Award-Winning Economics Tutors in Chicago, IL

...I try not to lecture! Instead, I give a quick overview of a topic, work on specific material, and teach as we encounter new things! I always stop for a question. And I ask a lot of leading questions myself, like, "What if it were like this instead?" I've found that writing down everything we go over and reviewing it at the end helps knowledge "stick," better too. I did well in school and I...

Hello there! My name is Grant Whitmer, and I'm a current medical student with an interest in entering into academic medicine (infectious diseases). I received my B.S. in Biochemistry (minors in Chemistry, Economics), summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Case Western Reserve University, where I was also a founding father of my fraternity and performed research at the interface of physical chemistry and microbiology. I'm passionate about teaching others the chemical basis of life!

a dedicated, distinguished, determined educator who is committed to excel as a caring creator and guider of meaningful learning experiences for students with individualized educational needs.

...at a local youth group, and the Boys Swimming and Diving JV Team, which I was captain for my senior year. At college I am involved in a social fraternity, a selective junior investment banking and consulting program, and volunteering at my local Boys and Girls Club. In my free time, I enjoy lifting weights, swimming, reading nonfiction and self improvement/motivational books, cooking, thrift shopping, and traveling, among other things. Thank you for taking the...

...is the gateway to a better living, so rest assured, I will make every effort to teach students the concepts, so they can apply their knowledge to unique situations. In a world of increasing automation, it is critical students are versatile and can adapt to new situations on the fly. To that end, I will teach them how to solve a problem rather than state the solution to the problem. Often times, students use my...

I am a student-focused tutor with experience working with a wide range of age groups and topics. I am devoted to serving in a mentorship role and helping develop individuals through a hands-on, personal teaching style.... My role is to help the student understand how they learn and study best. By reaching this understanding, I can then work with students to develop independent study skills that fit their unique needs.

...for over four years now. My favorite subjects to tutor are middle school - high school math and economics - focusing on microeconomics including AP microeconomics. While tutoring and teaching, I am a huge advocate for not understanding just how to solve the problem, but realizing why we are doing the steps in order to achieve the final solution. Not only am I trying to get the person to understand the problem, but teaching how...

...focus on teaching students how to learn and to autonomize problem solving skills and processes they can apply to all problems rather than just helping them get the answer they need on a specific problem. This is the approach that my teachers used with me, and I've found it to be successful in teaching others as well. In fact, a student I tutored is now a tutor herself at Varsity Tutors! I'm well versed in...