Award-Winning College Essays Tutors serving Taylorsville, UT

My name is Ben. I struggled as middle school student mostly because I had a hard time focusing. I became an educator to help kids like me learn about the amazing world we live in. I have taught middle school geology and literacy. I have a background in chemistry, physics, political science and math up...

...have a group of high school students that I mentor, along with adult students and clients in every age group and at every skill level. Currently, I teach and mentor others in leadership, nonfiction and academic writing, and goal achievement. My favorite part is not necessarily the subject, but seeing someone's eyes light up when...

...learn best rather than having topics taught at you. For standardized testing: I have taken the special classes and labored through the workbooks to prepare for taking the exams myself. The trick is to learn the test and know how to beat it with the right tools, and I am eager to pass along what...

...literary side understood. She taught me that all subjects are understandable when they relate to information you already have. I have adopted this teaching strategy and focus on explaining concepts based on subjects that students have already mastered. I believe the best way to master a subject is to teach it to someone else, so...

...APA style, psychology concepts, designing and conducting research, and analyzing research using statistics. I have also had opportunities to teach high school students during a few different summer programs, teaching such topics as Sleep and Dreaming, and The Brain. I enjoy mentoring students as well and have had many discussions with undergraduate research assistants about...

...help those around me. I am still finding new interests and building who I am. Right now I am currently studying at Brigham Young University with the high hopes and aspirations of being a business major. I enjoy being outdoors, hiking, biking, running, swimming, ect. I like to go on adventures. I like to live...

...help them reach their own goals. Everyone has a voice, and my goal is to help students find that voice and understand how the craft of writing can help them share it. I believe in engaged learning practices, and had the opportunity to work with Dr. Anton Tolman to write a book on this topic....

...science, I am most experienced at tutoring genetics and psychology, but my favorite subject by far is neuroscience. In English, I am most experienced at reading comprehension and essay writing. I also have considerable experience tutoring general study skills and organization for academic success. I believe strongly in the idea of self-guided discovery, where I...

...es Abril. Yo enseo espaol e ingles. He he estado enseando los dos idiomas desde el ao 2007, a todas edades uno-a-uno y en grupos. Mi estilo es analitico, intuitivo, y divertido. Yo colaboro con mis estudiantes para que yo pueda adaptar a sus intereses. A mi, me ENCANTA ensear la gramatica, con explicaciones sencillas....

...I used review work with small groups to foster relationships between the students. Several times our discussions lead us to discover completely unexpected, but relevant, information about individual students. During my second year of law school, I participated in the Race and Justice clinic where I worked with on the school exclusion team assisting high...

...reasons. History helps us identify bias, see cause and effect, think critically, and learn empathy. Writing helps us synthesize our thoughts into coherent arguments and can even help us understand things more clearly. Math teaches critical thinking, but also persistence and creativity. What is most important to me, however, is that students feel confident enough...

...not used in classrooms or are not suitable for groups, finding the right tool for the student will be central to my approach. My background is interdisciplinary and broad. I am a practicing attorney in Washington, DC with prior careers in technology consulting and intelligence analysis. I have bachelor and master degrees from Carnegie Mellon...

...students attitudes toward school brighten when they see immediate progress in their work. As a writing tutor, I like to focus on helping students find their authentic voice. Essays succeed when students strip away the extraneous material and present themselves and their ideas honestly, and I think with a little coaching any student can be...

...ranging from basic arithmetic to pre-calculus. My favorite math topic is algebra, particularly because of its usefulness in solving real-world word problems. In addition to mathematics, I find joy in teaching/elucidating Shakespeare to high-school students. As a classically trained actor, I find it fun to tackle Shakespeare’s dense texts from a performance and character-driven perspective....

...I've helped a lot of kids find their confidence and achieve things that they thought were impossible. I've also been working one on one helping students improve their writing since I was in high school. I started helping 4th graders with their writing portfolios at my old elementary school when I was fifteen, and in...

...focuses on culturally responsive multi-cultural education, language teaching, and program development. At the Carnegie Library, she created World Family Day, an event where volunteers read children's stories in their native language, donated food from around the world, and shared cultural crafts with 90 kids and parents. During 2014-15, Ruth completed a Coro Fellowship in Public...

...won the 2016 New Haven regional championship!), and I've been tutoring middle and high school students for over 7 years. On top of all of that, I'm an aspiring professional in the business world - this past summer I worked at an internship in financial consulting (banking advisory & analytics), and have previously held internship...

...a student myself I am well aware of the frustration of not quite understanding a concept or just needing someone else to bounce ideas off of. I am happy to be able to provide that support to other students. Outside of school and tutoring I enjoy playing soccer and generally being active outdoors. This last...

...in the areas of College Essays, Essay Editing, Grammar and Mechanics, Literature, Public Speaking, Reading, Writing, Gifted, Study Skills and Organization. I love working with students on their writing, from the building blocks to the gloss, and I especially relish opportunities to help students see the creativity (and FUN!) involved in the seemingly dry world...

...fill in gaps to bolster a strong subject area foundation. 3. Impart test-taking skills and strategies necessary for school success. I teach with the tenets of the Common Core State Standards in mind. As such, I do not aim to teach "tricks" for getting the right answer. Rather, I aim to wholly ingrain the skills,...