Award-Winning Algebra Tutors in West Jordan, UT

...to a students success. I am very patient and caring, and I take a sincere interest in my students. I consider myself to be a well rounded person, and have many interests outside of my academic field. I enjoy literature and theatre, and I love to travel and see and experience new things. I have...

...level Spanish qualifications. I did a semester of cultural, language, and university study abroad in Germany. After returning home, I taught as an adjunct German I Professor at DSU. My Bachelor's Degree is in Music Education. I actively studied music for 10 years and have been playing music for 18 years. I scored a 5 on...

...ACT Prep, and Portuguese. I love to teach and find it fun to learn, my approach as a tutor is help students love learning through developing an encompassing view-perspective- on their subjects. Or in other words by turning a list of things to memorize into a captivating story. I love Basketball and the arts, particularly...

...tend to think of tutoring as a type of problem solving. Not only am I helping the student solve their homework problems, I am also figuring out the reason the student doesn't understand the material in the first place. I also have always enjoyed the perspective I get from teaching. It gives me a better...

...things a new way to understand it easily. My teaching philosophy is that the biggest key to learning is just getting in the right mindset. Being willing and excited to learn and then understanding what the question is really looking for are the keys to success in almost every subject. Other interests I have include...

...out what a student knows before trying to teach a new concept. That way any misconceptions can be cleared up at the beginning, instead of fighting against them for weeks or even longer. I have taken classes in Chemistry, Physics, Calculus, and Writing, and believe that understanding students is one of my strengths.... Students already have an idea of how the world works, and listening to them express what they understand (right or wrong) gives the teacher a better picture of how to teach them. Explaining things in their own words also forces students to think about their ideas in new ways, and can help them learn.

Teaching has been a passion of mine for years. Helping my friends and my previous students succeed has been very rewarding to me, and I am excited to use the skills I have gained to help the students of Varsity Tutors. I believe gaining a strong academic background will help all students achieve their goals.

...tutoring courses at BYU, I have learned the true role of a tutor (along with many other things about tutoring, of course): to help the tutee gain the skills to become independent from the tutor. Thus, ultimately, my tutees should feel confident enough to tackle material without my help and still expect success.

...my students. One student improved his ACT score by 4 points in just three months of weekly tutoring sessions. Most all of my students have seen their class and test scores improve by one or two letter grades. Along with improving grades, it is important to me that students discover their personal learning style and...

...get to the "aha" moment when they really understand what's being taught. In my experience, one of the most important parts of tutoring is setting clear expectations at the beginning and working toward a common goal. Given the right goals and assistance, I truly believe that anyone can master any of the subjects I teach.