Award-Winning ACT Reading Tutors in Fountain Valley, CA

...understand the world around me. This mentality has fueled my intense interest in Biology, Chemistry, and Physics. I prefer to approach the sciences with an introspective lens as a tool to figure out a piece of a grand puzzle, rather than as an isolated unit. In addition to tutoring science classes, I have also helped many students with standardized testing yielding great results. In my free time I enjoy playing music, biking, and reading.

...to camping and hiking across the United States), and discovered a wonderfully fulfilling career in education. I have spent the past two years teaching middle school in rural Massachusetts, and am now certified to teach grades K-12 in both Massachusetts and California. While my concentration is in U.S. and World History, I've also had the opportunity to teach English, Literature, and Standardized Test preparation. Most recently, I taught English and essay writing one-on-one to some...

...students are building base skills that will serve them beyond the test or class for which we are studying. I like to create environments of experiential learning, differentiating for each student's specific needs to empower him/her to become the most effective learner. After graduating, I spent a year working as a grassroots organizer for various political campaigns across the country (Cory Booker for Senate, Planned Parenthood Federation of America). I moved to Los Angeles to...

...After graduating from the university, I worked as an English instructor at the University's Center for English as a Second Language (CESL), where for three years I taught academic reading and writing, communication skills, and standardized exam preparation. I enjoy tutoring, and have experience giving private instruction in English reading, writing, and speaking, and preparation for the following standardized exams: SAT, ACT, GRE, TOEFL and IELTS. It's been my pleasure to work with students from...

...only help the students in the classroom, but will provide the student with invaluable life skills as well. I have helped students become more effective writers throughout high school and college. I honed my own writing skills as a staff reporter at the Daily Bruin, UCLA’s student newspaper, and as an editor at USC Law School’s Interdisciplinary Law Journal. An academic article I wrote on social media and the First Amendment was also published in...

...community bank writing loans for wineries, strawberry growers and other farming operations from Paso Robles to Ventura. Once I got some experience, I moved to Orange County and continued working in banking for Middle Market businesses and high net worth clients including professional athletes. Recently, I returned back to school to pursue my dream of becoming a dentist. My passion is helping other people and I have spent much time working with classmates, friends and...

...I am most passionate about tutoring math and science, because I think that too many students are told that they're hard or not fun. In my sessions, I always try to relate what we're learning back to something my student is interested in. I really enjoy sharing my love for learning, and I always make sure to keep it fun and informative. Outside of tutoring, I have directed several plays and a feature film. In...

...for communications and weapons upgrades. I left that job to teach in the Dallas Independent School District, being certified in mathematics 4-8 and 8-12 as well as a supplemental ESL certification. My second and third years in with Dallas ISD, I taught pre-engineering courses. In these classes, students learned 3-D modeling as well as drafting, robotics programming in C++, as well as applied physics. I have worked with students of all background and pride myself...

...in science, especially biology. Furthermore, I had the opportunity to not only conduct undergraduate research with one of my professors, but also become a published author in the Journal of the Pennsylvania Academy of Science. In the midst of this, I took several education classes and had the opportunity to student teach at Midd-West High School. All of these experiences ultimately shaped me into a person who wants to explore as much as possible, share...

...us. My favorite disciplines -- languages, history, geography, and ecology -- are also my pastimes, as they reward me with a sense of wonder for the staggering diversity of human achievements and the rich beauty of the natural environment. I take pleasure in working as a tutor because it is an opportunity to think about my favorite things for hours on end! Even if you aren't quite as excited by your schoolwork as I am,...