Award-Winning AP English Literature and Composition Tutors serving Lake in the Hills, IL

...a passionate student in the math and business realms, as I enjoy the intuitiveness of the former and the real-world potential of the latter. During classes in middle and high school, I developed a reputation of being a good source of help within my classes in a non-tutor capacity, and grew that into a peer...

...and what kinds of television shows and movies you enjoy. I strongly believe that engagement with any topic, even if a student is not keen on it to begin with, can be made interesting by relating it to their interests outside of academia. For example, the relationship between popular culture today and 19th century literature...

My name is Spencer. I began tutoring while going to college at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and I really liked it. Besides tutoring I love basketball, hanging out with my dog, and playing board games with friends.... I believe learning should be fun! Learning in every subject can be fun and engaging, given the proper presentation. I believe that if you are having a good time while you learn, you learn more effectively. Also, learning...

...experience in various subjects. The reason I love being a tutor the most is because I can relate with my students. I myself once had to go through the same learning process for each subject that my students now face as well, and so I know what that feels like, and love to help guide...

...elementary and high school students while I was in high school as a part of my school's National Honor Society chapter and I have pursued teaching opportunities ever since. At the University of Chicago I have been a Physiology teaching assistant for three years. I tutor all elementary subjects, high school subjects including advanced placement...

...experienced many wonderful teaching and tutoring opportunities. Currently, I teach writing, grammar, British Literature, and Contemporary Literature at one of the oldest alternative high schools in the nation. I began teaching Survey of Literature and American Literature at the high school level ten years ago. I also taught British Literature and World Literature in a...

...lived, studied and worked in France. Since graduation, I've worked as a community organizer, often focused on international issues and have traveled extensively inside and outside the US (Haiti, Mexico, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Jerusalem/West Bank, Nepal; on the African continent, Benin, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Uganda and Tanzania; also Ireland, U.K. and continental Europe.) I have taught high...

...work in advertising and take classes on design and the user experience. I had so much fun tutoring Evanston township middle and high school students in various subjects for three years in college that I decided to continue doing so post graduation. Whether it is just extra practice or improving the understanding of academic topics,...

...my time at DePaul, I was a Writing Center Tutor at the University Center for Writing-based Learning. There, I worked with students from a variety of disciplines on their writing. For example, I tutored freshman who were working on rhetorical analyses as well as senior psychology majors working on personal statements for grad school. The...

...sciences and chemistry at the University of Iowa. I have the most experience in tutoring students with high school math courses. I'm currently doing research related to endometrial cancer, and I volunteer at the hospital on campus in my free time! I'm extremely patient, persistent, and driven- I look forward to tutoring you!

...a Bachelor's in Psychology with a minor in Criminology, Law, and Society. In my undergrad, I founded a registered student organization called Women in Psychology. Within the organization, I ran professional development workshops and it ignited my passion for teaching. I look forward to helping out in many different subjects such as research writing, English,...

Teaching, for me, represents the chance to help students and peers find their way to new understandings. This might be as simple as a better way to find "x" or as complex as the next great thesis on Shakespeare. In the end, it's all about finding the heat in whatever subject is being explored.

...it extremely helpful and important for the success of a student to focus on the intricacies of test taking or writing, such as proper use of the process of elimination with multiple choice questions, deep understanding of question syntax, and ways to formulate written answers, essays and papers that emphasize what the student knows and...

...have experience teaching in schools, tutoring students and helping adults using proven strategies to aid young and mature learners. I believe in teaching executive functions, like soft skills, organization, communication, note-taking,, advocating for oneself - along with the academic skills necessary to provide students with a structured way to work independently outside the classroom. My...

...with a minor in Accounting. I graduated in 2019 from San Francisco State University with an M.F.A. in Creative Writing. Presently, I am a doctoral student at Indiana University-Bloomington. I have extensive writing and editing experience with 100+ published articles, seven years of writing experience, and four years of editorial work. I have experience tutoring...

I believe that each student has the potential to succeed. By teaching the fundamentals and constantly encouraging progress and effort, any student can learn any topic.

...a camp counselor working with kids aged 4-12. I have always enjoyed working with kids and think it is something I excel at. I am currently tutoring in a number of areas, I am most passionate and knowledgable in all areas of English and in U.S. History. I am also a great tutor for most...

...share the spark of knowledge with everyone. I have been a volunteer educator since high school, teaching mathematics, geography, English, and history at grade schools in Chicago. Most recently, I worked as a senior health educator with the peer health exchange in high schools across New York City. I can't wait to keep the ball...

...in language arts. I am an elementary education major and am really looking forward to getting into a classroom and tutoring is a great way to get an early start. I have always been passionate about helping students even as a high school student, where I would spend my free period as well as my...

...educator is too good to pass up. Tutoring appeals to me greatly due to its one-on-one nature. As I learned and developed over the course of my higher education, I found that I could help students best through small group or one-on-one interactions. It is a thoroughly rewarding experience to be able to develop rapport...