Certified Tutors From Macalester College

...extensive experience tutoring and teaching English in a variety of settings: college classrooms, private homes, churches, SAT schools, and even abroad in places like Cuba and China. I am most comfortable teaching the SAT Reading/Writing and helping youths with their personal statements. Furthermore, my one-year experience as an AmeriCorps VISTA for PeaceJam Foundation –...

...writing and their writing in the future, their overall language fluency, and their critical understanding of the subject more broadly. I aim to help students succeed in the classroom and on their continued path through education. Learning to speak Italian has been one of my most enjoyable experiences. I studied the language for seven years...

...linguistics. While languages and language itself are my first love, I enjoy working in a variety of other subjects as well. As a student and a teacher, I prefer working from the fundamentals to memorizing facts; I feel that understanding how and why something works is a more interesting and effective method, and helps nurture...

...in College, I taught a group of 9th grade students at a local synagogue. My class focused on the role of women in some of the most pivotal stories in the bible. This experience gave me first hand experience in tailoring subjects to the learning styles of my students and also taught me how to...

...tutor for General Chemistry and Organic Chemistry I and II. Since college, I've spent time as a volunteer tutor for high school and middle school students from disadvantaged backgrounds. I love teaching and I think there's nothing quite as exciting as helping someone truly understand a topic they've been struggling with. My favorite subjects to...

...knowledge retention as well. Additionally, as someone who played Division III basketball in college, I have also been doing private basketball lessons where many of the same concepts, albeit in a different context, of tutoring school subjects apply. In my free time, I enjoy playing basketball, researching genealogy, and studying improvisation through Second City.... My teaching philosophy is based on the Socratic method: namely, I try to help the student discover the subject for themselves versus...

...elementary math, public speaking, and Spanish. My favorite subject to tutor is definitely Spanish. I was a Spanish tutor at my college my Senior year, and I love helping other people figure out the intricacies of such a beautiful language. I believe that everyone is capable of learning, and if someone is having difficulties, then...

...problems, they know why those solutions make sense. This allows them greater flexibility and ability to succeed at math in general, all while improving their confidence that math is something they can comprehend, and use, to their advantage. And for students who already know that, then I can simply promise that I will be able...

...tutor French, Economics, Math, Statistics, IB Economics and IB Math SL. My favorite subjects to tutor are French and Economics. As a native French speaker, it is always very rewarding seeing students make progress and enjoy learning the language When it comes to economics, I love to make the subject more accessible for students, free...

...students in helping them to achieve state standards. I also enjoy tutoring for standardized tests, specifically the ACTs. I think that having a great tutor can make such a difference in someone's life. Education is so important and having a tutor there to assist you in all your learning goals can make such a difference...

...dressmaking, and chocolatiering, though I have my eye on taking up welding as well. I also boulder, do yoga, and have recently taken up aerial silks. In cold weather, I like to curl up inside with a book. In warm weather, I like to curl up under a tree with a book. On vacation, I...

...degree from Macalester College in English language and Literature. Before tutoring with Varsity Tutors, I tutored for another private company. I am an excellent tutor because I remember distinctly what it was like to be a student and can both empathize with their frustrations and help them to move past those blocks and toward a...

...cultural exchange, cooking and eating, sports and dance. Throughout my college and work career I've spent time learning with kids and young adults. I have taught in classrooms, facilitated youth retreats, and managed after school programs. I have a deep passion for teaching writing and communication, which has been enhanced through travel. I've traveled through...

...And, (mostly) unrelated to my tutoring abilities, I am also an old movie aficionado, lover of fantasy novels, and world traveler whenever I get the chance. In high school, I was one of those cool kids who attended math camp and learned to solve Rubik's Cubes -- a skill that now just makes its resurgence...

...I have been teaching for 9 years. IBM, the computer based company used to have a motto. It was "THINK". My philosophy of teaching is based on a belief that learning needs to be student centered and that students need to be equal partners in the learning process. My role involves using my expertise to...

...and a new state, my investment in my own education gave me an array of skills that have helped me in all areas of life: the ability to improvise in unfamiliar situations, to persuade and argue effectively, and to formulate interesting research questions that eventually got me admitted to highly competitive graduate programs. There's nothing...

...for the life sciences and sharing knowledge with others. I am a current sophomore at Macalester College, MN, and am working towards a degree in Biology. During the school year, I tutor my peers and members of the Macalester neighborhood. My favorite part of tutoring is helping others gain confidence in themselves and their abilities,...

...love politics, which is, after all, nothing more or less than the space or arena where we contest basic moral values. I love writing, and philosophy, and I'm fairly good at math. I love art and music and movies and make sure to spare some time for a good TV show once in a while....

...and basic electromagnetism) for a variety of skill and interest levels, both calculus and non-calculus based. From January 2014 to June 2015, I was a volunteer tutor at Beacon Academy, mainly for algebra, for motivated students attempting to enter competitive high schools who did not have the financial means to do so without scholarships. As...

...leader, responsible for guiding each student to his or her highest potential, but also a member of the team, rather than a higher authority. During my Masters, my area of expertise was 19th Century American literature, and I am particularly interested in the American Westfrom literature, to film, to television. Even outside of academia, I...