how difficult it was to grasp a concept at first, my dad would approach it in different ways until something clicked and and I felt like I had mastered it. I was really impressed by the difference his patience made and I love tutoring because it helps me do that for other people. I am currently a student at Rice University, majoring in Cognitive Sciences, and I plan on attending medical school afterwards. Between my...

...of subjects and standardized tests. Upon graduating, I received a 7th grade science teacher position at one of the top charter schools in Houston, YES Prep. During my time there, I planned and executed my own lessons, homework, and evaluations for over 150 students. Additionally, I served as the Student of Concern manager, assisting students with academic and behavioral issues by creating personalized action plans and preparing them for the grades ahead.... I believe in taking a personalized approach to each student in order to learn the manner in which they learn best. Additionally, I believe in a long-term approach to learning. In the ideal situation, students master concepts as they learn them, leading to long-term retention and increased success on exams and evaluations.