Award-Winning Economics Tutors in Akron, OH

...nutrients in a daily diet. I really enjoyed working with younger children and saw the importance of taking needed breaks and presenting more complicated information in a manner that is easier for them to understand and remember. So far in my career teaching and tutoring, I have loved working with my students and believe that I have been able to help them succeed. I hope to continue doing so as I work as a Tutor...

...of Education or Master of Arts in Teaching program in the Cleveland area. This is my first professional foray into tutoring, but I have extensive experience mentoring and teaching students at the high school and middle school level. As a junior and senior in high school, I taught my school's journalism program. I designed lesson plans, gave lectures, graded homework assignments, and led my class in producing a paper that was ranked best in south-central...

...seeing people grow through their learning experiences. During my spare time, I enjoy traveling, meeting new people, and learning something about their life, perspectives, and experiences. I also like to study world history and civilizations, play music, and dabble in scale modeling while at home. My goal as your tutor is to help you have an enjoyable and productive learning experience. I'll do my best to help you learn the material in way best suited...

...accomplished through clear and thorough explanation of all relevant concepts followed by plenty of practice problems to ensure the student is familiar with the material, as I believe this is the most effective way to create a student's understanding of the content. I also believe it is of the utmost importance that we establish an environment that is conducive to learning. This means that the student and tutor should be comfortable enough to communicate openly...

...is humility. As Socrates famously states, "the only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing." Once we realize our position we can truly make progress. Tutoring is all about patience, diligence, and encouragement. I am serious about my work, but I feel it is important to keep the mood light at times and build a solid rapport. It was during graduate school when I discovered my passion for tutoring. As a graduate assistant I...

...and instruct a student to read these chapters or those pages. A major challenge for a teacher or tutor is to transmit knowledge to the student in an efficient and stimulating manner with comprehension combined with remembrance of the material being the fundamental outcome. To this end, my goal is to equip students with a set of conceptual tools to navigate through the often contradictory and ambiguous mass of information within a course to clutch...

...sake. Math and philosophy, and their nuanced interactions, are my great passions. I’ve run more 5ks and 10s than I can count, but the validation of completing a long race is nothing like the satisfying moment of writing “Q.E.D.” on a difficult proof. I’m a scholar of the Western canon, greatly influenced by great thinkers and writers of the past such as Plato, Virgil, Aquinas, and Anselm. I love to read and to discuss what...

...studies, partly at the Cornell University campus and partly at the highly ranked Peking University, in Beijing China. After completing my Mandarin studies in May 2013 with a GPA of 3.6, I remained in China for a year, and began a career with Pattison Education, as a tutor in Shenzhen China, where I taught English, Economics, and History to Chinese students at all levels, in a 1-to-1 setting. I also continued my Mandarin studies independently...

...junior high and high school levels. I completed my undergraduate degree at Arizona State University where I earned a Bachelor's degree in Kinesiology. While I enjoy tutoring all of the subjects listed and more, my favorite to teach is math. I am a very logical thinker and I love the challenge of figuring out ways to explain concepts and ideas to match my students' learning style. I strongly believe the most important factor in succeeding...

...Mandarin, seven of which I spent working and studying in China. I have been tutoring students since 2004 in math, English, History, composition and grammar, and test-preparation techniques. I am now enrolled in the CSU Long Beach teaching credential program where I am actively pursuing my dream of helping others succeed. When working with students, I model as best I can my deep interest in learning, along with the specific study skills and organizational strategies...