Award-Winning ACT Writing Tutors in Lynchburg, VA

...for 15 years and have had great success helping my students achieve top scores on reading, writing, and social studies standardized tests. I really enjoy tutoring and most recently have enjoyed helping students prepare for ACT writing tests as well as college application and scholarship essays. I hold a master's degree in English Education from...

...important. I proudly embrace my personality that I was not always confident in. I believe my sense of humor, often out of the box thinking, patience, empathy and ability to connect with people and motivate them, as I recognize them as unique individuals, is what further drives my passion to teach and mentor. This has...

...differ for each student. I like to approach each problem as creatively as I can to ensure that each student remembers the information long-term. Each session will be built around the needs of the pupil. Session goals will be discussed and established at the beginning of each session. Throughout the session, the pupil will learn...

...college education by conducting historical research, writing about it, and presenting my topics at regional and national conferences. My teaching philosophy is mainly based on my long-term goal for my students: to become an independent learners, secure in their own knowledge because of the investment placed in their education. Ownership of one's education is so...

...diversity of learning approaches so that we can figure out which one works best for them. I love getting to know my students personally so that I can best match my teaching style to the type of person and learner they are. I have a B.A. in History from Brown University and a Masters of...

...privately, through a peer tutors program at my high school and as a volunteer at a local grade school. I tutor primarily in math along with test prep for the ACT/SAT and biology. I love helping students grasp a concept they were struggling with and showing them they can succeed. I subscribe to the idea...

...in Colorado to earn a degree in economics, magna cum laude. Since then, I have been working in a variety of capacities on ocean conservation and research programs.I have taught high school to college age students in an experiential education program since 2009. The program covered marine sciences, leadership, and seamanship. I am very experienced...

...in SAT prep, AP test prep, and French, as the latter is my native language. For that reason, I like tutoring foreign languages, since a foreign language is a process that doubles one's ability to communicate with others without the need for a translator or dictionary. However, I'd say test prep is my favorite subject...

...learned that year. But are we *actually* learning? My goal as a tutor is to make your studies enjoyable. I love to use visual and real world examples to help you grasp difficult concepts. At the end of our sessions, it is my mission to make sure that you can not only solve sample problems,...

...and 18 years old with math and reading assignments, to dedicating two hours a week to tutoring a student with Asperger's in physics and chemistry for two years. In all of my experiences, I've seen amazing amounts of progress, and I've enjoyed the friendships I made along the way. Ultimately, I'm here to help you...