Award-Winning Calculus Tutors in Shorewood, IL

...prevent people from understanding concepts in math and the sciences, and I know how to get around them. I explain every concept in straightforward and totally plain language to describe the relationships between all of the moving parts in math and science subjects. I use familiar analogies as needed to paint a picture of the...

...I have taught English grammar, reading, and conversational skills to ESL students in Chicago, Ecuador, and Colombia. While I tutor a number of subjects, I particularly enjoy helping students with standardized test strategy and following their scores as they increase towards their goal. When I tutor, I aim to lead students to an answer by...

...it my mission to make the younger members feel comfortable and involved. I'm going into a pediatric field because I want to help young people create that strong base of confidence and optimism that I've learned to appreciate so much. While to some extent (early high school level, I'm assuming), I can tutor for most...

...what career they eventually pursue. To push that philosophy, my teaching style is Socratic. Students learn best by teaching and doing, not by being spoon fed information. Certainly, sometimes they need a helping hand, and other times they need to be in an environment like tutoring where they are allowed to be wrong without penalty....

...just choose not to learn the concept. But I can always find a way to help them realize that math is not a complicated subject. What they really need is a little bit of encouragement and a little bit of practicing easier questions to build their confidence in math. My teaching philosophy is to build...

...in a variety of subjects, I am most passionate about math. It fills me with pride every time my students start to build up their confidence after we’ve worked together to turn a confusing concept into something they can master. In every subject I tutor, it’s important to me to find a way to engage...

...I research: I will begin my PhD in the fall. I love fieldwork and I have studied in the rainforests of Mexico, Costa Rica, Panama, and the Peruvian Amazon. While I was at Harvard I worked as a peer tutor for biology, chemistry, physics, and Spanish courses; I also taught health education workshop to Boston...

...I have worked with many different types of students, from elementary to college graduates, from students with learning disabilities to those who make straight A's. Having earned a Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering (SMU) and a Master's Degree in Biochemistry (CCNY), I specialize in the various math and science subjects. In addition to complete mastery...

...socioeconomic and educational backgrounds. In my capacity as a tutor, I hope to help students overcome their internal stereotypes of “math is a black beast and I have never been good at it” and discover their own abilities. To this end, I believe in providing explanation in which students develop and share their understanding of...

...and that is what inspired me to become a tutor and help others. I also have a huge passion for math. I have loved and excelled at it since elementary school. I'm doing a minor in mathematics at college because I enjoy the subject so much. I try to make sure my students walk away...